Essentials of assessing, preventing, and overcoming reading difficulties Ebook

David Kilpatrick, an expert and experienced clinician who excels in reading assessment and intervention, provides a window into the vast world of research into reading acquisition and reading disabilities. Research reports in this area number in the thousands. Rather than a global survey, this volume presents information that is directly relevant for understanding and assessing students who present with various sorts of reading difficulties. With the material in this volume as a guide, practitioners can use standard psychoeducational assessment tools and approaches to more precisely determine the reasons why these students struggle in reading. The author shows how such assessment information can lead directly to well-targeted and highly effective reading interventions.   Provides guidelines for interpreting and using the reading components in assessment batteries, such as the WJ-IV and KTEA-3, and CTOPP-2 Case studies illustrate the nature and causes of word-recognition and reading-comprehension difficulties Designed for easy reading as well as quick reference, the book includes Rapid Reference, Caution, and Dont Forget boxes that highlight and reinforce key points.