Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions: 1 - Brossura

Wendling, Barbara J.

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ISBN 10: 0470206322 ISBN 13: 9780470206324

Casa editrice: Wiley, 2008

Riassunto

Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions puts at your fingertips the successful instructional techniques and materials necessary for accurate and effective use of evidence-based interventions. Written by Barbara Wendling and Nancy Mather, two experts in educational assessment and intervention, this intervention-oriented reference presents clear descriptions of research-based interventions in the areas of: phonological awareness and beginning reading phonics; phonics and sight word instruction; reading fluency; vocabulary and reading comprehension; spelling, handwriting, and written expression; basic math skills; and math problem-solving.

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L'autore:

Barbara J. Wendling, MA, has years of clinical experience asan educator and diagnostician in public school settings in bothgeneral and special education. Additionally, she has taughtuniversity courses, worked in educational and test publishing, andis currently an educational consultant.

Nancy Mather, PhD, is a coauthor of theWoodcock-Johnson® III (WJ III) and has authored or coauthorednumerous publications, including Woodcock-Johnson® III:Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies, published by Wiley. Sheis a Professor at the University of Arizona.

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyapply evidence-based interventions in academic settings

With the current focus on Response to Intervention (RTI) andevidence-based instruction in both general and special education,assessment professionals and educators alike require greaterknowledge of effective instruction and intervention techniques.Written by two experts in academic assessment and intervention,Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions is aneasy-to-use reference containing clear descriptions ofresearch-based interventions for the academic areas of reading,writing, and math for professionals who work directly with childrenstruggling in these areas.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of PsychologicalAssessment series, each concise chapter features numerouscallout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, andextensive illustrative material, as well as "Test Yourself"questions to help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of theinformation covered.

Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions putsat your fingertips the successful instructional techniques andmaterials necessary for accurate and effective use ofevidence-based interventions in the areas of phonological awarenessand beginning reading phonics, phonics and sight word instruction,reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension, spelling,handwriting and written expression, basic math skills, and mathproblem-solving. General principles of effective instruction andthe relevance of cognitive abilities to academic interventions arealso included.

The authors also wrote (with Richard W. Woodcock) Essentialsof WJ III Tests of Achievement Assessment, published byWiley.

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries:

• Essentials of Assessment Report Writing

• Essentials of WISC®-IV Assessment

• Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second Edition

• Essentials of WJ III Tests of Achievement Assessment

• Essentials of WJ III Cognitive Abilities Assessment

• Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5)Assessment

• Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment

• Essentials of Processing Assessment

• Essentials of Creativity Assessment

• Essentials of DAS-II® Assessment

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• Editore: Wiley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0470206322
• ISBN 13: 9780470206324
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304