Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Schools
Subtitle: Best Professional Practices for Serving the Needs of All Students
By: Virginia Wise Berninger
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9781433818097; 9781433818080
Subjects: Psychology; Disabled Children; Administration; Interdisciplinary approach in education; Evaluation; Psychology of Learning; Education; Organizations & Institutions; General; Brain; Children with disabilities; Learning; Needs assessment; EDUCATION; Psychological testing; Physiological aspects
Description: "The idea for this book originated in a workshop on treatment-relevant, differential diagnosis of specific learning disabilities. I presented this workshop at the 2010 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA), and APA subsequently translated the workshop into an online continuing education course. Although course materials were available online, both APA and I received requests for related hard-copy materials that educational professionals could use. Recognizing the potential of such a resource that could be used by interdisciplinary teams in schools and in the community, APA invited me to prepare such a book and to put related materials on a companion website, and I agreed to do so with input and feedback from an interdisciplinary advisory panel. The full list of advisory panel members appears at the end of this preface. Of this panel, three members also contributed chapters, which appear in Part V. These chapters illustrate the following key ideas: Diversity among students poses challenges for teachers and parents but can be served well by interdisciplinary teams involving community-school partnerships focusing on the whole student (see Chapter 13). Educators are empowered to advocate proactively for the educational needs of all students, whether or not they qualify for pullout services (see Chapter 14). Educators can create more positive school-family relationships and serve the students who struggle with challenging family issues that may affect their ability to learn and behave at school (see Chapter 15)"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Frameworks; title: Using the Interdisciplinary Frameworks in Practice; title: Evidence-Based Use of Tests and Assessments in 21st-Century Education; title: Linking Instruction and Assessment in Early Childhood; title: Linking Instruction and Assessment in Middle Childhood; title: Linking Instruction and Assessment in Adolescence; title: A Genetics Primer and Brain Primer for Interdisciplinary Frameworks; title: Diagnosing Pervasive and Specific Developmental Disabilities and Talent; title: Diagnosing Specific Learning Disabilities and Twice Exceptionality; title: Neurogenetic Disorders; title: Brain-Related Disorders and Other Health Conditions; title: Racial, Cultural, Family, Linguistic, and Socioeconomic Diversity and the Story of Rose; title: Perspectives of a Neuropsychologist Working in an Interdisciplinary Setting With Students With Learning Disabilities and Their Parents and Teachers; title: Opportunities for Educators to Advocate for Students; title: Child Custody Litigation and School Personnel Fostering Positive School-Family Relationships.