H. Wayne Light
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H. Wayne Light, Ph.D. is an academic and author
. He is known as the author of Light's Retention Scale, a counseling tool designed to help parents and teachers determine whether a child should be retained
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Light's Retention Scale was first published in 1977, with four subsequent revisions. Used for children in kindergarten
through high school
, the test evaluates a student in nineteen categories, including attendance, intelligence, motivation, academic performance, and several other factors. Physical size, gender, and age are also taken into account. According to the publisher, Academic Therapy Publications, more than one million copies have been sold and more than 90 percent of all North American schools use this tool.
He has also written Beyond Retention a handbook for teachers, Mental Retardation, a guide for professionals, School Vandalism and other articles. He worked a number of years in private practice as a police psychologist and earned a Diplomate in Police Psychology. During 1999, Dr. Light assisted law enforcement in several situations and was named "Public Safety Officer of the year" by California Senator Milton Marks
.
After an illness during 1997, he retired from his police psychology practice and returned to his original occupation of helping children. Dr. Light has been named Outstanding School Psychologist in California. During 1999 Dr. Light married his long time secretary Jessie Tapia. They live in the Central Valley of California.
Author
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. He is known as the author of Light's Retention Scale, a counseling tool designed to help parents and teachers determine whether a child should be retained
Grade retention
Grade retention or grade repetition is the process of having a student repeat an educational course, usually one previously failed. Students who repeat a course are referred as "repeaters"...
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Light's Retention Scale was first published in 1977, with four subsequent revisions. Used for children in kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, the test evaluates a student in nineteen categories, including attendance, intelligence, motivation, academic performance, and several other factors. Physical size, gender, and age are also taken into account. According to the publisher, Academic Therapy Publications, more than one million copies have been sold and more than 90 percent of all North American schools use this tool.
He has also written Beyond Retention a handbook for teachers, Mental Retardation, a guide for professionals, School Vandalism and other articles. He worked a number of years in private practice as a police psychologist and earned a Diplomate in Police Psychology. During 1999, Dr. Light assisted law enforcement in several situations and was named "Public Safety Officer of the year" by California Senator Milton Marks
Milton Marks
Milton Marks, Jr. was a California politician who served in the California State Assembly and California State Senate, as both a Republican and a Democrat, representing San Francisco for 38 years....
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After an illness during 1997, he retired from his police psychology practice and returned to his original occupation of helping children. Dr. Light has been named Outstanding School Psychologist in California. During 1999 Dr. Light married his long time secretary Jessie Tapia. They live in the Central Valley of California.