Jeff, you can also read the entire document online through the California Department of Education website (www.cde.ca.gov). Just type "deaf" in the search...
Colleagues: by now you should have received your Preliminary Program for NASP 2006 in Anaheim. Please note that directions for requesting a sign language...
Just to back up what Patty is saying, I drafted this email announcement and ran it by the NASP HQ recently: As part of NASP's continuing commitment to...
Hello Group, What assessment instruments are people using for cognitive and academic evaluations for the D/HoH population? Any input will be helpful. Thanks in...
Breann, I wish I had a buck for every time someone asked this question, I could retire! smiling... You can learn most of what you need to know at this...
Patti et al, I want to wade in and say thx for ur point about specialized training. I do want to add that I frequently encounter reports done by persons who...
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Hi Breann and Group, There are a few psychologists in Colorado who do have specialized training in deafness, if you're looking for contacts. I graduated from...
Grover, thank you too for you comments. Many states, including California, Kentucky, and Indiana, to name a few, have diagnostic centers, schools for the...
Breann- I know that you have asked a relatively simple question but following the old adage regarding still waters running deep, there is more to this than you...
Breann, Echoing Steve, I'll bet you feel you opened a large can of worms here. Your question is valid and I am glad you asked it. Like Grover, Patti and...
Is there someone or somewhere school psychologists can find out about workshops/training sessions about deafness? Except for NASP and the recent training on...
Janet, I think I remember that you are in eastern PA. You may want to contact the PA School for the Deaf in Philadelphia to give you information about ...
Also, I would say this listserv is where things get published. There just are not a lot of workshops on these topics in general. ... Janet, I think I remember...
Hello and Happy New Year all- I'm looking to talk to psychologists/ education specialists who work at or serve the following schools: Kendall Frost MS (Fairfax...
4 January 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Further Information Contact: Steve Hamerdinger, President steve.hamerdinger@... ADARA FORUMS PRESENTS "CURRENT...
There is a new listerve that was created by multi-discplinary people related to visual phonics and various research being conducted around the country. The...
Happy New Year Everyone! Here's a brief summary of a situation before I pose my questions: Last spring, the WISC-IV was administered to a 14 year old girl. She...
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Couple of thoughts: 1. The structure and form of the WASI are basically identical to the WISC-IV subtests of the same name, and scaling (apart from the wider...
Karen Wills
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Karen did a great job discussing the IQ testing. My question is about the Vinelands. Mom was given two different Vinelands and came up with two different...
Hi Amanda & group: When you get differences from one test to another that large, I think the $64M question is -- examiner qualifications. If the second...
Hi, Pleaes pardon my ignorance - what is the WASI? I am not familiar with this test...what does it test? Erez Miller, Ph.D School psychologist, Israel...
Whoah there! .... while I agree that it is possible the results discrepancy could be due to errors made by an unqualified or unscrupulous examiner, I have to...
Karen Wills
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Jan 8, 2006 10:15 am
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Wechsler Abbreviated Scales of Intelligence -- slightly different items but same format as the 4 WISC4 subtests, Block Design, Matrix Reasoning, Vocabulary &...
Karen Wills
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Jan 8, 2006 10:18 am
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I wonder if others can comment on the use of Verbal Scales of various tests by examiners experienced with deaf and hard of hearing students.... I recently...
Good morning! Is anyone familiar with the school-neuropsychology post-graduate certification program offern by KIDS, Inc based in Texas? It's 8 weekends, ...
Hello - I attended a full day workshop with Dr. Feifer on the Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders. It was excellent! He has authored 3 books with Dr. Philip...
Wigent, Anne
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Jan 9, 2006 2:42 pm
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Colleagues, This is a really interesting discussion, and I thought I'd throw in my two cents. I agree with what others have said about the great interpretive ...
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Hi Karen & group: Thanks for reminding me, and the group, that even trained psychologists with signing skills do use interpreters during their assessments....
