Taming the Data Monster: Collecting and Analyzing Classroom Data to Improve Student Progress - Softcover

Christine Reeve; Susan Kabot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1942197071 ISBN 13: 9781942197072

Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company, 2021

Synopsis

Data collection and presentation made easy!

Collecting and Analyzing Classroom Data to Improve Student Progress

Taming the Data Monster is a resource for teachers who are faced with increasing demands for accountability. Teachers are having to base their instructional decisions and choice of interventions on data on student performance. This book shows how to make this otherwise daunting task much more manageable by means of case studies and countless evidence-based forms and graphs. Although this book often refers to students and classrooms, the data collection techniques are applicable to a wide range of environments, including clinics, job-training and actual job sites, and homes. In addition, the data collection tools and procedures are relevant for use with a wide range of ages, from toddlers to adults.

About this title

About the Author

Christine E. Reeve, PhD, BCBA-D has more than twenty years of professional experience with children, families, and schools focused on autism, inspired by one sister with autism and another sister who teaches children with special needs. During her thirteen years at Nova Southeastern University's Mailman Segal Institute, she served in a variety of roles, including director of the therapeutic intervention program for children with significant behavioral issues and autism and consultant for the Autism Consortium, providing consultations and training to school systems across the country. Christine owns and directs a school consultation practice providing professional development and consultation to school systems concerning students with autism, low-incidence disabilities and challenging behavior. Christine also serves as adjunct faculty and a dissertation advisor for Nova Southeastern University. Susan Kabot, EdD, CCC-SLP, is the executive director of the Autism Institute at Nova Southeastern University, where she oversees the Baudhuin Preschool; Starting Right, a parent-child early intervention program for children eighteen to thirty months; the Autism Consortium, which provides outreach services to school districts around the country; and the Unicorn Children's Foundation Clinic. She also teaches autism courses at both the master's and doctoral level at NSU and serves as a dissertation chair and member. Susan has been active at the local, state and national level in a variety of organizations addressing the needs of individuals with autism, their families and the professionals who serve them. She was appointed to the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council by former Florida Governor Crist and serves on the Health Care and Self-Advocacy Leadership Task Forces. She is also a member of the Panel of Professional Advisors for the Autism Society of America. With Christine Reeve, Susan is the coauthor of several books, including Setting up Classroom Spaces That Support Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Susan is the mother of three sons., one of which has autism.

Review

This book is truly amazing, a must-have for any educator! I've always taken data in the classroom but rarely felt it was productive or giving me enough information. This book provides so many examples and realistic ways to both take and interpret data that the task becomes more doable. I'm actually excited to take data now! --Brie Holtrop, high school special educator

Edition details

• Publisher: Autism Asperger Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1942197071
• ISBN 13: 9781942197072
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136