Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Schools

Virginia Wise Berninger, PhD, is a professor of learning sciences and human development at the University of Washington, Seattle. She brings an interdisciplinary background to writing the interdisciplinary frameworks, which includes being a general education teacher (5 years in urban and suburban schools), special education teacher (3 years in a rural school), reading specialist ( year in an urban school), experimental psychologist (cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics), clinical psychologist on interdisciplinary teams (predoctoral and postdoctoral clinical training at Boston Children's Hospital and licensed psychologist in Washington), school consultant (33 years in Boston and Seattle), research psychologist (Harvard Medical School, Tufts amp ndash New England Medical Center, University of Washington), trainer of school psychologists ( 989 amp ndash 2 ), and trainer of educators in K amp ndash 2 and academics (2 7 amp ndash present).  Her research experience includes serving as a principal investigator on research funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development on normal and disabled reading, writing, and oral language development ( 989 amp ndash 2 8), as well as principal investigator and director of the University of Washington Interdisciplinary Research Center (genetics, assessments, brain imaging, and instruction 995 amp ndash 2 , 2 amp ndash present).

• PrefaceI. Basic Principles of Interdisciplinary TeamworkIntroduction to the Interdisciplinary FrameworksUsing the Interdisciplinary Frameworks in PracticeII. Developmental Stepping Stones in Assessment and InstructionEvidence-Based Use of Tests and Assessments in 2 st-Century EducationLinking Instruction and Assessment in Early ChildhoodLinking Instruction and Assessment in Middle ChildhoodLinking Instruction and Assessment in AdolescenceIII. Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Understanding the Biological Bases of Development and LearningA Genetics Primer and Brain Primer for Interdisciplinary FrameworksDiagnosing Pervasive and Specific Developmental Disabilities and TalentDiagnosing Specific Learning Disabilities and Twice ExceptionalityNeurogenetic DisordersBrain-Related Disorders and Other Health ConditionsIV. Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Understanding Environmental Bases of Development and LearningRacial, Cultural, Family, Linguistic, and Socioeconomic Diversity and the Story of RoseV. Interdisciplinary Frameworks for Understanding Legal, Ethical, and Institutional IssuesPerspectives of a Neuropsychologist Working in an Interdisciplinary Setting With Students With Learning Disabilities and Their Parents and TeachersOpportunities for Educators to Advocate for StudentsChild Custody Litigation and School Personnel Fostering Positive School amp ndash Family RelationshipsAppendix A: Becoming a Critical Consumer of Interdisciplinary Research for Translating Research Into PracticeAppendix B: Honor Role Model List Representing Exemplary Practices by Members of Different Professions on Interdisciplinary Teams in SchoolsIndexAbout the Author