Learning Support Material

Koppitz Developmental Scoring System for the Bender Gestalt Test–Second Edition (KOPPITZ-2)   The revision of Elizabeth Koppitz’ Bender-Gestalt test scoring system is now available.  One of the most frequently used psychological tests of the last century has been extensively revised and updated for today’s applications to your.....read more

Launch into Reading Success   Launch into Reading Success provides a programme to teach the phonological awareness skills so critical for the focused word work in the Literacy Hour in Key Stage 1. Phonological awareness has been shown to be critical to longer term reading success. Designed for use by classroom and special needs teachers,.....read more

Neale Analysis of Reading Ability M D Neale A test of oral reading, based on a series of short narratives, providing summative measures and detailed diagnostic information. The Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) measures the accuracy, comprehension and rate of reading in pupils from the age of 6 to 12 years. It provides a.....read more

One–Minute Tests   The One-Minute Tests include the One-Minute Reading Test, The One-Minute Adding Test and One- Minute Subtracting Test. The HSRC was requested to restandardize these tests together with the standardization of the Individual Scale for General Scholastic Aptitude (ISGSA). The One-Minute Reading Test was first adapted by.....read more

Phonological Assessment Battery (PhAB)   A practical measure for identifying pupils with significant phonological difficulties. Developed by a group of expert researchers and psychologists, led by University College London, the Phonological Assessment Battery (PhAB) is designed to assess phonological processing in individual children. It is a.....read more

PITRW for Students with Disruptive, Defiant, or Difficult Behaviors (10-17 yrs), 2nd Ed Gail Ryser, James R Patton, Kathleen McConnell   Practical Ideas That Really Work for Students with Disruptive, Defiant, or Difficult Behaviors, Second Edition is for educators who work with students with challenging behaviours. Like the other titles in the.....read more

SCAN-3C: Tests for Auditory Processing Disorders for Children Robert W Keith   SCAN-3 provides you with a valid and reliable test battery to help identify auditory processing disorders and describe their impact in daily life. Screen and diagnose auditory processing diffi culties with one co-normed battery of tests. Uses & Applications Obtain.....read more

School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI) K. C. Stroud & C. R. Reynolds Measure student learning strategies early and intervene proactively. Poor study skills, ineffective learning strategies, test anxiety--all of these things impede academic success. And they often go unrecognised until a student enters college and is placed.....read more

Self-Assessment Inventory (SAI)   The executive functions, learning skills and psychological resources learners need for academic success and personal well-being are rarely delineated or assessed in systematic ways. Learners’ needs are typically discovered only after they have fallen short in some manner. The Self-Assessment Inventory is a.....read more

Social Skills Improvement System (SSiS) Intervention Guide FM Gresham, Stephen N Elliott The new SSIS™ (Social Skills Improvement System) Intervention Guide is designed to help you plan and implement remediation strategies that are directly tied to problems identified by the SSIS Rating Scales. Because the SSIS Intervention Guide is highly.....read more

of the components of effective spelling instruction furnish the reader with detailed information they can put to immediate use: Instruction for good spellers Instruction for poor spellers Modeling and feedback Multisensory instruction Scope and sequence of spelling instruction Explicit practice with phonemic analysis Teaching.....read more

Study Toolbox: Workbooks and DVD Sets H Viljoen-Brand To purchase Study Toolbox workbooks and DVD sets and to use these to present study skills programmes to learners, you have to attent the following workshop:  Study Tools for Primary School and High School Leaners This two full day workshop is intended for registered professionals in the.....read more

of the TOWRE–2 The Test of Word Reading Efficiency–Second Edition (TOWRE–2) is a measure of an individual’s ability to pronounce printed words (Sight Word Efficiency) and phonemically regular nonwords (Phonemic Decoding Efficiency) accurately and fluently. Because it can be administered very quickly, the test provides an.....read more

VASSI Mathematics Proficiency Test C.P. Vassiliou The VASSI Mathematics Proficiency Test is a South African assessment tool that was developed for English, Afrikaans and previously disadvantaged learners. The test is standardised for English-, Afrikaans- and Sesotho-speaking learners in the foundation phase (Grades 1-3) and intermediate phase.....read more

Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – Second UK Edition (WIAT® - II UK) D. Wechsler The WIAT-II provides reliable assessment of reading, language and numerical attainment in one test. An expanded age range, more comprehensive items, and streamlined test materials are just a few of the many benefits of the new Wechsler Individual Achievement.....read more

Wordchains L.M. Guron Wordchains is a group reading test, designed to act as a possible indicator for pupils with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. It can give an indication of whole-class performance as well as a measure of individual pupils’ progress over time. The test can be administered at regular intervals. Wordchains.....read more

Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS) Dr T Packiam Alloway, S Gathercole & H Kirkwood The Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS) is a behavioural rating scale developed for teachers to facilitate easy identification of children with working memory deficits. Currently, teachers rarely identify memory as a source of difficulty in children with working.....read more