Psychoeducational Assessment of Preschool Children

Vincent C. Alfonso, Ph.D., is former Dean of the School of Education at Gonzaga University, USA, Interim Dean of Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, USA, and past president of Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Bruce A. Bracken, Ph.D., is Professor of Education at the College of William & Mary, USA, co-founder of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, past-president of the International Test Commission, and author of early childhood tests and curricula. Richard J. Nagle, Ph.D., is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Louise Fry Scudder Professor of Psychology at the University of South Carolina, USA.

Foundations

Chapter 1

• Issues in Preschool Assessment

Richard J. Nagle, Sandra Glover Gagnon, and Pamela Kidder-Ashley,

Chapter 2

• Clinical Observation of Preschool Assessment Behavior

Bruce A. Bracken and Lea A. Theodore

Chapter 3

• Creating the Optimal Preschool Testing Situation

Bruce A. Bracken and Lea A. Theodore

Ecological Assessment

Chapter 4

• School Readiness and Academic Functioning in Preschoolers

Robin L. Hojnoski and Kristen N. Missall

Chapter 5

• Assessment of Parents’ Support of Young Children’s Learning Through a Sociocultural Lens

Patricia H. Manz, Dominique Levert, Milim Lee, Yin Cai, Marisa Sole, and Yael Gross

Chapter 6

• Assessment of Preschoolers’ School and Classroom Environment

Robin A. McWilliam, Catalina P. Morales Murillo, and Cami M. Stevenson

Chapter 7

• Play-Based Approaches to Preschool Assessment

Lisa Kelly-Vance and Brigette O. Ryalls

Assessment of Developmental Domains

Chapter 8

• Behavior and Social-Emotional Skills Assessment of Preschool Children

Sara Whitcomb and Jessica Kemp

Chapter 9

Information Classification: General

• Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Preschool Children

Patti L. Harrison

Chapter 10

• Cognitive Assessment of Preschool Children: A Pragmatic Review of Theoretical,

Quantitative, and Qualitative Characteristics

Joseph R. Engler and Vincent C. Alfonso

Chapter 11

• Assessing Communication, Language, and Speech in Preschool Children

Lena G. Caesar and Sharlene Wilson Ottley

Chapter 12

• Assessment of Gross Motor Development in Preschool Children

Eva V. Monsma, Sally Taunton Miedema, Ali S. Brian, and Harriet G. Williams

Special Considerations

Chapter 13

• Screening and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Preschool-Aged Children

Abigail L. Hogan, Kimberly J. Hills, Carla A. Wall, Elizabeth A. Will, and Jane Roberts

Chapter 14

• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

Samuel O. Ortiz and Jane Y. T. Wong

Chapter 15

• Executive Functions and Neuropsychological Assessment

George McCloskey, Bradley Petry, Leslie McIntosh, Jeff Kelly, and Joseph Filacheck

Chapter 16

• Understanding the Impact of Poverty and Implications for Assessment with

Young Children from Low-Resource Backgrounds

Julia Mendez and Doré LaForett

Chapter 17

• Linking Assessment Results to Evidence-Based Interventions: Best Practices for

Preschool Children

Lea A. Theodore