Table of Contents
Foundations
Chapter 1
• Issues in Preschool Assessment
Richard J. Nagle, Sandra Glover Gagnon, and Pamela Kidder-Ashley,
Chapter 2
• Clinical Observation of Preschool Assessment Behavior
Bruce A. Bracken and Lea A. Theodore
Chapter 3
• Creating the Optimal Preschool Testing Situation
Bruce A. Bracken and Lea A. Theodore
Ecological Assessment
Chapter 4
• School Readiness and Academic Functioning in Preschoolers
Robin L. Hojnoski and Kristen N. Missall
Chapter 5
• Assessment of Parents’ Support of Young Children’s Learning Through a Sociocultural Lens
Patricia H. Manz, Dominique Levert, Milim Lee, Yin Cai, Marisa Sole, and Yael Gross
Chapter 6
• Assessment of Preschoolers’ School and Classroom Environment
Robin A. McWilliam, Catalina P. Morales Murillo, and Cami M. Stevenson
Chapter 7
• Play-Based Approaches to Preschool Assessment
Lisa Kelly-Vance and Brigette O. Ryalls
Assessment of Developmental Domains
Chapter 8
• Behavior and Social-Emotional Skills Assessment of Preschool Children
Sara Whitcomb and Jessica Kemp
Chapter 9
Information Classification: General
• Adaptive Behavior Assessment of Preschool Children
Patti L. Harrison
Chapter 10
• Cognitive Assessment of Preschool Children: A Pragmatic Review of Theoretical,
Quantitative, and Qualitative Characteristics
Joseph R. Engler and Vincent C. Alfonso
Chapter 11
• Assessing Communication, Language, and Speech in Preschool Children
Lena G. Caesar and Sharlene Wilson Ottley
Chapter 12
• Assessment of Gross Motor Development in Preschool Children
Eva V. Monsma, Sally Taunton Miedema, Ali S. Brian, and Harriet G. Williams
Special Considerations
Chapter 13
• Screening and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Preschool-Aged Children
Abigail L. Hogan, Kimberly J. Hills, Carla A. Wall, Elizabeth A. Will, and Jane Roberts
Chapter 14
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations
Samuel O. Ortiz and Jane Y. T. Wong
Chapter 15
• Executive Functions and Neuropsychological Assessment
George McCloskey, Bradley Petry, Leslie McIntosh, Jeff Kelly, and Joseph Filacheck
Chapter 16
• Understanding the Impact of Poverty and Implications for Assessment with
Young Children from Low-Resource Backgrounds
Julia Mendez and Doré LaForett
Chapter 17
• Linking Assessment Results to Evidence-Based Interventions: Best Practices for
Preschool Children
Lea A. Theodore