Assessment of Children and Youth, Second Edition, is a comprehensive assessment book that provides balanced coverage of special education assessment of children and youth, ages 3-20. Easy for readers to understand, the book reviews traditional and alternative assessment approaches and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each. Coverage of informal and performance-based assessments across the curriculum teaches students how approaches in the general education classroom apply to students, both with and without disabilities. For anyone interested in learning about the assessment of students with disabilities.