WISC-V Assessment and Interpretation: Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC V) is a comprehensive assessment tool for evaluating cognitive abilities in children worldwide.

With its introduction of new subtests, composite scores, process scores, error scores, and scaled scores, this fifth edition offers a more complex and accurate means of assessing cognitive abilities.

The WISC V Assessment and Interpretation provides practical information for clinicians on selecting subtest measures, administration, and interpretation.

The Full Scale IQ is identified as important for predicting relevant behaviors, and primary index scores are used to characterize the child's strengths and weaknesses.

Classroom indicators of low scores on each of these abilities are identified, along with suggested interventions, accommodations, and instructional strategies for low scorers.

The book also covers ethnic differences in Full Scale IQ and primary index scores, as well as the profound influence of parental attitudes and expectations.

Additionally, it reviews use of the WISC V for identifying learning disabilities, testing of individuals with dyslexia, and best practice recommendations to ensure accurate diagnosis and intervention.

The book concludes by describing advances in the Q interactive system platform allowing administration of the WISC V on iPads and other tablets, as well as how clinicians can tailor assessment using select WISC V subtests and features.