NAME Linda Loxley Meloy
DEPARTMENT Curriculum and Instruction
RANK Tenured Full Professor
EDUCATION
1987 Ph.D. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
(Special Education, School Psychology, and Educational Administration)
1979 Ed.S. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
(School Psychology) with Honors
1971 B.S.E. Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
(Elementary and Special Education) with Honors
EMPLOYMENT/EXPERIENCE
University Teaching
1990 - present Assistant, then Associate, now Full Professor (tenured 1996) -
Western Illinois University – Quad-Cities, Moline, Illinois
1987 - 1989 Adjunct Instructor - Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois, and Iowa
Wesleyan, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
1983 - 1986 Graduate Assistant - Special Education Department, The University of Iowa,
Iowa City, Iowa
Courses Taught (at least once 1-90 through 12-11) - *regularly taught - + designed new course offering
(All with SPED prefix)
519 Advanced Psychoeducational Assessment*
519 Psychoeducational Evaluation of the Exceptional Child*
505 Program Design in Special Education*+/Diagnostic Assessment for Program Planning+
513 Families of Individuals with Disabilities*/Families, Diversity, and Social Issues+
514 Collaboration and Consultation*+
517 Behavior Management
551 Characteristics of the Multicategorical Setting*+
552/553Methods in the Multicategorical Setting – Elementary and Secondary*+
460(G) Characteristics of the Gifted
617 Advanced Remediation Techniques
536 Elementary BD Methods
546 Elementary LD Methods
510 Characteristics of Individuals with Disabilities*
580 Field Practicum - Assessment and Categorical Placements*
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610 Contemporary Issues in Special Education+
(All courses below listed as SPED 533)
Response to Intervention (RtI)+
Experimental Mini Courses for Summer 1999+ Three Star Behavior Management Plans
Dealing with Anger in Adolescents and Anyone
Mini Courses for Summer 2000+
Bigger Than You
ADHD - What it Is! and What its Not!
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore! Social Skills Training
For the Lot ‘Um
Small Numbers Spell Big Challenges: Low Incidence
Mini Courses for Summer 2001+
Disabilities
ADHD – What it Is! and What its Not!
Effective Intervention Strategies for Students with ADHD
Mini Courses for Summer 2002+
Mini Courses for Summer 2003+
Mini Courses for Summer 2004+
Effective Intervention Strategies for Students with Autism
Spectrum Disorders
Effective Intervention Strategies for Problem Classroom
Behaviors
Primer on Autism
Primer on Special Education Law
Primer on Research-based Methods for Teaching Reading and Writing
What About Autism!
Supervision of Paraprofessionals in Special Education
What Works for Students with an Autism Spectrum
Diagnosis!
What Works for Students with Low Incidence Affective
Disorder Diagnoses!
Mini Course for Summer 2005+
Mini Courses for Summer 2006+
Sponsored credit Courses Summer 2008+
(Elementary)
(West Central IL and Four Rivers
Special Education Cooperatives)
Workshops Summer 2009+
(West Central IL and Four Rivers
Special Education Cooperatives)
Public School Teaching
1976 - 1977
1974 - 1976
What Works for Improving the Performance of Classroom
Paraprofessionals!
RAA! Raising Academic Achievement!
Classroom Interventions for Students with an ADHD
Diagnosis
Classroom Interventions for Students with a Mood
Disorder Diagnosis
Putting Proven Interventions into RtI: Reading
Putting Proven Interventions into RtI: Reading and Writing
(Secondary)
Advanced RtI in Reading (Elementary)
RtI in Reading at the Secondary Level
RtI in Math
Elementary Learning Disabilities Resource Teacher, Muscatine, Iowa
Multi-categorical High School Resource Teacher, Neoga, Illinois
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1971 - 1974
1987 - 1989
Elementary Teacher (Fifth Grade), Beardstown, Illinois
Professional – Nationally Certified School Psychologist – 1979 - present
School Psychologist - Great River Area Education Agency, Burlington,
Iowa
1979 - 1982 School Psychologist - Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Research
1983 – 1986 Research Assistant – The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1975 Research Assistant - Sociology Department, Eastern Illinois University,
Charleston, Illinois
PUBLICATIONS/SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Refereed Publications
Holmquist, M. and Meloy, L. (September, 2008). A Cross-Cultural Study on Curriculum-based
Measurement: A Formative Evaluation Tool for Basic Skill Development.
