{"product_id":"early-childhood-assessment-9780471419846","title":"Early Childhood Assessment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Childhood Assessment\u003c\/strong\u003e by Lidz, Carol S.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780471419846.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new guide to conducting more comprehensive and meaningfulpsychological assessments of young children\n\nEarly Childhood Assessment presents a thorough, step-by-stepapproach to the comprehensive psychological assessment of youngchildren. In addition to covering major psychological tests, thisinvaluable resource includes specific guidelines and formats forinterviewing parents and other caregivers, observing children andcaregiver-child interaction, conducting dynamic assessments,writing reports, and evaluating outcomes of recommendedinterventions.\n\nDr. Lidzs approach encourages a broad range of observation with anoverarching objective of completing a picture of the \"whole\" child,from family life to social-emotional and neuropsychologicalfunctioning. She leads the reader through each step of acomprehensive assessment, touching on the major data sourcesnecessary for a full understanding of the child within differentenvironments. Throughout the book, Dr. Lidz advocates bestassessment practices that reflect the interests of children andfamilies.\n\nFeatures useful information on:\n* Conducting initial interviews and observations for setting thecourse of the assessment\n* Using standardized and nonstandardized approaches to generateboth qualitative and quantitative data\n* Viewing children and families within their culturalcontexts\n* Integrating assessment data sources to generate meaningfulrecommendations and readable reports\n\nPlus:\n* Includes unique chapters on play, observation of parent-child andteacher-child interactions, and dynamic assessment\n\nEarly Childhood Assessment is a valuable tool for professionals andstudents who are concerned about the richness and complexity ofchildrens development within their families and communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952392007733,"sku":"ByrdShop_0471419842","price":36.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780471419846_b8f4fcee-35f8-48f5-85a3-98a586ff735a.jpg?v=1778750121","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/early-childhood-assessment-9780471419846","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}