Essentials of DAS-II Assessment

Essentials of DAS-IIƠAssessment is the best source of information on the new edition of the DASƠinstrument, providing you with illuminating case reports, expert assessment of the test?s relative strengths and weaknesses, and valuable advice on its clinical applications. Written by Ron Dumont, John Willis, and Colin Elliott, this book is accompanied by a CD-ROM containing customizable Excel worksheets, PDF files, and Microsoft Word documents to conveniently allow you to add your own DAS-II evaluation results.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Series Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

One Overview 1

Two How to Administer the DAS- II 36

Three Test Administration Features Unique to the DAS- II: Use of Item Sets and Basal and Ceiling Rules 85

Four How to Score the DAS- II 108

Five How to Interpret the DAS- II 123

Six Strengths and Weaknesses of the DAS- II 224

Seven Clinical Applications of the DAS- II 248

Eight Illustrative Case Reports 282

Appendix A Upper Early Years Interpretive Worksheet 328

Appendix B School-Age Interpretive Worksheet 343

References 358

Annotated Bibliography 368

Index 384

About the CD-ROM 394

?It is one of those books that you really must have in order to be an effective psychometrician and report writer.? (Doody?s , August 2009)

RON DUMONT, EDD, is Associate Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

JOHN O. WILLIS, EDD, is Senior Lecturer in Assessment at Rivier College in New Hampshire.

COLIN D. ELLIOTT, PHD, is Adjunct Professor at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Elliott is the author of the DAS^® and the DAS-II^®.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the DAS-II^®

Essentials of DAS-II^® Assessment provides practitioners with the practical, step-by-step advice needed to administer, score, and interpret the second edition of this major cognitive assessment used with children, ages two through seventeen.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health professionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as “Test Yourself” questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

Essentials of DAS-II^® Assessment is the best source of information on the new edition of the DAS^®, providing you with illuminating case reports, expert assessment of the test’s relative strengths and weaknesses, and valuable advice on its clinical applications. The book includes a CD-ROM that contains scoring tables, Excel worksheets, PDF files, and Microsoft^® Word documents that can be customized to allow you to add your own DAS-II^® evaluation results.