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Books written by Nancy Mather

Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions

Two theories have been proposed that relate to the development of fluent word reading: automaticity theory (LaBerge & Samuels, 1974) and verbal efficiency theory (Perfetti, 1985). These theorists maintain that beginning readers first ...
Comprehensive Evaluations: Case Reports for Psychologists, Diagnosticians, and Special Educators

Mrs. Samuels, Maggie's third-grade teacher, made the initial referral to the SAT in January 2009, when Maggie's scores on the grade-level benchmark reading test fell below the cutoff point in the areas of fluency and comprehension for ...
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing

Mr. Matthews feels that the reason Paul is not doing well in school is because he is not prepared for his classes, which results in inadequate completion of homework assignments and poor test scores. He believes that if Paul would just ...
Writing Assessment and Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

Nancy Mather, Barbara J. Wendling, Rhia Roberts ... Ryan, a seventh - grade student, required both compensatory strategies and accommodations to succeed in his general education classes. Ryan's vocabulary and ability to generate ideas ...
Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions

... research indicates that children who get off to a poor start in reading in first grade typically continue on this trajectory and do not catch up (Francis, Shaywitz, Stuebing, Shaywitz, & Fletcher, 1996; Torgesen & Burgess, 1998).
Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

Torgesen, J. K., Wagner, R. K., Rashotte, C. A., Burgess, S. R., & Hecht, S. A. (1997). The contributions of phonological awareness and rapid automatic naming ability to the growth of word reading skills in second to fifth grade ...
Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention

Research indicates that individuals with dyslexia demonstrate more difficulty in suppressing peripheral vision while reading than do nonimpaired readers (Geiger & Lettvin, 1987; Lorusso et al., 2004). The word analysis skills of ...
Woodcock-Johnson IV: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies

... set of words for reading and language arts instruction (Beck, McKeown, & Omanson, 1987; McKeown & Beck, 2011). Tier 1 words are the common, highly familiar words that are typically found in conversations with young children.
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing

This book provides clear guidance for busy practitioners seeking ways to improve their report writing skills.
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing

The first and second submission to the College Board did not provide a thorough description of Zari's educational history, although this is provided in the recent July report by Dr. Arnold Cohen. Zari has a well‐established history of ...
Evidence-Based Interventions for Students with Learning and Behavioral Challenges

Building-wide screenings, based on research-supported, gradeappropriate measures for identifying at-risk writers, should be conducted not only in the early grades (1 to 2) but also during this important third to fourth grade transition ...
Woodcock-Johnson IV: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies

This book offers helpful information for understanding and using the WJ IV scores, provides tips to facilitate interpretation of test results, and includes sample diagnostic reports of students with various educational needs from ...
Woodcock-Johnson III: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies

WJ III® examiners will find this volume invaluable in preparing psychoeducational reports about children's abilities, and teachers and educational therapists will find it helpful in converting recommendations into measurable goals and ...
Essentials of WJ IV Tests of Achievement

Development and standardization of the Woodcock-Johnson PsychoEducational Battery. Itasca, IL: Riverside Publishing. Woodcock, R. W. (1987). Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests—Revised. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service. Woodcock ...
Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-educational Battery-revised: Recommendations and Reports

This bestselling book is the ultimate resource for users of the WJ-R. The first section is comprised of a variety of recommendations for cognitive, academic, behavioral and social interventions. The...
Evidence-Based Interventions for Students with Learning and Behavioral Challenges

This book assembles into one volume summaries of school-based intervention research that relates to those who deal on a regular basis with the growing body of students having high-incidence learning disabilities and/or behavior disorders: ...
Woodcock-Johnson IV: Reports, Recommendations, and Strategies

single-digit addition and subtraction facts and could answer some basic math reasoning questions with visual supports ... Highlighting key words, using charts, or drawing pictures can help Sabrina to understand how to approach and solve ...
Informal Assessment and Instruction in Written Language: A Practitioner's Guide for Students with Learning Disabilities

The purpose of this book is to help educators increase their proficiency in analyzing and teaching writing to students with learning disabilities. The text is organized into nine chapters. The...
Essentials of WJ IV Tests of Achievement

This essential guide also explains the meaning of all scores and interpretive features and includes valuable advice on clinical applications and illuminating case studies.
Essentials of WJ IV Tests of Achievement

This essential guide also explains the meaning of all scores and interpretive features and includes valuable advice on clinical applications and illuminating case studies.