A critical handbook for practitioners and clinicians engaged in processing assessmentsIn the newly revised third edition of Essentials of Processing Assessment, a team of distinguished practitioners delivers an expert framework for planning, conducting, and interpreting an assessment of psychological processes. Emphasizing a pattern-of-strengths-and-weaknesses (PSW) perspective, the book offers an overview of evidence-based interventions for various psychological processes.In the book, readers will review cognitive processing theories, apply a PSW model for specific learning disability (SLD) identifications, review the relationships between psychological processes and specific kinds of achievement, and detailed information on how to assess 14 different processes covered in the model.Readers will also find:* Step-by-step guidelines and worksheets that walk readers through the analysis and interpretation of test results* Strategies for identifying students with specific learning disabilities* Information about major cognitive and memory scales, as well as scales designed for processing assessmentAn essential handbook for psychologists and other practitioners and clinicians engaged in processing assessments of children and adults, Essentials of Processing Assessment, 3rd Edition will earn a place in the libraries of anyone seeking to make more accurate diagnoses and identify more effective treatments.

Series Preface xiiiAcknowledgments xvAbout the Companion Website xviiOne Introduction and Overview 1Two Psychological Processes and Achievement 27Three The Neuropsychology of Psychological Processes 69Four Planning, Organizing, and Conducting a Processing Assessment 89Five Analyzing and Interpreting Test Results 127Six Identifying PSW and SLD with the PPA and MPA 157Seven Using the CPPS to Screen Psychological Processes 169Eight Recommended Batteries and Scales 189Nine Assessing Memory 229Ten Evidence-Based Interventions for Processing Deficits 267Eleven Illustrative Case Study 309References 343Annotated Bibliography 355About the Author 357Index 359Note: All appendices are available onlineAppendix A Selective Testing Tables for Processing and Achievement TestingAppendix B Selective Testing Table for Memory TestingAppendix C Parent Interview Items for Processing AssessmentAppendix D Teacher Interview Items for ProcessingAppendix E Behaviors Indicative of Specific Processing WeaknessesAppendix F Classroom Behaviors Indicative of Working Memory ProblemsAppendix G Classroom Behaviors Indicative of Long-Term Memory ProblemsAppendix H Psychological Processing Assessment PlannerAppendix I PSW Analysis Worksheet (Hand Computation)Appendix J PSW Analysis Worksheet (Excel)Appendix K Memory Assessment PlannerAppendix L PSW Analysis Worksheet for Memory (Hand Computation)Appendix M PSW Analysis Worksheet for Memory (Excel)Appendix N T-Score to Standard Score Conversion TableAppendix O Scaled Score to Standard Score Conversion TableAppendix P Long-Term Memory Interview ItemsAppendix Q Self-Monitoring Sheets: Paying Attention and Staying on Task