WISC-V Assessment and Interpretation

Lawrence G. Weiss, PhD is Vice President of Test Development for Pearson Clinical Assessment. He oversees a department of 150 professionals and is responsible for all research and test development activities related to the company’s psychological, educational, speech, language, and occupational therapy assessment products as well as post college admissions tests. He also advises on test development activities for the company’s international business partners around the globe including Pearson Clinical Assessment offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, India, China, Spain, and Brazil. Dr. Weiss has presented widely on intelligence in more than a dozen countries. He has authored or co-authored the following 7 graduate level text books: • WISC-III Cross Cultural Analyses: Culture and Children’s Intelligence (2003) • WISC-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation (2005) • WISC-IV Advanced Clinical Interpretation (2006) • WISC-IV Clinical Use and Intervention (2008)• WAIS-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation (2010)• BAYLEY-III Clinical Use and Interpretation (2010)• Advanced Clinical Assessment with WAIS-IV and WMS-IV (2013)Some of his books have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Korean. In addition, he has authored or coauthored approximately 30 journal articles, 12 technical reports, and 10 other book chapters.Dr. Weiss holds a PhD degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Texas A&M University, and a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Trinity University. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife of 28 years, Judy Ann. The Weiss’ have two adult sons. Dr. Donald H. Saklofske is Professor, Department of Psychology at The University of Western Ontario, Visiting Professor at Beijing Normal University and International Research Associate, University of Florence. He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the Canadian Psychological Association. Don's research focuses on personality, intelligence, individual differences and psychological assessment. He has published more than 300 journal articles, book chapters and books. He is Editor-in-Chief of Personality and Individual Differences and Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.

Part I: Applied Considerations

Chapter 1: WISC-V: Advances in the Assessment of IntelligenceLawrence G. Weiss, Donald H. Saklofske, James A. Holdnack, and Aurelio Prifitera

Chapter 2: Practical Issues in WISC–V Administration and ScoringDustin Wahlstrom, Lawrence G. Weiss and Donald H. Saklofske

Chapter 3: Practical Considerations in WISC-V Interpretation and InterventionA. Lynne Beal, James A. Holdnack, Donald H. Saklofske, and Lawrence G. Weiss

Part II: Theoretical Considerations

Chapter 4: Theoretical and Clinical Foundations of the WISC-V Index ScoresLawrence G. Weiss, James A. Holdnack, Donald H. Saklofske, and Aurelio Prifitera

Chapter 5: WISC-V Use in Societal ContextLawrence G. Weiss, Victoria Locke, Tianshu Pan, Jossette G. Harris, Donald H. Saklofske and Aurelio Prifitera

Chapter 6: The Flynn Effect and its Clinical ImplicationsJacques Grégoire, Mark Daniel, Antolin M. Llorente and Lawrence G. Weiss

Part III: Clinical Considerations

Chapter 7: Testing Hispanics with WISC-V and WISC-IV SpanishLawrence G. Weiss, Maria R. Munoz, and Aurelio Prifitera

Chapter 8: WISC-V and the Evolving Role of Intelligence Testing in the Assessment of Learning DisabilitiesDonald H. Saklofske, Lawrence G. Weiss, Kristina Breaux, and A. Lynne Beal

Chapter 9: Translating Scientific Progress in Dyslexia into Twenty-first Century Diagnosis and InterventionsBennett A. Shaywitz, Lawrence G. Weiss, Donald H. Saklofske and Sally E. Shaywitz

Chapter 10: Issues Related to the WISC-V Assessment of Cognitive Functioning in Clinical and Special GroupsJessie L. Miller, Donald H. Saklofske, Lawrence G. Weiss, Lisa Drozdick, Antolin M. Llorente, James A. Holdnack, and Aurelio Prifitera

Part IV: Current and Future Directions

Chapter 11: Digital Assessment with Q-InteractiveDustin Wahlstrom, Mark Daniel, Lawrence G. Weiss and Aurelio Prifitera

Chapter 12: WISC-V and the Personalized Assessment ApproachJames A. Holdnack, Aurelio Prifitera, Lawrence G. Weiss, and Donald H. Saklofske