Flanagan, Ortiz, S. O., & Alfonso, V. C. (2013). Essentials of cross-battery assessment (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
In the Flanagan, Ortiz, and Alfonso (2013) text, read the chapters:
Chapter 5 -- Cross-Battery Assessment of Individuals from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds (pp. 287-350)
Chapter 5 includes information related to the use of the DD/C process of assessment with students who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Non-verbal testing, native-language testing, and English-language testing are explored. The XBA system includes a Cultural Language Test Classification and Interpretive Matrix (the Culture -Language Test Interpretive Matrix-C-LIM) which is explored in detail to assist the reader with understanding how to evaluate EL students using the DD/C PSW SLD model.
Chapter 6 -- Strengths and Weaknesses of the Cross-Battery Assessment Approach (pp. 351-364)
Chapter 6 provides an overview of the PSW model for SLD identification using a cross-battery approach. The strengths and limitations of this model are explored. The defensibility of this model is analyzed. The XBASS software is explored including the C-LIM (EL assessment).
[Wiley]. (2013, April 18). Cross-Battery Assessment 3e/Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix Software Demo 0470621950 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/gHvjS7MItPI The video below includes a quick (10-minute) overview of the C-LIM using XBASS-Cross-Battery Assessment.
[Pearson Assessments US]. (2020, April 21). WIAT-4 Introductory Overview [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/XPtAbOtoZcM This video includes information about the WIAT-4 assessment battery.
