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What Tests Would The School Psychologist Use???

The School Psychologist administers many diagnostic tests. These tests fall into a number of different categories, which measure different facets of the child's development. The following list shows categories of tests, a description of what the category of test is trying to measure, and examples of actual tests in that category.

(DISCLAIMER: The information on this page and on the linked pages comes from my own experience and is not, necessarily, acknowledged or supported by the test manufacturer.)

Intelligence Tests

Measure the innate capability of a child to think, reason and learn.

• Wechsler Scales
  • Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence - R
  • Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - III
  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - R
  • Slosson Intelligence Test - R
  • Test of Nonverbal Intelligence Test - 2
  • Leiter International Performance Scale
• Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale - 4th ed.

Visual Motor/

Measure the child's fine motor skills and perceptual ability in sensory areas.

• Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration
• Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test
• Detroit Test of Learning Ability - 2
• Comprehensive Test of Visual Functioning
• Test of Auditory Perceptual Skills
• Learning Efficiency Test II
• Quick Neurological Screening Test
• Motor- Visual Perception Test

Academic

Measure the child's academic levels in reading, mathematics and written language.

• Wechsler Individual Achievement Test
• Woodcock- Scales of Achievement - R
• Wide Range Achievement Test - R
• Woodcock Reading Mastery Test - R
• Key Math Test - R
• Kaufmann Test of Educational Achievement
• Test of Early Reading Ability - 2
• Test of Early Math Ability - 2
• Diagnostic Achievement Battery - 2
• Diagnostic Achievement Test for Adolescents - 2
• Test of Written Language - 3

Emotional/

Measure how parents, teachers and the child, himself, rate his/ behavior, attitudes and feelings at home and at school.

• Behavior Assessment System for Children
• Conner's Behavior Rating Scales
• Achenbach
• Reynolds Child Depression Scale
• Piers Harris Self- Scales
• Differential Test of Conduct and Emotional Problems
• Assessment of Interpersonal Relationships.
• Depression and Anxiety in Youth Scale
• Multidemension Depression Inventory

Adaptive Behavior

Measure how well the child adapts to his environment.

• Adaptive Behavior Inventory
• Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales