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Interpreting WISC–III Interpretations

WISC–III: Clinical Use and Interpretation. A. Prifitera and D. Saklofske (Eds.). 1998. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. 336 pp., $49.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1999

Robert W. Butler
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR 97201

Abstract

This concise volume contains a wealth of information on scoring and interpreting the WISC–III. There are chapters on gifted children, mental retardation, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, language impairment, hearing impairment, minority and culturally diverse children, and also emotionally disturbed children. The text also addresses the use of the WISC–III with achievement tests, accurately recording and interpreting behavioral observations over the course of administering a WISC–III, and also the neuropsychological basis of intelligence and the WISC–III.

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BOOK REVIEWS
Copyright
© 1999 The International Neuropsychological Society

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