CAI Psychs

Led by Drs. Flanagan, Ortiz, and Alfonso. Creators of X BASS 3.0 and Cross Battery Assessment training. https://linktr.ee/caipsychs

10/01/2026

When does a school psychologist reach for X-BASS?
Hear from Dr. Ridge Bynum on his favorite uses, from planning an assessment battery and examining score patterns to start-to-finish SLD identification.

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09/29/2026

In 1975, there was no map.

Dr. Kevin McGrew earned his master's degree when the standard reference on intelligence testing only gave theory about a page and a half and never connected it to the tests practitioners were giving.

When the CHC taxonomy solidified in 1993, he described it as the thing the field had been chasing for decades.

The fourth edition of “Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment” applies that framework across the major intelligence batteries.

Hear Dr. McGrew speak on how far we've come.

To get your copy of the new “Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment and X-BASS, 4th Edition,” comment ESSENTIALS and we’ll send you the link!

09/24/2026

This is the last post you'll see about it.

Tomorrow is the Cross-Battery Institute. Three focused sessions with the same team that developed the XBA method, built the X-BASS software, and wrote the new fourth edition of “Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment and X-BASS.”

1️⃣ Session 1 walks through the updated XBA framework and how to build targeted, CHC-aligned assessments that are shorter and more interpretively precise.

2️⃣ Session 2 is a step-by-step walkthrough of the Dual Discrepancy/Consistency method inside X-BASS, built for practitioners who need SLD determinations that hold up when they're challenged.

3️⃣ Session 3 covers the updated Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix (C-LIM) for accurate, defensible interpretation with multilingual and culturally diverse students.

Whether you're new to XBA or updating your practice to the fourth edition framework, tomorrow is designed to send you back to your caseload with a process you can put to work immediately.

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09/22/2026

3 Days left until our 2nd Annual Cross-Battery Institute: Next-Generation SLD Identification with Cross-Battery Assessment and X-BASS 3.0.

Registration is still open!

If your fall calendar is filling up with evaluations and you want your process to be tighter, faster, and more defensible, September 25 is worth blocking off.

Learn directly from the authors/creators of the Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment and X-BASS, 4th Edition and X-BASS 3.0!

✅ Recordings are available if you can’t attend live

✅ Continuing education credits are available for all sessions when purchased separately

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09/18/2026

Loved the X‑BASS 3.0 Institute last year? Take the next step.

Our second Institute moves from “learning the new features” to mastering the practice

✅ Targeted XBA design
✅ DD/C‑based SLD identification
✅ Updated C‑LIM interpretation for multilingual learners

The first Institute gave you the software; the second Institute gives you the skill set.

There’s not much time left to register! Join your colleagues on September 25th.

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09/15/2026

If you evaluate multilingual and culturally diverse students, this session is for you.

When cultural and linguistic factors shape how a student performs on a test, standard interpretation can lead you to the wrong conclusion. A pattern that looks like a cognitive weakness may just be what you'd expect given the student's language background and exposure. Incorrect interpretation has real consequences for students and for the defensibility of your report.

Session 3 of the Cross-Battery Institute walks through the updated Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix (C-LIM) in X-BASS, a practical framework for separating those factors from true cognitive or academic deficits.

Here's what you'll take away:

🎉 How to evaluate cultural loading and linguistic demand across cognitive and achievement subtests

🎉 How to apply C-LIM inside X-BASS to interpret score patterns for diverse learners

🎉 New C-LIM extensions and what they mean for SLD identification in diverse populations

If multilingual and culturally diverse students show up on your caseload, this is the session that changes how you approach them.

Join us for the Cross-Battery Institute on September 25. This full-day virtual training is led by Drs. Flanagan, Alfonso, and Ortiz.

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09/12/2026

When your SLD determination is challenged, what does your documentation actually show?
That's what Session 2 of the Cross-Battery Institute is built for.

The Dual Discrepancy/Consistency method inside X-BASS gives practitioners a systematic process for distinguishing true SLD from low ability, slow processing, language differences, and other factors that can look similar in the data. It's the only SLD identification approach that is simultaneously consistent with IDEA 2004, grounded in CHC theory, and supported by a robust research base.

Attendees will walk through real cases and X-BASS decision rules with Drs. Flanagan, Alfonso, and Ortiz, and leave with a workflow they can put to use on their next evaluation, plus documentation that holds up to parents, teachers, and outside evaluators alike.

Whether you're conducting your first SLD determinations or your five hundredth, the DD/C method inside X-BASS gives you a process you can defend to anyone in the room.

Cross-Battery Institute. September 25. Full-day virtual training.

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09/09/2026

Theory only matters if you can put it to work.
That's the principle behind this year's Cross-Battery Institute. Three focused sessions with Drs. Flanagan, Alfonso, and Ortiz that bring the new Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment and X-BASS, 4th Edition to life through real cases, practical decision rules, and time-efficient workflows you can apply the next day.

Session 1 walks through the updated XBA framework and how to build targeted, CHC-aligned assessments.

Session 2 is a step-by-step walkthrough of the Dual Discrepancy/Consistency method for defensible SLD identification.

Session 3 covers the updated Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix for accurate interpretation with multilingual and culturally diverse learners.

Join your colleagues on September 25 for this live, full-day virtual training.

Comment INSTITUTE, and we'll send you the link to register.

09/07/2026

A well-done cross-battery assessment isn't about administering more tests. It's about knowing which subtests to select, how to organize your findings within the CHC framework, and how to generate interpretations that are clinically meaningful and psychometrically defensible.

In session 1 of the Cross-Battery Institute, participants will learn how to build targeted, CHC-aligned cross-battery assessments that are shorter, more focused, and more interpretively precise than traditional battery-based approaches.

Using real case data and X-BASS 3.0 workflows, this session walks through the full process from strategic subtest selection to final interpretation.

Whether you're new to XBA or updating your practice based on the updated software, you'll leave with a clear, step-by-step process you can apply the next day.

Session 1 is one of three sessions in our full-day virtual Institute on September 25.

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09/03/2026

It's here!! 🎉 Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment and X-BASS, 4th Edition, is out in the world and we couldn’t be more excited.

➡️ Swipe through to read a few early reviews of this new edition.

Want to get your hands on it AND see it come to life with real-world examples using X-BASS 3.0 workflows?

Our September 25th one-day Institute gives you the opportunity to obtain the book and practical training from the authors/creators of the book and software.

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