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Informationen zum Autor DAVID A. KILPATRICK, PHD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York College at Cortland and a New York State Certified School Psychologist with the East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District. An expert and experienced clinician who excels in reading assessment and intervention, Dr. Kilpatrick has conducted over 1000 student evaluations for reading difficulties and disabilities. Klappentext Practical, effective, evidence-based reading interventions that change students' livesEssentials of Understanding and Assessing Reading Difficulties is a practical, accessible, in-depth guide to reading assessment and intervention. It provides a detailed discussion of the nature and causes of reading difficulties, which will help develop the knowledge and confidence needed to accurately assess why a student is struggling. Readers will learn a framework for organizing testing results from current assessment batteries such as the WJ-IV, KTEA-3, and CTOPP-2. Case studies illustrate each of the concepts covered. A thorough discussion is provided on the assessment of phonics skills, phonological awareness, word recognition, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. Formatted for easy reading as well as quick reference, the text includes bullet points, icons, callout boxes, and other design elements to call attention to important information.Although a substantial amount of research has shown that most reading difficulties can be prevented or corrected, standard reading remediation efforts have proven largely ineffective. School psychologists are routinely called upon to evaluate students with reading difficulties and to make recommendations to address such difficulties. This book provides an overview of the best assessment and intervention techniques, backed by the most current research findings.* Bridge the gap between research and practice* Accurately assess the reason(s) why a student struggles in reading* Improve reading skills using the most highly effective evidence-based techniquesReading may well be the most important thing students are taught during their school careers. It is a skill they will use every day of their lives; one that will dictate, in part, later life success. Struggling students need help now, and Essentials of Understanding and Assessing Reading Difficulties shows how to get these students on track. Zusammenfassung Practical, effective, evidence-based reading interventions that change students' lives Essentials of Understanding and Assessing Reading Difficulties is a practical, accessible, in-depth guide to reading assessment and intervention. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Preface xv Preface xvii Acknowledgments xxi One Introduction 1 The Unfair Race 1 The Importance of Reading 2 The Gap Between Reading Research and Classroom Practice 4 The Unfortunate Reality About Reading Research: Nobody Knows About It! 4 Why IsThere a Gap Between Research and Classroom Practice? 6 The Powerful Research Results We Have Been Missing 11 Acknowledging and Responding to the Gap Between Research and Practice 14 Summary 20 Two How We Teach Reading and Why It Does Not Work With Struggling Readers 23 A Very Brief History of Reading Instruction 24 Why Our Current Approaches to Reading Instruction Are Ineffective With Struggling Readers 26 The Visual Memory Hypothesis of Word Reading 30 The Three Cueing Systems Model of Reading 35 The Phonics Approach to Reading 41 Summary 42 Three A Practical Framework for Understanding and Assessing Reading Skills 46 The Simple View of Reading 46 Types of Reading Difficulties/Disabilities 54 The Components of Reading 58 The Components of Word-Level Reading 60 The Components of Linguistic Comprehension 73...
