Essentials of CAS2 Assessment

Use of the CAS2 (English and Spanish), the CAS2 Brief, and the CAS2: Rating Scale Practical advice on disability determination using CAS2 Case presentations on the use of CAS2 with diverse students Emphasis on practical ways to link results to intervention Nondiscriminatory Assessment with the CAS2

The definitive guide to the latest edition of the Cognitive Assessment System

Essentials of CAS2 Assessment is the complete, step–by–step guide to successfully administering, scoring, and interpreting the CAS2 English, CAS2 Spanish, CAS2: Brief, and the CAS2: Rating Scale. To help busy professionals make optimal use of the test, this book features callouts highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, examples of test questions, and an emphasis on interventions related to PASS neurocognitive processing scores.

Written by leading experts on neurocognitive assessment, this edition of Essentials of CAS2 Assessment discusses the latest research and thinking on PASS theory and includes case studies demonstrating CAS2′s uses with various diagnostic groups and its integration with other instruments. The four versions of the CAS2 offer valuable insights into learning successes and weaknesses, including:

Communicating results of PASS scores to teachers, parents and students Using a Pattern of Strengths and Weaknesses in PASS scores for SLD eligibility determination Comparison of PASS scores with several different achievement tests How to select interventions based on PASS and achievement test results Fair assessment of diverse populations

Essentials of CAS2 helps professionals ensure that the CAS2 is administered and analyzed accurately so that the results can be applied for the greatest benefit of the child.

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:

Essentials of Assessment Report Writing Essentials of Processing Assessment Essentials of KTEA –3 and WIAT®–III Assessment Essentials of WJ IV® Tests of Achievement Assessment Essentials of WPPSI–IV Assessment Essentials of Cross–Battery Assessment, Third Edition Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment Essentials of WMS®–IV Assessment Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification Essentials of Evidence–Based Academic Interventions

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Acknowledgments

Series Preface

Foreword

Susie Engi Raiford, PhD; Pearson Clinical Assessment; San Antonio, Texas

Chapter 1: Overview

Introduction to CAS2

Description of the CAS2 Measures

CAS2

Uses of the CAS2

Theoretical Foundation

Operationalization of PASS Theory in the Three CAS2 Measures

PASS Relationship to Achievement

Race and Ethnic Differences

Detecting Learning Problems

PASS and Academic Interventions

Planning Facilitation

PREP & COGENT

Test Yourself

Chapter 2: Administration and Scoring of the CAS2, CAS2–Brief, and CAS2 Rating Scales

Appropriate Testing Conditions

Administration and Scoring of CAS2

Scoring the CAS2

Administration of CAS2–Brief

Administration of CAS2–Rating Scale

Test Yourself

 Chapter 3: Interpretation

Context

CAS2 Interpretation

Overview of CAS2 Interpretation

Essential Steps for CAS2, CAS2: Brief and CAS2: Rating Scale

Advanced Steps for CAS2 Interpretation

Using CAS2 Online

Test Yourself

Chapter 4: Assessment of English Language Learners

Context for Understanding the Need for Fair Assessment with ELL s

Understanding Language Development and ELL s

The Challenges of ELL Assessment

Current Options for Testing ELL Students

Chapter Summary

Test Yourself

Chapter 5: Intervention

Jack A. Naglieri and Steven Feifer

Intervention s Essential Components

Assessment of Reading

Test Yourself

Chapter 6: Strengths and Weaknesses of CAS2

Theoretical

Specific Learning Disability Eligibility

Practical Issues

Nondiscriminatory Assessment

Test Yourself

Chapter 7: Clinical Applications of the CAS2, CAS2 Brief, and CAS2 Rating Scale

Introduction to the Chapter

Specific Learning Disabilities

Attention–Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Autism

Traumatic Brain Injury

Gifted Students

Intellectual Disability

Test Yourself

Appendix A: CAS2 KTEA–3 Comparisons

Appendix B: CAS2 and WIAT–III Comparisons

Appendix C: CAS2 and WJ–IV Achievement Comparisons

Appendix D: CAS2 and Feifer Assessment of Reading (FAR)

Appendix E: CAS2 and Feifer Assessment of Math (FAM)

Appendix F: CAS2 and Bateria III

References

About the Authors

JACK A. NAGLIERI, PHD, is Research Professor at the University of Virginia, Senior Research Scientist at the Devereux Center for Resilient Children, and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. With J.P. Das, he is well known for the PASS theory of intelligence and its application using the Cognitive Assessment System.

TULIO M. OTERO, PHD, is Associate Professor at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, where he teaches in both the school psychology and clinical psychology programs. He is a practicing school psychologist and consultant with a specialization in clinical neuropsychology, is past president of the Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, and co–author of the Spanish edition of the Cognitive Assessment System, 2nd Edition.