Cargando…
Writing useful, accessible, and legally defensible psychoeducational reports /
"This important new resource offers practical guidance on writing psychoeducational reports that directly respond to referral concerns. The authors provide recommendations and assessment information in a format easily understood by parents, teachers, and other educational and mental health prof...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2014.
|
| Edición: | 1. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Writing Useful, Accessible, and Legally Defensible: Psychoeducational Reports; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Why Is Another Book on Report Writing Needed?; Report Writing Is Important; Assessment and Report Writing Consumes a Lot of Our Time and Is a Fundamental Task for School Psychologists; Reports Should Clearly Communicate Information to Consumers That Makes a Difference in the Lives of the Children Involved; Chapter 2: What Makes a Report Legally Defensible?
- Understand the Difference Between What Legally Must Be Included in Your Reports and What Must Be True About Your AssessmentWhat Must Be True About Your Evaluations (and Therefore Reflected in Your Reports) According to Federal Legal Mandate?; The Evaluation Should Be Comprehensive; The Evaluator Should Use a Variety of Assessment Tools or Approaches That Gather Functional and Relevant Data; The Evaluation Should Be Fair; The Evaluator Should Be Competent; The Procedures Used Should Be Valid and Reliable; Chapter 3: How Do I Make My Reports More Useful to Consumers?
- Write Your Report with the Audience in MindUseful Reports Clearly Answer the Referral Questions; Useful Reports Focus on Strengths as Well as Needs; Useful Reports Provide Concrete and Feasible Recommendations for Educational Planning; Useful Reports Are Clear and Understandable; Readability Impacts the Usefulness of Your Reports; Increase Readability by Reducing Professional Jargon; Increase the Readability of Psychoeducational Reports by Cutting Words and Using Active Voice
- Increase the Readability of Psychoeducational Reports by Considering the Length, Including Amount and Quality of InformationIncrease the Readability of Your Report by Using a Report Structure That Integrates Data and Highlights Relevant Evaluation Findings; Referral-Based Reports Synthesize Fundamental Research Findings with Best Practice; Chapter 4: Step-by-Step, How Do I Write Useful and Legally Defensible Reports; How Do I Clearly Communicate the Purpose of the Evaluation?; How Do I Develop Well-Formed Evaluation Questions?; How Do I Write Present Levels of Functioning Questions?
- How Do I Write Diagnostic or Disability Questions?How Do I Write Solution-Based, or "What Do We Do About This" Questions?; The Background Information Provides Developmental and Educational Perspective to Your Report; Assessment Data from Multiple Sources Is Integrated into Themes; How Do I Write Useful Recommendations?; Chapter 5: How Do I Solve Practical Problems Along the Way to Question-Driven Report Writing?; Remind Me: Why Is Another Book on Report Writing Needed?; Why Should I Change My Report Writing Model?; What Should Be My First Steps Toward Transitioning to This Report Style?