A one-of-a-kind resource for evaluators using the Woodcock-Johnson® III

The Woodcock-Johnson® III is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing both cognitive abilities and achievement in children and adolescents. Woodcock-Johnson® III: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies is the only reference to provide valuable guidelines for preparing useful recommendations and writing effective, descriptive psychological and educational reports based on WJ III« scores, tasks analysis, and error patterns.

Featuring the most up-to-date information available on the WJ III®, this essential resource offers an overview of the WJ III« scores and interpretive information, along with a review of the clusters, and tests. Numerous examples of diagnostic reports that depict a variety of common student learning problems are included, illustrating applications of the WJ III® in both educational and clinical settings. Drs. Nancy Mather and Lynne Jaffe also provide a wide variety of educational recommendations, along with summaries of proven methods and techniques for implementing successful examiner recommendations, which can easily be attached to a report.

WJ III® examiners will find this volume invaluable in preparing psychoeducational reports about children's abilities, and teachers and educational therapists will find it helpful in converting recommendations into measurable goals and objectives for monitoring students' progress.

This reference assists practitioners in preparing and writing psychological and educational reports using the Woodcock-Johnson III (WJ III) cognitive and achievement tests in educational and clinical settings. The volume provides sample score forms and sample diagnostic reports that illustrate application of the WJ III. It also offers educational recommendations for addressing specific areas where a student needs improvement, and describes the procedures for carrying out the suggested methods. No index.
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NANCY MATHER, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Arizona and the author of several books about the Woodcock-Johnson.

LYNNE E. JAFFE, PhD, is a the Learning Disabilities Specialist on the state-wide Technical Assistance to Schools Assessment Team of the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind.

Introduction.

WJ III Descriptive and Interpretive Information.

Reports.

Recommendations.

Strategies.

Tests Cited within the Book.

References.