Handbook of School Neuropsychology » (1st Edition)

RIK CARL D'AMATO, PhD, NCSP, is Assistant Dean and Director of the Center for Collaborative Research in Education at the University of Northern Colorado, as well as Distinguished Harrison Professor of School Psychology and Director of the Neuropsychology Laboratory at UNC. He also serves as Editor of School Psychology Quarterly.

ELAINE FLETCHER-JANZEN, EdD, NCSP, teaches at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and consults to area school districts. She also serves as a trainer for American Guidance Service, a publisher of clinical assessment instruments for school psychologists. She has edited or authored more than a dozen books in special education, school psychology, and child neuropsychology.

CECIL R. REYNOLDS, PhD, ABPN, is Professor of Educational Psychology, Professor of Neuroscience, and Distinguished Research Scholar at Texas A&M University. He has written or edited more than thirty-four books, and is the author of several widely used psychological assessment instruments. He is a past president of both the National Academy of Neuropsychology and the APA Division of Clinical Neuropsychology, and the current president of the APA Division of School Psychology.

This resource for students and practitioners of child psychology and special education explains the neurobiological basis of learning and describes evidence-based treatments for a wide variety of learning disabilities. Thirty-seven contributions from specialist authors use plain language to make their scientific understanding of the brain intelligible to those new to the discipline. A broad range of neuropsychological assessment techniques and school-based interventions are profiled. Sample evaluations and Individualized Educational Programs are provided in the appendix. D'Amato is affiliated with the Neuropsychology Laboratory at the U. of Northern Colorado. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR