Assessing and Differentiating Reading and Writing Disorders: Multidimensional Model

ASSESSINGANDDIFFERENTIATINGREADING&WRITINGDISORDERS:AMULTIDIMENSIONALMODELprovidesaframeworkfordifferentiatingamongvarioustypesofreadingandwritingdisordersinordertoassistthepractitionerinestablishingadifferentialdiagnosis.Thistextintroducesamultidimensionalmodelthatcanbeusedtocreateprofilesofalearner'sstrengthsandweaknessesusing10skilldomainsassociatedwithreadingandwriting.Samplesprofilesforpreschoolandschool-agechildrenincludeassessmentprotocols,diagnosticreports,andtreatmentplans.Asynopsisofrelevantliteraturerelatedtotherelationshipsbetweenspokenandwrittenlanguage,andthebestpredictorsofreadingachievement,alongwithachapterdevotedtocounselingandinterventionroundoutthetexttoprovideacompleteroadmapforevaluatingtheweaknessesandstrengthsinchildrenwhohavereadingandwritingdifficulties.Professionalswhotestchildrenforreadingandwritingdisordersandadvancedstudentswillfindthistextanessentialtool.