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Index
Cover
Contents
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Why Is Another Book on Report Writing Needed?
Report Writing Is Important
Assessment and Report Writing Consumes a Lot of Our Time and Is a Fundamental Task for School Psychologists
Reports Should Clearly Communicate Information to Consumers That Makes a Difference in the Lives of the Children Involved
Chapter 2: What Makes a Report Legally Defensible?
Understand the Difference Between What Legally Must Be Included in Your Reports and What Must Be True About Your Assessment
What Must Be True About Your Evaluations (and Therefore Reflected in Your Reports) According to Federal Legal Mandate?
The Evaluation Should Be Comprehensive
The Evaluator Should Use a Variety of Assessment Tools or Approaches That Gather Functional and Relevant Data
The Evaluation Should Be Fair
The Evaluator Should Be Competent
The Procedures Used Should Be Valid and Reliable
Chapter 3: How Do I Make My Reports More Useful to Consumers?
Write Your Report with the Audience in Mind
Useful Reports Clearly Answer the Referral Questions
Useful Reports Focus on Strengths as Well as Needs
Useful Reports Provide Concrete and Feasible Recommendations for Educational Planning
Useful Reports Are Clear and Understandable
Readability Impacts the Usefulness of Your Reports
Increase Readability by Reducing Professional Jargon
Increase the Readability of Psychoeducational Reports by Cutting Words and Using Active Voice
Increase the Readability of Psychoeducational Reports by Considering the Length, Including Amount and Quality of Information
Increase the Readability of Your Report by Using a Report Structure That Integrates Data and Highlights Relevant Evaluation Findings
Referral-Based Reports Synthesize Fundamental Research Findings with Best Practice
Chapter 4: Step-by-Step, How Do I Write Useful and Legally Defensible Reports?
How Do I Clearly Communicate the Purpose of the Evaluation?
How Do I Develop Well-Formed Evaluation Questions?
How Do I Write Present Levels of Functioning Questions?
How Do I Write Diagnostic or Disability Questions?
How Do I Write Solution-Based, or “What Do We Do About This” Questions?
The Background Information Provides Developmental and Educational Perspective to Your Report
Assessment Data from Multiple Sources Is Integrated into Themes
How Do I Write Useful Recommendations?
Chapter 5: How Do I Solve Practical Problems Along the Way to Question-Driven Report Writing?
Remind Me: Why Is Another Book on Report Writing Needed?
Why Should I Change My Report Writing Model?
What Should Be My First Steps Toward Transitioning to This Report Style?
My School District or Agency Already Has a Template That We Are Required to Use; How Can I Work Within These Constraints?
This Style of Report Writing Seems Time Consuming and I Am Already Swamped with Work! Is This True?
Do Referral-Based Reports Vary, Depending on the Characteristics of the Child?
Do Triennial Reevaluations Differ from Other Reports?
How Do Charts and Tables Fit into a Questions-Based Thematic Report?
Do I Need to Use a Specific Format When Writing?
Last Words
Appendix I–Checklist for a Useful and Legally Defensible Report
Appendix II–What Do These Reports Look Like?
Appendix III–Interview protocol
References
Author Index
Subject Index
End User License Agreement
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