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Provides evidence-based guidance for selecting or developing, implementing, and interpreting universal screening instruments in educational settings. The book describes how universal screening fits within response-to-intervention and multiple-gating models of education and also addresses psychometric issues (eg. reliability and validity) and implementation issues (eg. teacher training, parental consent, technology, budgets, and school characteristics).
List of contents
Contributors
Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Universal Screening in Educational Settings
Ryan J. Kettler, Todd A. Glover, Craig A. Albers, and Kelly A. Feeney-KettlerPart I. Universal Screening Within Educational Models Chapter 2: Screening Within a Multitiered Early Prevention Model: Using Assessment to Inform Instruction and Promote Students' Response to Intervention
Danielle M. Parisi, Tanya Ihlo, and Todd A. Glover Chapter 3: Multiple-Gating Approaches in Universal Screening Within School and Community Settings
Hill M. Walker, Jason W. Small, Herbert H. Severson, John R. Seeley, and Edward G. FeilPart II. Developing, Evaluating, and Implementing Screening Chapter 4: Developing and Evaluating Screening Systems: Practical and Psychometric Considerations
Theodore J. Christ and Peter M. Nelson Chapter 5: Screening as Innovation: Implementation Challenges
Susan G. Forman, Tzivia R. Jofen, and Audrey R. LubinPart III. Content-Specific Screening Chapter 6: Early Childhood Literacy Screening
Scott R. McConnell, Tracy A. Bradfield, and Alisha K. Wackerle-Hollman Chapter 7: Screening for Early Reading Skills: Using Data to Guide Resources and Instruction
Matthew K. Burns, Katherine Haegele, and Shawna Petersen-Brown Chapter 8: Mathematics Screening Measures for the Primary Grades
Ben Clarke, Kelly Haymond, and Russell Gersten Chapter 9: Broadband Screening of Academic and Social Behavior
James C. DiPerna, Catherine G. Bailey, and Christopher Anthony Chapter 10: Behavioral and Mental Health Screening
Randy W. Kamphaus, Cecil R. Reynolds, and Bridget V. Dever Chapter 11: Universal Screening of English Language Learners: Language Proficiency and Literacy
Craig A. Albers and Paige L. Mission Index
About the Editors
About the author
Ryan J. Kettler, PhD, is an assistant professor of school psychology in the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He earned his doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin amp ndash Madison in 2 5. Dr. Kettler's research on data-based decision making in education has been funded externally and has yielded more than 4 publications. He is currently coprincipal investigator of the School System Improvement Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, as well as the website editor of the research registry of the Society for the Study of School Psychology.
Todd A. Glover, PhD, is a research associate professor at the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools at the University of Nebraska amp ndash Lincoln. His research and publications focus on school-based screening, academic and behavioral supports for students at risk, and response to intervention. Dr. Glover is the principal or coprincipal investigator of ongoing grant projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute for Education Sciences and the Nebraska Department of Education. He is also director of research operations for the National Center for Research on Rural Education.
Craig A. Albers, PhD, is an associate professor of educational psychology in the School Psychology Program and is the chairperson of the Interdisciplinary Prevention and Intervention Sciences Program at the University of Wisconsin amp ndash Madison. He earned his doctorate in educational psychology at Arizona State University in 2 2. Dr. Albers has received multiple U.S. Department of Education and Institute of Education Sciences research and training grants associated with implementation of response-to-intervention models. He is a member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology and serves as an associate editor for the
Journal of School Psychology.
Kelly A. Feeney-Kettler, PhD, is a consultant in educational psychology in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. She earned her doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin amp ndash Madison in 2 8. Dr. Feeney-Kettler developed the Preschool Behavior Screening System to promote the early identification of children at risk for mental health problems. She was recognized by APA's Division (School Psychology) with an outstanding dissertation award. She also has been recognized as an Early Career Scholar by the Society for the Study of School Psychology.
Summary
Universal screening in schools uncovers early reading and behavioral challenges that can persist into high school, highlighting the need for timely intervention. Evidence-based guidance explains how to select, develop, and use screening tools while addressing psychometric issues, teacher training, and logistical challenges.
