Academic Skills Problems, Second Edition Direct Assessment and Intervention

by Shapiro, Edward S.

• ISBN13: 9781572300934
• ISBN10: 1572300930
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-03-10
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Revising and updating the first edition of a best-selling text, this volume is organized around a four-step conceptual framework for the direct assessment of academic skills. Illustrated with numerous case studies, the book contains step-by-step instructions for assessment of the instructional environment, assessment of curriculum placement, instructional modification, and progress monitoring. Revisions to the text reflect important changes in teaching practices since the first edition was published, as well as new intervention strategies; and references, forms, and charts have also been completely updated. A companion workbook offers practice exercises that supplement the book's presentation of assessment and intervention strategies.

Author Biography

Edward S. Shapiro received his doctorate in school psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Since 1980, he has been the Coordinator of the school psychology program at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he is a Professor of School Psychology. He is outgoing Editor of School Psychology Review, the official journal of the National Association of School Psychologists, and has numerous publications in the areas of curriculum-based assessment, behavioral assessment, behavioral interventions, and self-management strategies for classroom behavior change. Recently, Dr. Shapiro has directed training and research projects focused on improving the skills of school personnel in strategies to better include students with serious emotional disturbances in regular education settings.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(25)
Background, History, and Rationale for Academic Assessment and Intervention	3	(1)
Assessment and Decision Making for Academic Problems	4	(1)
Types of Assessment Methods	5	(15)
Intervention Methods for Academic Skills	20	(6)
Choosing Targets for Academic Assessment and Remediation	26	(34)
Selecting Targets for Assessment	27	(19)
Selecting Targets for Remediation: Linking Assessment to Intervention	46	(3)
Selecting Intervention Procedures	49	(9)
Summary of Procedures for Choosing Interventions	58	(2)
Assessing the Academic Environment	60	(49)
Overview	60	(4)
Assessing the Academic Environment	64	(29)
Student Interview	93	(1)
Permanent Product Review	94	(1)
Summary and Conclusions	95	(14)
Appendix 3A: Teacher Interview From for Academic Problems	98	(6)
Appendix 3B: Computation Skills Mastery Curriculum from a Small Urban School District in the Northeastern United States	104	(2)
Appendix 3C: Blank Form for the State-Event Classroom Observation System (SECOS)	106	(1)
Appendix 3D: Form for Analyzing Direct Observations Using the SECOS	107	(1)
Appendix 3E: Blank Form for the Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (B.O.S.S.)	108	(1)
Assessing Instructional Placement	109	(29)
Reading	110	(8)
Mathematics	118	(7)
Written Expression	125	(3)
Spelling	128	(1)
Summarizing the Data-Collection Process	129	(9)
Appendix 4A: Data Summary Form for Academic Assessment	131	(7)
Instructional Modification I: General Strategies	138	(27)
Background	138	(4)
General Strategies for Academic Problems	142	(22)
Summary	164	(1)
Instructional Modification II: Specific Skill Areas	165	(33)
Reading	165	(15)
Mathematics	180	(4)
Spelling	184	(2)
Written Language	186	(10)
Conclusions and Summary	196	(2)
Progress Monitoring	198	(28)
Reading	200	(12)
Mathematics	212	(6)
Spelling	218	(2)
Written Language	220	(2)
Summary	222	(4)
Case Illustrations	226	(49)
Case Examples for Academic Assessment	226	(29)
Case Examples for Academic Interventions	255	(9)
A Case Example of the Four-Step Model of Direct Academic Assessment	264	(10)
Conclusions	274	(1)
References	275	(34)
Index	309