Below, you'll find a list of books and articles that are recommended by various members, along with comments to highlight the value of the material.

Recommended Books Member School Division Comments/Review
Feifer, S.G. (2019). The Neuropsychology of Stress & Trauma: How to Develop a Trauma Informed School. Middletown, MD: School Neuropsych Press. Ron T. N/A This is a great book for developing an understanding of how trauma from adverse childhood experiences affect the brain, human functioning, and even test performance.  It provides practical ideas on how to implement a trauma-informed school, including evidence-based interventions and accommodations.
Barkley, R. (2016). Managing ADHD in School: The Best Evidenced-Based Methods for Teachers. PESI Publishing.

 Ron T. N/A This is not the most comprehensive book on ADHD written by Dr. Russell Barkley with pages of details about research studies.  Instead, it summarizes all the essential information that teachers need to know, including genetics, the underlying neurophysiology, and a load of great evidence-based strategies for teachers!  I produced some well-received presentations for teachers based on this one book.
Packer, L.E. & Pruitt, S.K. (2010).  Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers: Teaching Students with Tourette's, Bipolar Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, OCD, ADHD, and More.  Portland, OR: Woodbine House.

Sherri Smart Hanover This book has teacher-friendly overviews. 
Robinson, D.J. (2016).  The Mental Status Exam - Explained (3rd. Ed.). Rapid Psychler Press.

 Chris Franz Borderland This inexpensive book can help with prioritizing mental health observations and questions during interviewing so that you can write better narratives in reports and facilitate diagnoses.
Classroom Discipline:

Charles, C.M. (2011). Building Classroom Discipline (10th Ed.). Pearson.

 Ron T. N/A If you're ever asked to consult with new teachers about classroom discipline, this book is a must!  It is loaded with many ideas for organizing a classroom, fostering good relationships, motivating students, as well as understanding and managing group dynamics.  It builds on many ideas and research from psychologists and sage educators over the decades (e.g., Fritz Redl, B.F. Skinner, William Glasser, Jacob Kounin, Haim Ginott, Rudolf Dreikurs, Lee & Marlene Canter, Barabara Coloroso, Alfie Kohn, Ron Morrish, Harry & Rosemary Wong, Fred Jones, Spencer Kagan, Craig Seganti, Michele Borba, Diane Gossen, etc.).
Using CBT in School:

Joyce-Beaulieu, D. & Sulkowski, M. (2020). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in K-12 School Settings: A Practitioner's Workbook. Springer Publishing Company.




Friedberg, R.D. & McClure, J.M. (2015). Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents.  Guilford Press.



Stallard, P. (2019). Think Good, Feel Good: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook for Children and Young People 2nd Ed. Wiley.

 Ron T. N/A The CBT in K-12 School Settings book is a must read for school psychologists who want to use CBT in school.  It gives a lot of essential information about assessment and data tracking, theory, case conceptualization, therapy planning, CBT techniques (e.g., relaxation, mindfulness, behavioral regulation, habit reversal, exposure/response prevention, cognitive restructuring, etc.), CBT strategies for specific DSM-5 mental disorders, applied practical tips, case studies, and many useful reproductible forms you can copy from Springer online.

For a deeper dive, Friedberg & McClure's book explains the application of CBT with children and adolescents in greater detail.  It also covers detailed discussions of how to use CBT with depressed, anxious, disruptive, and autistic students.  Moreover, it also has a chapter on working collaboratively with parents, and a bit on cognintive-behavioral family therapy.

If you found the first edition of Think Good, Feel Good helpful, the second edition has all the latest therapeutic techniques included, including mindfulness, compassion-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy.  As before, you can download a plethora of reproducible forms suitable for use with children.
Evidence-Based Academic & Behavioral Interventions:

Burns, M.K., Riley-Tillman, T.C., & Rathvon, N. (2017). Effective School Interventions: Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes (3rd Ed.). Guilford.

Wendling, B.J. & Mather, N. (2009). Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions. John Wiley & Sons.

 Ron T. N/A I used the previous edition of the Effective School Interventions book, and it was very useful.  The 3rd edition has interventions for 83 school problems, including 41 strategies for academic problems (reading, writing, math, content areas, homework), 35 for behavioral difficulties (classroom, small group, individual, hallway, playground, school bus), and 7 for preschoolers.

The Wending & Mather book was one of my go-to books for coming up with great academic recommendations!  I highly recommend this little book if you don't have it.  In my opinion, this book is a must read for all school psychologists.  It ties academic problems to associated cognitive deficiences and is loaded with practical interventions for reading, spelling, written expression, and mathematics.
Diagnosing Learning Disabilties:


Flanagan, D.P. & Alfonso, V.C. (2018). Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification (2nd Ed.). Wiley.


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In this essential book, leading experts examine multiple theoretical orientations and various identification approaches for dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other common SLDs. The 2nd edition has been updated to align with the most current understanding of SLD manifestations, diagnostic assessment, and evidence-based interventions.  Moreover, it includes new material covering nonverbal learning disability, speech-language impairment, general learning difficulties, and differentially diagnosing SLD from other conditions.
Multisensory Structured Reading Interventions:


Birsh, J.R. & Carreker, S. (2018). Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills (4th Ed.). Brookes Publishing.

