Academic Skills Problems Fourth Edition Workbook

About the Book

An ideal companion to Academic Skills Problems, Fourth Edition, this indispensable Workbook provides practice exercises and reproducible forms for use in direct assessment and intervention. Updated to reflect the changes in the fourth edition of the text, the Workbook includes teacher and student interview forms, a complete guide to using the Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) observation code, tools to support RTI, and exercises in administering assessments and scoring, interpreting, and graphing the results. This book will be invaluable to school psychologists, K-12 school administrators, special educators, and classroom teachers; graduate students and researchers in these fields. Together with Academic Skills Problems, Fourth Edition, it will serve as a text in graduate-level courses dealing with academic assessment and intervention.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
STEP 1. ASSESSING THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT

- Teacher Interview


- Academic Performance Rating Scale


- Student Interview


- Direct Observation: Manual for the Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS)

Rationale
Identifying the Behaviors for Observation
Use of Technology in Conducting Systemic Observation
Guidelines for Paper-and-Pencil Direct Observation
Making a Coding Interval Recording
Completing Identifying Information
Observing Peer Comparison Students
Coding Academic Engagement
Coding Nonengagement
Coding Teacher-Directed Instruction
Review: Procedure for Conducting the Observation
Scoring the BOSS
Interpretation of BOSS Data
STEP 2. ASSESSING INSTRUCTIONAL PLACEMENT

- Reading

Oral Retell Techniques
Retell Techniques: Examples and Exercises

- Math

Using Digits Correct in Scoring Math Probes
Scoring Digits Correct in Addition and Subtraction Problems
Scoring Digits Correct in Multiplication Problems
Scoring Digits Correct in Division Problems
Math Concepts–Applications

-Spelling

Using Correct Letter Sequences in Scoring Spelling
Scoring Correct Letter Sequences

- Written Language

Scoring for Words Written
Scoring for Writing Mechanics
Assessing Quality of Longer Writing Samples
Scoring Brief Written Language Samples: Examples and Exercises

- Summary Form for Academic Assessment

STEP 3. INSTRUCTIONAL MODIFICATION

- The Folding-In Technique

Example: Folding-In Technique for Word Acquisition and Reading Fluency
Example: Folding-In Technique for Multiplication Facts

- Cover–Copy–Compare

Example: Cover–Copy–Compare for Addition Facts, Sums to 18
Example: Cover–Copy–Compare for Spelling
STEP 4.

About the Author :
Edward S. Shapiro, PhD, Director, Center for Promoting Research to Practice, and Professor, School Psychology Program, College of Education, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

Review :
"The Academic Skills Problems Fourth Edition Workbook once again provides an excellent companion to Shapiro's text. Adding to the wealth of practical forms, tables, charts, and information, the new section providing explicit linkages to response to intervention ensures the utility of the book across a variety of settings and purposes. This Workbook is an invaluable resource for any educator and is equally useful for both preservice and inservice applications. This is the kind of resource that will be highlighted, tabbed, and referred to so often that it won't make it back to the bookshelf!" - John L. Hosp, Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Iowa , USA "This workbook provides valuable tools for implementing the most practical yet comprehensive and research-based assessment-to-intervention model in education today. Many authors discuss aspects of a comprehensive model, but Shapiro puts all of the pieces together. The examples, sample materials, and forms will be particularly useful for practitioners interested in response to intervention. I will continue to use this outstanding resource in my research, clinical practice, and teaching." - Matthew Burns, School Psychology Program, University of Minnesota, USA