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Informationen zum Autor Craig Pohlman , Ph.D., NCSP, is a licensed psychologist at All Kinds of Minds, a nonprofit institute helping struggling learners improve their success in school and in life. He has conducted and supervised thousands of assessments of students from kindergarten through college. Klappentext Revealing Minds is a hands-on guide for assessing learning problems in school-aged students, based on the philosophy of All Kinds of Minds, the cutting-edge institute co-founded by renowned pediatrician and author Mel Levine. Written by psychologist Craig Pohlman, the book presents a unique approach that stresses the importance of identifying a student's assets and uncovering breakdown points that lead to problems in school. It is filled with real-life examples, definitions of key terms, diagrams, and sample assessment tasks."Any clinician, advocate, parent, or educator who wants to truly understand and help children who struggle in school should read this book and will want to return to it often."-Paul B. Yellin, M.D., FAAP, Director, Yellin Center for Student Success andAssociate Professor of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine"Pohlman provides us with a cogent, step-by-step guide to conducting assessments."-Katherine Balisterri Howard, M.A., NCSP, school psychologist,Old Trail School, Bath, Ohio"Draws the essential connections between theory and practice that can enable every teacher to be 'smart' about assessing student learning-not just of those who struggle, but all students."-Peter Gow, Director of College Counseling and Special Programs,Beaver Country Day School"Delivers a wealth of insights for understanding students who struggle with learning."-Douglas Bouman, Director, Psychological Services, CLC Network,Grand Rapids, Michigan"This book is unique in presenting a clearly defined, respectful, and practical approach to assessing learning differences in children."-Elizabeth Briere, M.D., FAAP, Executive Director, Center for Student Success"An innovative and circumspect approach to making assessments more informative."-Russell Hoffman, Psy.D., school psychologist and private practitioner,Bronx, New York Zusammenfassung Revealing Minds is a hands-on guide for assessing learning problems in school-aged students, based on the philosophy of All Kinds of Minds, the cutting-edge institute co-founded by renowned pediatrician and author Mel Levine. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. The Author. About Revealing Minds. About All Kinds of Minds. 1 Assessing to Understand. The Case for Phenomenology. Profiles as Tools for Understanding Students. Answering the Question Why? (and Why That Matters). Identifying Assets (and Why They Matter). Neurodevelopmental Variation as Normal Variation. Why the Focus on Assessment. The Approach of This Book. My Perspective and Background. Assessment Is Both Complex and Simple. 2 The Need for a Framework. The Prepared Mind. The Pitfalls of Being Atheoretical. Conceptual Correctness. Theoretical Frameworks for Understanding Learning. A Neurodevelopmental Framework. Other Factors That May Impede Learning. Selecting a Framework: A Choice for the Professional. 3 The Art of Task-Analysis. Two Types of Reasoning. Analysis of Academic Skills. Analysis of Assessment Tasks. Constructing Learning Plans. Task-Analysis as an Assessment Tool. 4 Making Linkages. Functions Versus Skills. Linkages. Why Linkages Matter. Major Linkages Between Skill Deficits and Neurodevelopmental Functions. 5 Assessing from Multiple Angles. Assessment and Testing. Multi-Method Assessment. Qualitative and Quantitative Findings. Dynamic and Standardized Tec...
List of contents
* Assessing to Understand
* The Need for a Framework
* The Art of Task-Analysis
* Making Linkages
* Assessing from Multiple Angles
* A Better Use of the Discrepancy Concept
* Searching for Recurring Themes
* Assessing Attention
* Assessing Memory
* Assessing Language
* Other Neurodevelopmental Factors to Consider
* Telling the Story
* Understanding to Assess