Accepted by Educational
Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, a European peer-reviewed journal, and in revision currently.
Meloy, Linda L. (March, 2008). Minimalist Approach to Manifestation Determination: Possible
Compromise of Due Process Rights ( NASP Legal Division and peer-reviewed piece-invited ). National
Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Communique.
Meloy, L., Deville, C., and Frisbie, D. (August, 2002). The Effect of a Read Aloud Accommodation on
Test Scores of Students with and without a Learning Disability in Reading , Remedial and Special
Education, 23 (4), 248-255.
Lopez, E.J., Garcia-Vazquez, E., and Meloy, L. (2000). Acculturation and Self-Perception: Factors
Affecting the Development of Latino/a Adolescents , Border Walking Journal, 4(1), 43-57.
Meloy, L., Deville, C. and Frisbie, D. (October, 2000). The Effect of a Read Aloud Accommodation on
Test Scores of Students with and without a Learning Disability . Resources in Education, Educational
Resources Information Center (ERIC Document 441 008).
Meloy, L. (December, 1999).
Implementing IDEA ’97: Manifestation Determination
( NASP Legal
Division and peer-reviewed piece-invited ), NASP Communique.
Meloy, L. (May, 1999). Manifestation Determination: Another Due Process Procedure! (invited),
Illinois Principals Association Building Leadership: A Practitioners Bulletin, 6(9).
Refereed Book Chapters
Meloy, L. (2010). Paraeducators in Special Education: Information for Parents and School Personnel in Helping Children at Home and School (3 rd
edition), A. Canter, S. Carroll, L. Paige, and I. Romero,
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Editors.
Meloy, L. (2010). Manifestation Determination: A Due Process Protection in Helping Children at
Home and School (3 rd
edition), A. Canter, S. Carroll, L. Paige, and I. Romero, Editors.
Ormsbee, C., Maroney, S., & Meloy, L. (2005). Academic Equalizers: Practical Applications of
Selected Strategies for Elementary and Secondary Students in Inclusion Strategies for Students with
Learning and Behavior Problems: Perspectives, Experiences, and Best Practices (2 nd edition), P. Zionts,
Editor.
Meloy, L. (2004). The Use of Paraprofessionals for Special Education Services in Helping Children at Home and School (2 nd
edition), A. Canter, S. Carroll, L. Paige, & I. Romero, Editors.
Meloy, L. (August, 2000). Three chapters (learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism strategies) for second edition of Normalizacija ir Integracija:Is kur ateini ir kureini… accepted for publication by the
University of Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Ormsbee, C., Maroney, S., & Meloy, L. (1997). Academic Equalizers: Practical Applications of
Selected Strategies for Elementary and Secondary Students in Inclusion Strategies for Students with
Learning and Behavior Problems, P. Zionts, Editor.
Non-refereed Publications
Meloy, Linda L. (December, 2007). Learning Disabilities: From Identification to Intervention , a book review for the NASP Communique.
Meloy, Linda L. (December, 2007). The ABCs of CBM: A Practical Guide to Curriculum-based
Measurement , a book review for the NASP Communique
Meloy, Linda L. (November, 2007). ADHD: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment (3 rd
ed.), a book review for the NASP Communique.
Meloy, Linda L. (November, 2007). RTI: Principles and Strategies for Effective Practice , a book review for the NASP Communique.
Meloy, Linda L. (October, 2007). Intricate Minds: Understanding Classmates with Asperger Syndrome , a video review for the NASP Communique.
