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Direct linkBurns, Matthew K. – Communique, 2021
This article describes how to use data to align student performance to a phase of learning by using a skill-by-treatment interaction, and how that information can help select an appropriate intensification strategy. It describes the Fuchs et al. (2017) taxonomy of intervention intensity through a skill-by-treatment interaction (STI) for reading in…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, Skill Development, Reading Skills
Burns, Matthew K. – Communique, 2016
The current national implementation of response-to-intervention frameworks has intensified the debate regarding underlying causes of student deficits and how to best assess and intervene for them. If cognitive measures are useful to intervention planning, then experimental research should be able to demonstrate that use of cognitively focused…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Response to Intervention, Outcomes of Education, Evidence Based Practice
VanDerHeyden, Amanda M.; Burns, Matthew K. – Communique, 2017
Given that most schools already conduct reading screening multiple times per year, often using multiple measures, it makes sense to revisit why all this screening may not be giving schools the desired return on investment that they are after. The purpose of this article is to equip school psychologists with an understanding of four common dyslexia…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Dyslexia, School Psychologists, Misconceptions
VanDerHeyden, Amanda M.; Burns, Matthew K.; Peltier, Corey; Codding, Robin S. – Communique, 2021
This article is the second of a series of articles appearing in "Communiqué" about how school psychologists can adopt and promote the evidence-based practices in math assessment and instruction. The focus of this article is on measuring math skills for screening, diagnostic decisions, and progress monitoring. [For the first article in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mastery Tests, Student Evaluation, Evidence Based Practice
Cohen, Daniel R.; Burns, Matthew K.; Riley-Tillman, Christopher; Hosp, John L. – Communique, 2015
Recently in a "New York Times" op-ed entitled "Is Special Education Racist?" Morgan and Farkas (2015) confront conventional wisdom that there are too many minority students in special education stating, "The real problem is that Black children are underrepresented in special education classes when compared with White…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Special Education
Burns, Matthew K.; Preast, June L.; Kilpatrick, Kayla D.; Taylor, Crystal N.; Young, Helen; Aguilar, Lisa; Allen, Amanda; Copeland, Christa; Haider, Aqdas; Henry, Lauren – Communique, 2017
School psychologists are often seen as leaders in schools. They lead data teams, problem-solving teams, multidisciplinary evaluation teams, and crisis response teams. They are also perceived as leaders regarding intervention, multitiered systems of support, behavior support, collaboration, consultation, special education, assessment, and…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Leadership Responsibility, Role, Educational Research
Brundage, Amber; Beckmann-Bartlett, Carol; Burns, Matthew K. – Communique, 2010
In January 2008, the school-wide data for Alice Birney Middle School in North Charleston, South Carolina were concerning. According to the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Reading data, 40% to 48% of the students fell below the 25th percentile at each grade level. The authors realized that these students were not all undiagnosed special…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Reading Instruction
