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Early Childhood Assessment

Carol S. Lidz (Touro College, New York)

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English
John Wiley & Sons Inc
18 November 2002
A new guide to conducting more comprehensive and meaningfulpsychological assessments of young children
Early Childhood Assessment presents a thorough, step-by-stepapproach to the comprehensive psychological assessment of youngchildren. In addition to covering major psychological tests, thisinvaluable resource includes specific guidelines and formats forinterviewing parents and other caregivers, observing children andcaregiver-child interaction, conducting dynamic assessments,writing reports, and evaluating outcomes of recommendedinterventions.

Dr. Lidz's approach encourages a broad range of observation with anoverarching objective of completing a picture of the ""whole"" child,from family life to social-emotional and neuropsychologicalfunctioning. She leads the reader through each step of acomprehensive assessment, touching on the major data sourcesnecessary for a full understanding of the child within differentenvironments. Throughout the book, Dr. Lidz advocates bestassessment practices that reflect the interests of children andfamilies.

Features useful information on:
* Conducting initial interviews and observations for setting thecourse of the assessment
* Using standardized and nonstandardized approaches to generateboth qualitative and quantitative data
* Viewing children and families within their culturalcontexts
* Integrating assessment data sources to generate meaningfulrecommendations and readable reports

Plus:
* Includes unique chapters on play, observation of parent-child andteacher-child interactions, and dynamic assessment

Early Childhood Assessment is a valuable tool for professionals andstudents who are concerned about the richness and complexity ofchildren's development within their families and communities.
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Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 261mm,  Width: 184mm,  Spine: 29mm
Weight:   726g
ISBN:   9780471419846
ISBN 10:   0471419842
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  A / AS level ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

CAROL S. LIDZ, PsyD, is a consultant in private practice in the Philadelphia area and former director of the school psychology program at Touro College in New York City.

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