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The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children

Posted By: John Kelly, Ph.D.
Date: Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 11:39 a.m.

New York Association of School Psychologists
Suffolk County Psychological Association
AGS Publishing
&
Adelphi University - School Psychology Program
Presents:

The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children – Second Edition (KABC – II)
Dr. Dawn Flanagan

The new Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II) now has a broader theoretical base, making it the instrument of choice for all cognitive assessment applications. Extensively redesigned and updated, this test provides detailed, accurate information and unprecedented flexibility. Like the original K-ABC, the second edition more fairly assesses children of different backgrounds and with diverse problems, with small score differences between ethnic groups.

With the KABC-II, you can choose the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model for children from a mainstream cultural and language background. Or if Crystallized Ability would not be a fair indicator of the child’s cognitive ability, you may choose the Luria model which excludes verbal ability. Administer the same subtests on four or five ability scales. Then, interpret the results based on your chosen model. Either approach gives you a global score that is highly valid and that shows small differences between ethnic groups in comparison with other comprehensive ability batteries. In addition, a nonverbal option allows you to assess a child whose verbal skills are significantly limited. The test is now normed for administration to children from ages 3 – 18.

Date: February 11, 2005 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m

Place: Adelphi University – Hauppauge Campus

55 Kennedy Drive

Hauppauge, NY

Cost: $30

Checks to NYASP will be accepted at the door (no P.O.’s or Direct Billing please)

A Continental Breakfast and Lunch will be served at the workshop!

Please call SCPA, 631 423 – 2409, to register for the workshop. Space is limited to 60 participants per workshop.

Directions to Adelphi University – Hauppauge Center Tel. 631 300-4350

Traveling east
Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 55 (Motor Parkway). From the service road, turn left at the first traffic light, onto Motor Parkway. Then turn right at the third traffic light (Kennedy Drive). Go a short distance and turn right into Adelphi’s Hauppauge Center at 55 Kennedy Drive.

Traveling west
Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 55 (Motor Parkway). From the service road, turn right at the first traffic light, onto Motor Parkway. Then turn right at the second traffic light (Kennedy Drive). Go a short distance and turn right into Adelphi’s Hauppauge Center at 55 Kennedy Drive.

John Kelly, Ph.D.
School Psychologist
Commack High School
(631) 912-2122