Meloy, Linda L. (July, 2007). 100 Things Every College Student with a Disability Ought to Know , a book review for the NASP Communique.
Meloy, Linda L. (July, 2007). RTI Tackles the LD Explosion: A Good IDEA Becomes Law , a DVD review for the NASP Communique.
Meloy, Linda. L. (February, 2002). I ntensive Early Intervention and Beyond: A School-Based
Program – Breaking the Barriers III , a Resource Review for the NASP Communique.
Meloy, Linda L. (October, 2001). The PREPARE Curriculum: Teaching PROSOCIAL Competencies, a Resource Review for the NASP Communique.
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Meloy, L. (October, 2000). School Psychology: Past, Present, and Future: Interview with the Authors ,
NASP Communique.
Meloy, L. (October, 1999). Bibliotherapy Ala Blockbuster! A Book Review of Rent Two Films and
Let’s Talk in the Morning: Using Popular Movies in Psychotherapy
, NASP Communique.
Meloy, L. (May, 1999).
Lerner in Sonata Form: A Review of Harriett Lerner’s Books The Dance of
Anger,The Dance of Deception, and The Mother Dance , book review accepted by the NASP
Communique.
Meloy, L. (January, 1999). Book Notes on Advanced Applications of Curriculum-Based
Measurement, M. Shinn (Ed.), Intervention in School and Clinic.
Meloy, L. (December 1998). Book Review on Asperger Syndrome, Myles & Simpson , NASP
Communique.
Meloy, L. (July 1998). Book Notes on The Way We Really Are: Coming to Terms with America’s
Changing Families, S.Koontz for Intervention in School and Clinic.
Meloy, L. (June 1996). A.I.M.ing H.I.: Fostering Career Aspirations in Hispanic Youth. NASP
Communique.
Meloy, L. (January-February 1996). Included Students with Behavior Disorders: A Recurring
Nightmare! ISPA Newsletter.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS ( International / National / MidwestRegional / ILorIA/ Regional within IL)
Refereed
February, 2011 Realities of Reading Needs at the Secondary Level – Mini-Skills Workshop,
National Association of School Psychologists Convention, San Francisco,
California
September, 2009
So, the elementary school didn’t teach them all to read well! RtI in Reading at
Gr. 6-12, Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special Education Eleventh
Annual Fall Conference, Tinley Park, Illinois
July, 2009 Curriculum-based Measurement/Progress Monitoring: Tools to Improve Instruc- tion, International Association of Special Education Eleventh Biennial Confer- ence, Alicante, Spain
November, 2007 You Mean They’re Supposed to Supervise ADULTS?!: Preparing Teachers for Para-educator Supervision, Presentation for the 39 th
Annual TED Conference,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September, 2004 Overview of Curriculum-based Measurement and Progress Monitoring and
Tools for Its Implementation, Illinois Alliance of Administrators of Special
Education Fall Conference, Tinley Park, Illinois
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March, 2004 Curriculum-based Measurement: A Valid Assessment Method for IEP Progress
Monitoring, Addressing the Special Education Needs of Children Oxford Round
Table, Oxford, England
May, 2003 Manifestation Determination – How Are You Doin’?, Illinois Alliance of
Administrators of Special Education Spring Conference, Collinsville, Illinois
February, 2002 Manifestation Determination – Doin’ It Right!, National Association of School
Psychologists, Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois
October, 2002 The Read-to Accommodation for Students with Disabilities, Iowa Association of Educational Consultants-Iowa Technology Association Joint Fall Conference,
Des Moines, Iowa
February, 2001 Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Midwest Symposium for
Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, Kansas
November, 2001 Manifestation Determination – Doin’ It Right!, Illinois Council for Exceptional
Children Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
October, 2001
Reading a Storybook It Isn’t! Reading Tests to Students with Learning Disabilities in Reading, 23 rd
Carolina
International Conference on Learning Disabilities, Charlotte, North
February, 2000 Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Illinois School Psychologists
Association Conference 2000 Training Workshop, Springfield, Illinois