 Ron T. N/A This book discusses the use of multisensory structured teaching appropriate for all students (e.g, the Orton-Gillingham approach), including English-language learners and those with dyslexia and dyscalculia.  It is a "must-read" for school psychologists who want to consult with teachers about science-based literacy instruction.  The book is very comprehensive, spanning oral language development, emergent literacy skills, screening, curriculum-based measurement, phonemic awareness, decoding, morphology, executive functioning, reading fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, spelling instruction, written language instruction, use of technology, RTI, and much more.
Math Interventions:

Codding, R.S., Volpe, R.J., & Poncy, B.C. (2017). Effective Math Interventions: A Guide to Improving Whole-Number Knowledge. Guilford Press.



Feifer, S. (2017). The Neuropsychology of Mathematics: An Introduction to the FAM. PAR Inc.
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This book offers a synthesis of empirically-supported practices that can improve K-5 mathematics instruction. From math screening, effective Tier 2 & 3 interventions, and progress monitoring, each procedure is presented in a systematic way. The reader gets an understanding of what math skills and content students must learn, and how, to ensure they reach mastery. The book is filled with case examples, implementation checklists, and tables summarizing the evidence for specific strategies.

I used Feifer's book to interpret the FAM results for students.  It has a research-based model of Math LD and it has some specific educational strategies for each subtype.  It's worth getting if you're going to use the FAM.
Promising Books for Dyscalculia:

Bird, R. (2021). The Dyscalculia Toolkit: Supporting Learning Difficuties in Mathematics. Corwin.

Emerson, J, Babtie, P., & Butterworth, B. (2014).  The Dyscalculia Assessment (2nd Ed.). Bloomsbury Academic.

Hannell, G. (2012). Dyscalculia: Action Plans for Successful Learning in Mathematics (2nd Ed.). Routledge.

Marie-Pascale, N. & Karagiannakis, G. (2022). Effective Teaching Strategies for Dyscalculia and Learning Difficulties in Mathematics: Perspectives from Cognitive Neuroscience. Routledge.

 Ron T. N/A I have only looked over the contents of these books, but they look promising for a better understanding of dyscalculia, as well as generating appropriate recommendations.
Selective Mutism:

Kearney, C. (2010). Helping Children with Selective Mutism and Their Parents: A Guide for School-Based Professionals. Oxford University Press.

McHolm, A.E., Cunningham, C.E., & Vanier, M.K. (2005). Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome A Fear of Speaking. New Harbinger Publications.

 Laura Sander Sunrise These are two of the several books recommended by Laura Sander at the regional school psychologists meeting on Sept. 29, 2023.  They use a systematic behavior therapy method for treating the anxiety-based disorder of selective mutism.  Several therapeutic components include: (a) building rapport, (b) psychoeducation, (c) teaching self-assessment of anxiety, and (d) desensitization, which includes gradually shaping verbal behavior using games, patiently waiting, and positive reinforcement, followed by gradually fading environmental stimuli to help generalize new verbal behaviors across different people and settings.  In addition, reducing inadvertent parental accommodation of their child's avoidant behaviors, and adaptations (e.g., selective seating, videotaping, transitioning) are helpful.
Understanding & Diagnosing Autism:

Henderson, D., Wayland, S., & White, J. (2023).  Is This Autism?: A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else. Routledge.

Henderson, D., Wayland, S., & White, J. (2023). Is This Autism?: A Companion Guide for Diagnosing. Routledge.



Saulnier, C.A. & Ventola, P.E. (2024). Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Assessment (2nd Ed.). Wiley.		 Ron T. N/A These books werre highly recommended by several school psychologists at the June 5, 2025 regional meeting.  The first book provides a detailed description of the less-obvious presentations of autism.  It also covers many features beyond the DSM-5-TR.  The companion book desribes how clinicians can assess and diagnose autism.  It includes current assessment methods, such as interviewing, rating scales, self-report measures, social cognition tests, and behavioral observations.  It also provides guidance regarding cultural considerations, common mistakes, and how to communicate with and support clients through the diagnostic process.

The Essentials book series has always been a go-to for most subjects.  Although I haven't read this one, it appears up-to-date and comprehensive in scope.  It is worth checking out.  It examines many important areas pertinent to diagnosis: developmental factors, cognitive abilities, speech, language, communication, adaptive skills, executive functioning, behavioral regulation, history & record review, direct assessment, co-occurring conditions, ethnic differences, sex differences, factors to consider to plan for transition to adulthood, and more.
School Neuropsychology:

Miller, D.C., & Maricle, D.E. (2019). School Neuropsychological Assessment (3rd Ed.). Wiley.


Semrud-Clikeman, M., Fiorello, C.A., & Hale, J.B. (2025). School Neuropsychology: A Practitioner's Handbook (2nd Ed.). Guilford Press.

 Ron T. N/A I had the 2nd edition of the Essentials book and I learned a lot. The 3rd edition includes advances in neuropsychological test batteries for children (NEPSY-II, WISC-V-Integrated, D-KEFS), updated online tools, case studies, searchable databases of neuropsychological tests, a processing concerns checklist, and a sample report with tables.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first edition of this book, which was published way back in 2004.  It presented a model of brain functioning based on the latest scientific knowledge up to that point.  It discussed assessment using a neuropsychological framework, how to link assessment to intervention, and it helped to better understanding SLDs, ADHD, and more.  This second edition (available in November 2025) adds genetic disorders & chronic medical disorders, ASD, a new 3D model of brain networks, updated research and terminology, and new case studies.