Essentials of WJ IV Cognitive Abilities Assessment

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<b>The step-by-step guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting the WJ IV</b><b>®</b><b>Tests of Cognitive Abilities</b><p><i>Essentials of WJ IV<sup>®</sup> Cognitive Abilities Assessment</i> provides expert, practical advice on how to administer, score, and interpret the WJ IV COG<b>®</b>. Designed to be an easy-to-use reference, the text goes beyond the information found in the WJ IV<b>®</b> examiner's manual to offer full explanations of the tests and clusters on the WJ IV COG<b>®</b>. This essential guide also explains the meaning of all scores and interpretive features and includes valuable advice on clinical applications and illuminating case studies.<p>This clearly written and easily accessible resource offers:<ul><li>Concise chapters with numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, numerous examples, and test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.</li><li>An in-depth chapter on interpretation of the WJ IV COG<b>®</b> which highlights links to interventions for each test based on contemporary theory and research.</li><li>Expert assessment of the tests' relative strengths and weaknesses.</li><li>Illustrative case reports with clinical and school-based populations.</li></ul><p>If you're a school psychologist, clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist, or any professional or graduate student looking to become familiar with the new WJ IV COG<b>®</b>, this is the definitive resource you'll turn to again and again.

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<p><b>FREDRICK A. SCHRANK, P<small>H</small>D, ABPP,</b> is the senior author of the Woodcock-Johnson IV. He is a licensed psychologist with professional interests in neurocognitive interpretation and intervention.<p><b>SCOTT L. DECKER, P<small>H</small>D, NCSP,</b> is an Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina.<p><b>JOHN M. GARRUTO, DEd, NCSP,</b> is a School Psychologist in Central New York and Adjunct Professor at SUNY Oswego.

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