April, 2000 The Effect of a Reading Accommodation on Standardized Test Scores of Learning
Disabled and Non Learning Disabled Students ( refereed paper ), American
Educational Research Association’s Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
November, 2000 Reading Tests to Students: It’s NOT Storybook Easy!, Illinois Council for
Exceptional Children Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
November, 2000 Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Illinois Council for Exceptional
Children Convention, Schaumburg, Illinois
October, 1999 Charting a Course to Increased Writing Skills: CBM, Progress Monitoring, and
Coordinates of Quality Instruction, 21 st
International Conference on Learning
Disabilities, Minneapolis, Minnesota
November, 1999
February, 1998
CBM in Reading Correlated with ITBS, Council of Educational Diagnostic
Services Conference, San Antonio, Texas
Write On! CBM/Progress Monitoring to Increase Writing Skills, Midwest
Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, Missouri
November, 1997 Write On! CBM/Progress Monitoring to Increase Writing Skills, Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Convention, Arlington Heights, Illinois
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February, 1996 Integrated Curriculum: A Natural for Problem Learners, Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, Missouri
November, 1996 Three-Star Behavior Management Plans: Well-Supported, Stated, and Strategic,
Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Fall Convention, Arlington Heights,
Illinois
February, 1995 Bright Kids, Bright Futures: A Hispanic Parent Involvement Project in a
Midwestern School District, Midwest Symposium for Leadership in Behavior
Disorders, Kansas City, Missouri
November, 1994 Special Educators' Perceptions of Classroom Performance, 16th International
Conference on Learning Disabilities, San Diego, California
November, 1993 Identifying G/T Hispanic Students: What Stacked Up!, National Association for
Gifted Children Convention, Atlanta, Georgia
April, 1993 An Identification Approach for Gifted/Talented Hispanic Students OR What You
Need/What You Don't!, National Association of School Psychologists,
Washington, D.C.
April, 1993 Concurrent Validity Study with a Hispanic Sample: WISC-III Performance Scale,
the TONI-2, and the Raven's, National Association of School Psychologists Annual
Conference, Washington, D.C.
April, 1993 WISC-III with a Hispanic Sample, National Association of School Psychologists
Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
March, 1993 Nominations for Gifted/Talented: How Do They Rate?, Illini Gifted/Talented
Conference, Bloomington, Illinois
February, 1993 CBM: If the Shoe Fits Wear It, But Not Every Day!, Illinois School Psychologists
Association Conference, Rockford, Illinois
November, 1992 Language and Acculturation Considerations in Appropriate Assessment of
Minority Gifted Students, Illinois Talented and Gifted Association Annual
Conference, Springfield, Illinois
October, 1992 A+ in Failure: Counseling Gifted Children/Adolescents with Perfectionism,
Iowa School Psychologists Association Conference, Des Moines, Iowa
October, 1992 Language and Acculturation Considerations in Appropriate Assessment of
Minority Gifted Students, Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Annual
Conference,Cedar Rapids, Iowa
February, 1992 Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health and Special Education, Midwest
Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders, Kansas City, Missouri
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December, 1991 A+ in Failure: Counseling Gifted Children/Adolescents with Perfectionism,
Illinois Gifted Education Conference, Chicago, Illinois
November, 1991 Bridging the Gap Between Mental Health and Special Education, 15th Annual
Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders Conference, Tempe,
Arizona
November, 1991 Gettin' Down & Dirty with IEP's, Illinois Council for Exceptional Children
Convention, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Non-refereed
November, 2010 Invisible Disorders in Nigerian Children: Learning Disabilities and Behavior
Disorders, Visiting Faculty Lecture, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria
