Academic Skills Problems Workbook

by Shapiro, Edward S.

• ISBN13: 9781572301078
• ISBN10: 1572301074
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-05-20
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. Supplemental workbook to accompany the text Academic Skills Problems (1996) by the same author. For school psychologists. Provides forms, instructions, and exercises for assessing academic skills. Softcover.

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	(6)
STEP 1. ASSESSING THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
Teacher Interview	7	(12)
Teacher Interview Form for Academic Problems	8	(7)
Elementary Math Whole Number Computational Skills Expected Mastery	15	(3)
Questions to Guide General Teacher Interviews for Academic Skills	18	(1)
Academic Performance Rating Scale	19	(6)
Academic Performance Rating Scale Form	20	(2)
APRS Scoring Instructions	22	(3)
Student Interview	25	(4)
TIES Student Interview	26	(1)
Student Interview Form	27	(2)
Direct Observation: Manual for the Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools	29	(22)
Coding Academic Engagement	34	(1)
Coding Nonengagement	35	(2)
Coding Teacher-Directed Instruction	37	(3)
Scoring the B.O.S.S.	40	(2)
Interpretation of B.O.S.S. Data	42	(3)
Blank B.O.S.S. Forms	45	(6)
STEP 2. ASSESSING CURRICULUM PLACEMENT
Reading	51	(12)
Oral Retell Technique	51	(1)
Quantification of Retelling Form	51	(3)
Retell Technique: Examples and Exercises	54	(9)
Math	63	(12)
Using Digits Correct per Minute in Scoring Math Probes: Rationale	63	(1)
Scoring Digits Correct for Addition and Subtraction Problems	64	(4)
Scoring Digits Correct for Multiplication Problems	68	(4)
Scoring Digits Correct for Division Problems	72	(3)
Spelling	75	(8)
Using Correct Letter Sequences in Scoring Spelling: Rationale	75	(3)
Scoring Correct Letter Sequences	78	(5)
Written Language	83	(12)
Scoring for Words Written	83	(1)
Scoring for Writing Mechanics	83	(1)
Assessing Quality of Longer Writing Samples	84	(1)
Measure for Assessing Written Language Skills	85	(1)
Criteria for Holistic Writing Assessment	86	(1)
Criteria for Analytical Scoring	87	(1)
Scoring Brief Written Language Samples: Examples and Exercises	88	(7)
Summary Form for Academic Assessment	95	(12)
STEP 3. INSTRUCTIONAL MODIFICATION
The Folding-in Technique	107	(10)
Example: Folding-in Technique for Word Acquisition and Reading Fluency	108	(4)
Example: Folding-in Technique for Multiplication Facts	112	(5)
STEP 4. PROGRESS MONITORING
Graphing Data	117	(12)
Setting Up Graphic Displays	117	(1)
Interpreting Graphic Data	118	(3)
Preparing Curriculum-Based Measurement Graphs	121	(8)
Developing Local Norms	129	(6)
Creating the Measurement Net	129	(1)
Selecting the Sample	130	(1)
Data Collection	131	(1)
Data Analysis and Results	131	(4)
References	135