OAK HILL are delighted to announce their upcoming seminar:
The What, Why and When of WISC and WIAT assessment (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children and the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test), and how the results can help us plan meaningful programmes to assist learning
Thursday, 21st November 2019
18h-19h15
Summary
WISC and WIAT assessment results present parents and educators with useful information about a child's cognitive strengths and performance challenges, whilst also providing recommendations about how to help them better access the learning environment.
Key points that will be discussed
* WISC and WIAT assessments, why and when are they used, and what they measure.
* Subtests and the 'spiky' profile
* Working Memory and Processing Speed - are these results significant?
* Putting it all together - what can help in the classroom.
Speaker bio
Dr Jennie Guise is a Practitioner Psychologist with extensive experience of assessing for Specific Learning Difficulties in Primary and Secondary Schools, Further Education, Higher Education and in the workplace. She has co-authored books on assessment and strategies for learning, worked in research, and is now in applied practice as founder and Director of Dysguise Ltd (http://www.dysguise.com). Dr Guise's main interests are in identifying what will help individual learners to progress, and in working collaboratively with educators, and workplaces, to apply that knowledge in practical ways.
Cost : Chf 50 paid by invoice in advance (free to Oak Hill alumni)
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