December, 2008 Problem-solving and Response to Intervention, Ho Chi Minh City Pedagogical
University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
December, 2008 Instructional Methodologies that Enhance the Learning of All, Faculty of
University of Pedagogy at Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
March, 2007
March, 2007
An Overview of Curriculum-based Measurement and Progress Monitoring,
Graduate Students at Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden, via Internet
CBM in Written Expression, Graduate Students at Kristianstad University,
Kristianstad, Sweden, via Internet
October, 2006 ADHD: What is it and What it is not! Invited lecture to EduCare and Special
Needs Education students, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
October, 2006
Barkley’s New Theory: ADHD as a Time Disability, Invited lecture to Special
Needs Education students, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
October, 2006
October, 2006
Girls and ADHD: A Case for Under-diagnosis, Invited Open Seminar,
Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
Curriculum-based Measurement and Progress Monitoring in Written Expression:
Possibilities for Use in Swedish Schools, Invited Presentation to English Faculty,
Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
May, 2005
May, 2005
Overview of Curriculum-based Measurement and Progress Monitoring, Center for Disabilities, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
The Status of Testing Accommodations in the U.S., Center for Disabilities, The
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
May, 2005 Increasing Parent Involvement in Special Services, Center for Disabilities, The
University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
March, 2003 What Administrators Need to Know About the Use of Paraprofessionals,
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May, 2003
Invited
School Law Conference, Western Illinois University, Moline, Illinois
Update on Paraprofessionals – A Keynote Address, Illinois Alliance of
Administrators of Special Education Spring Conference, Collinsville, Illinois
March, 2001 Issues in State- and District-wide Assessment Accommodations for Students with
Disabilities, Western Illinois University Twelfth Annual School Law Conference,
Moline, Illinois
March, 2000 Manifestation Determinations- Are Ya’ Doin’ Them Right?, WIU School Law
Conference, Macomb, Illinois
March, 2000 Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Rock Island-Milan Education
Conference, Rock Island, lllinois
October, 2000 Reading Tests to Students: It’s NOT Storybook Easy!, Vision 2000 Quincy Con-
ference, Quincy, Illinois
October, 2000 Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Vision 2000 Quincy Conference,
Quincy, Illinois
October, 1999 The What? When? And How? of a Quality Manifestation Determination, Quincy
Conference, Quincy, Illinois
October, 1999 Write On!: Curriculum-based Measurement in Written Expression Raises
Achievement, Quincy Conference, Quincy, Illinois
October, 1999 Anger Management in Adolescents and Anyone Bigger Than You!, Quincy
Conference, Quincy, Illinois
October, 1999
Invited
Manifestation Determination: What? When? How?, Illinois Principals Association
1999 Principals Professional Conference, Peoria, Illinois
Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Illinois Special Education Directors
Fall Conference, Springfield, Illinois
August, 1999
Invited
March, 1999
February, 1999
Manifestation Determination: Just HOW Do You Do It?, Tenth Annual School Law
Conference, Moline, Illinois
Implications of the New IDEA Reauthorization, Administrators Academy, Bureau,
Henry, and Stark County Regional Office of Education, Annawan, Illinois
Realities of Implementing IDEA ‘97: Assessment Issues, Update on School Law
Conference, Macomb, Illinois
March, 1998
October, 1997
May, 1997
Invited
Questions & Answers on ADHD, Quincy Conference, Quincy, Illinois
Kids-n-Meds, Illinois Council for Exceptional Children Convention, Peoria, Illinois
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March, 1997 Kids-n-Meds, Update on School Law Conference, Moline, Illinois
April, 1996 What a D.E.A.L.! Direction for Enhancing Academic Learning Workshop Series –
