Volume 46, Issue 3 (November 2017 )

• Editor's Note: Early Childhood Education

  This editor's note discusses articles on early childhood education, the upcoming convention, and ongoing series in the newspaper. … more

• President's Message: You Just Never Know

  This president's message talks about the importance of caring connections in light of recent natural disasters and reminds members to prepare for School Psychology Awareness Week. … more

• Early Childhood Mental Health and the School Psychologist

  Early childhood mental health is often underaddressed. This article explores the scope of early childhood mental health problems and obstacles to providing interventions. … more

• Early Childhood Gifted Assessment and Intervention Practices

  Gifted education is arguably one of the more underresearched areas in education. This article reviews literature on early childhood gifted education, trouble with current assessment practices, and implications for school psychologists. … more

• Assessment of Dyslexia

  In recent years, interest has increased in the specific reading disability known as dyslexia. This article defines dyslexia, explains complications in determining dyslexia, and identifies its primary and secondary characteristics. … more

• Conditions for Further Study: Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

  This article reviews proposed DSM-5 criteria for neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. … more

• Suicide Prevention Legislation: What School Psychologists Need to Know and Do

  This article presents a history of suicide prevention legislation, along with steps for moving forward. … more

• Make a Difference as a Field Supervisor

  This viewpoint reinforces the importance of practicum and internship requirements and proposes how supervisory experience can create a reciprocal learning environment. … more

• Tips for Making Your School Office Great

  This article helps school psychology graduate students transition to practice by anticipating what to have in their office. … more

• The Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

  This interview explains the work of the SCCAP and their relationship with schools and school-related services. … more

• Ask Perry: Your Legal Questions Answered by Our Expert

  In this article, Perry Zirkel addresses questions about student records, recent court decisions, students with disabilities, visual disorders, special education, and specific learning disability. … more

• Teaching Character Strengths: Persee the Perseverant Puppy

  This article introduces a method for teaching young children about important character traits, such as kindness, grit, flexibility, and self-control. … more

• Opportunities and Challenges for Online Instruction in School Psychology Programs

  This article follows up on a conversation about online instruction in school psychology programs, presenting opportunities and challenges to consider. … more

• Presenters in Focus: Updating Your Toolkit for Monitoring Progress of Younger Struggling Readers

  This Q&A with a 2018 convention presenter addresses progress monitoring for young students, pitfalls of addressing data, and responding to cultural and linguistic diversity with regards to progress monitoring. … more

• Talk to Your Supervisor About Going to Chicago

  This article highlights talking points to use with your supervisor when discussing the possibility of attending the 2018 convention. … more

• Student Happiness: An Update

  This article follows up on a previous article about the importance of student happiness for mental well-being. … more

• Implicit Bias: A Foundation for School Psychologists

  This handout provides an overview of implicit bias as it relates to school psychology practice. … more

• Seeking New Submissions for the Student Connections Column

  This article explains the Student Connections column and calls for new articles around certain topics with examples of what to cover. … more

• Just a Click Away: G-Suite for Education and School Psychology

  This article introduces Google's cloud services, G-Suite, as a mechanism for teachers to enhance learning and collaboration and for school psychologists to handle student records. … more

• Book Review: Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice

  This book review examines the Handbook of Social and Emotional Learning: Research and Practice as a research-based tool for practitioners to use from preschool to high school. … more

• Book Review: Academic and Behavioral Interventions: Evidence-Based Interventions for All Students

  This book review examines Academic and Behavioral Interventions: Evidence-Based Interventions for All Students as a comprehensive resource for common supports. … more

• Book Review: Experiential Activities for Enhancing Emotional Intelligence: A Group Counseling Guide to the Keys to Success

  This book review evaluates Experiential Activities for Enhancing Emotional Intelligence: A Group Counseling Guide to the Keys to Success as a resource for counselors, psychologists, teachers, and other professionals to foster emotional intelligence. … more

• Book Review: Ketchup Is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up With Autism

  This book review evaluates Ketchup Is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up With Autism, a memoir on raising a child with autism from birth to adulthood. … more

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