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Direct linkVanDerHeyden, 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
Peer reviewedIzumi, Jared T.; Burns, Matthew K.; Frisby, Craig L. – School Psychology, 2019
The Ability Achievement Discrepancy model remains the primary identification method used by school personnel. This study examined identification of a specific learning disability using the Ability Achievement Discrepancy model with the Woodcock-Johnson IV (WJ-IV). Two different test scores can be used to represent the ability construct: one that…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests
Maki, Kathrin E.; Burns, Matthew K.; Sullivan, Amanda L. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2018
Many school psychologists spend a large portion of their time conducting evaluations for special education, but school psychologists' confidence in learning disability (learning disability[ies] [LD]) identification has not been examined experimentally. This study examined differences in 376 school psychologists' confidence in their identification…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Decision Making
Hajovsky, Daniel B.; Maki, Kathrin E.; Chesnut, Steven R.; Barrett, Courtenay A.; Burns, Matthew K. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2022
This study examined the extent to which cognitive ability index scores predicted multidisciplinary teams' (MDT) SLD identification within a response-to-intervention (RtI) method after accounting for RtI slope and norm-referenced achievement scores. Results showed that four achievement composite scores (i.e., basic reading, reading comprehension,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Response to Intervention, Cognitive Tests
Maki, Kathrin E.; Barrett, Courtenay A.; Hajovsky, Daniel B.; Burns, Matthew K. – School Psychology, 2020
Students with specific learning disabilities (SLDs) represent a large proportion of those receiving special education services in U.S. schools, but the relationship between student-level variables and SLD identification is still not well understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which data collected as part of a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Academic Achievement, Race
Maki, Kathrin E.; Burns, Matthew K.; Sullivan, Amanda – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
Learning disability (LD) identification has long been controversial and has undergone substantive reform. This study examined the consistency of school psychologists' LD identification decisions across three identification methods and across student evaluation data conclusiveness levels. Data were collected from 376 practicing school psychologists…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
Barrett, Courtenay A.; Burns, Matthew K.; Maki, Kathrin E.; Clinkscales, Andryce; Hajovsky, Daniel B.; Spear, Shelbie E. – School Psychology, 2022
Despite decades of research, much is still unknown regarding how specific learning disability (SLD) identification decisions are made, particularly how language related to sociodemographic and psychosocial factors may impact decision-making. This study employed the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) method to examine the language used in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification, Language Usage, School Psychology
Burns, Matthew K.; VanDerHeyden, Amanda M.; Duesenberg-Marshall, McKinzie D.; Romero, Monica E.; Stevens, Mallory A.; Izumi, Jared T.; McCollom, Elizabeth M. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2023
Students with dyslexia demonstrate reading difficulty in early literacy skills (e.g., phonemic awareness, word recognition, decoding), and administering screeners is a necessary step to implement effective intervention. There are several commonly used reading screeners, but the decision accuracy and predictive value between them varies. In the…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Screening Tests, At Risk Students, Reading Difficulties
Burns, Matthew K.; Barrett, Courtenay A.; Maki, Kathrin E.; Hajovsky, Daniel B.; Duesenberg, McKinzie D.; Romero, Monica E. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
School psychological reports of evaluation results have the potential to provide data that are timely, synthesized, and interpreted and could include recommendations for evidence-based interventions and accommodations for improving student outcomes. The current study examined 130 school psychological reports from 13 school districts and found that…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Student Evaluation, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention
Jimerson, Shane R., Ed.; Burns, Matthew K., Ed.; VanDerHeyden, Amanda M., Ed. – Springer, 2016
The second edition of this essential handbook provides a comprehensive, updated overview of the science that informs best practices for the implementation of response to intervention (RTI) processes within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to facilitate the academic success of all students. The volume includes insights from leading scholars…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Student Evaluation, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
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.; Jacob, Susan; Wagner, Angela R. – Journal of School Psychology, 2008
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 allows schools to use a child's response to research-based intervention (RTI) as a part of procedures to identify students with learning disabilities. This paper considers whether RTI-based assessment models meet ethical and legal standards for acceptable assessment practices.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
