NOTE: This session will be held online via Zoom. Zoom Registration information will be sent out in advance of the meeting.

Assessment and Interpretation with the CAS-2 and PASS Theory of Intelligence

Presenter: Dr. Jack Naglieri

Region 10 is excited to bring in Dr. Jack Naglieri. Dr. Naglieri is a 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.

In this session, participants will be provided with a straightforward way that they can use the so called ‘third method’ for SLD eligibility determination to both classify and remediate specific learning disabilities.  This will include a brief look at the research on the effectiveness of traditional IQ and second-generation tests for SLD identification and socially just assessment. Emphasis will be placed on a step-by-step analysis illustrated using PASS theory to measure ‘basic psychological processes’ in a manner consistent with the current definition of SLD. Specific cases will be presented to describe how defensible SLD eligibility decisions can be made, and most importantly, how targeted interventions can be generated for instructional planning purposes. 
 
Primary learning objectives:
1)     Explore the basic neurocognitive processes in the brain that are the foundation of learning and the cause of specific learning disorders in children.
 
2)     Introduce the discrepancy-consistency method as an evidence-based means to both identify and remediate language-based learning disorders in children.
 
3)     Discuss specific psychological and neuropsychological tests that provide the most comprehensive and efficient means for assessing children with learning disorders.