DIVThis bestselling text provides a comprehensive framework for the direct assessment of academic skills. Presented is a readily applicable, four-step approach for working with students experiencing a range of difficulties with reading, spelling, written language, or math. School-based practitioners are guided sequentially through assessment of the instructional environment, assessment of instructional placement, instructional modification, and progress monitoring. Available separately is a companion workbook containing helpful practice exercises and reproducible forms.br/divDIVContentsbr1. Introductionbr2. Choosing Targets for Academic Assessment and Remediationbr3. Step 1: Assessing the Academic Environmentbr4. Step 2: Assessing Instructional Placementbr5. Step 3: Instructional Modification I: General Strategiesbr6. Step 3: Instructional Modification II: Specific Skills Areasbr7. Step 4: Progress Monitoringbr8. Case IllustrationsbrReferencesbrIndexbr/divDIVIAcademic Skills Problems, Third Edition/Icontinues to fill an important need for school psychologists. Many texts address these problems in a general way and leave it ip to practitioners to devise ways of applying the data in their daily work. Dr. Shapiro’s approach is to review the current research and then present the information in a practical way via his 4-step model. Not only does this book provide valuable information on how to approach assessment, but it is also very comprehensive. It covers everything from choosing target behaviors and assessing the learning environment, to implementing modifications within the classroom setting, to monitoring progress and making changes where necessary.–Robert B. Covi, PhD, Jackson County (GA) Public SchoolsBRBRThe third edition of this seminal book is a ‘must-have’ for any school-based professional involved in the assessment of academic skills in elementary-age students. Shapiro has once again provided the field with a use@Cƒ×=p¤ ¾Û€