Teacher Preparation for Instruction; Student Supports During Instruction; and
Dynamic Assessment Modifications, Decatur Educational Conference, Decatur, Illinois
March, 1996 Behavior Interventions Guidelines: A Headache or a Helpmate? Seventh Annual
School Law Conference, Macomb, Illinois
October, 1994 Curriculum-Based Measurement: A "New Hat" Linking Assessment and
Linking Assessment and Instruction, Rock Island-Milan Education Conference,
Rock Island, Illinois
March, 1992 The Hidden Handicap: Otitis Media and Its Effects on Learning, Decatur
Education Conference, Decatur, Illinois
October, 1991 A Diet Including M & M's! Direction for Increasing Effective Teaching with
Mainstreamed and Marginal Students, Decatur Education Conference, Decatur, Illinois
October, 1991 The Hidden Handicap: Otitis Media and Its Effects on Learning, Mt. Vernon
Education Conference, Mt. Vernon, Illinois
October, 1991 Gettin' Down & Dirty with IEP's, Mt. Vernon Education Conference, Mt. Vernon,
Illinois
March, 1991 Gettin' Down & Dirty with IEP's, Rock Island-Milan Education Conference,
Rock Island, Illinois
March, 1991 Gettin' Down & Dirty with IEP's, Decatur Education Conference, Decatur,
Illinois
October, 1990 Practitioners' Views of the Illinois Case Study. Mt. Vernon Education Conference,
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
October, 1990 Diet Including M & M's! Direction for Increasing Effective Teaching with
Mainstreamed and Marginal Students, Mt. Vernon Education Conference,
Mt. Vernon, Illinois
Non-refereed Professional Workshops
March, April, and Series on Co-teaching: An Alternative Instructional Delivery Approach (Adminis-
May, 2011 trators, Teaching Teams, Implementation Planning), Hancock/McDonough and
Adams/Pike Regional Offices of Education, Macomb, Illinois
March, 2011 Olé! What Else Could It Be?: Improved Instructional Strategies for Teaching the
Adolescent Learner, Teacher in-service for the Sapati International School, Ilorin,
Nigeria
March, 2011 Insights into Emotional Needs of Children, Teacher in-service for the American
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International School of Abuja and the International Community School, Abuja,
Nigeria
March, 2011 What to do after the ADHD Diagnosis?: Instructional and Behavioral Scaffolds,
Parent and Staff Session, American International School of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
January, 2011 Differentiated Instruction: An Approach that can Help to Meet the Instructional
Needs of Many of Your Students, Secondary School In-service, ROWVA School
District, Oneida, Illinois
January, 2011 Co-Teaching: An Alternative Instructional Delivery Approach, Illini West
High School District, Carthage, Illinois
October, 2010 Differentiated Instruction: An Avenue to Meet the Instructional Needs of More
Students, Bushnell-Prairie City School District Teachers In-service, Bushell,
Illinois
June, 2010 Co-teaching: A Possible Strategy for RtI Implementation, West Central
Illinois Special Education Cooperative Workshop, Macomb, Illinois
June, 2010 Differentiated Instruction: What it is and How to do it to Increase Student
Achievement, West Central Illinois Special Education Cooperative, Macomb,
Illinois
March, 2010 So, How goes it with RtI at Mable Woolsey? Are you on the Right Track?
Research-based Information on RtI in Reading at the Elementary Level,
Knoxville Elementary Teachers In-service, Knoxville, Illinois
February, 2010 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: an RtI In-service on Reading Interventions
and Data-based Decision-making, Canton Union School District, Canton,
Illinois
February, 2010 RtI: What it is and what it is not! Abington-Galesburg-Knoxville Teacher
In-service, Abington, Illinois
December, 2009 A Santa’s Bag of Interventions in Reading: Preparing at the Elementary Level
for Response to Intervention (RtI), Canton-Union School District Elementary
Staff, Canton, Illinois
October, 2009 AFC Response to Intervention (RtI) at the Seconday School Level, Ashton-
Franklin Center School District, Ashton, Illinois
Nov., Oct. and Response to Intervention RtI) In-service Series on Reading, Written Expres-
Sept., 2009 sion, and Mathematics, Griggsville-Perry School District, Griggsville, Illinois
August, 2009 RtI in Math, Four Rivers Special Education Cooperative, