Functional Manifestations of Cognitive Ability Weaknesses in the Classroom:   Implications for Assessment and Intervention Planning

This workshop will define eight (8) cognitive ability domains specified in the Cattell-Horn-Caroll (CHC) model and describe how limitations in any one of these domains can be expected to manifest generally and specifically in the classroom setting. The purpose of this workshop is to enhance practitioner’s ability to establish ecological validity for identified/suspected cognitive weaknesses and to identify focused targets for intervention planning.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will be able to define eight (8) CHC ability domains that are related to learning.

2. Participants will be able to identify how deficits in any one of the 8domains might manifest generally and specifically in the classroom.

3. Participants will be able to document functional manifestations of cognitive ability weaknesses and prioritize targets for intervention planning.

Speaker's bio:

Jennifer T. Mascolo, PsyD, NCSP, serves as the Director of Clinical Training/Fieldwork Coordination for the School Psychology program at St. John’s University and is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and a Licensed Psychologist in NY and NJ.  Since 2002, she has maintained a private practice and has taught graduate assessment and consultation at St. John’s University, Fordham University, and as a full-time lecturer and fieldwork coordinator at Teacher's College, Columbia University.  She serves as a Specific Learning Disability (SLD) consultant and a professional development trainer for organizations nationally and internationally. Dr. Mascolo coauthored the Achievement Test Desk Reference, Essentials of the WJ III Tests of Cognitive Abilities and several book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles focused on assessing, diagnosing, and intervening with specific learning disabilities and is primary editor of the Essentials of Planning, Selecting, and Tailoring Interventions for Unique Learners and secondary author of the Intervention Planning Library: Finding Interventions and Resources for Students and Teachers (IL:FIRST).

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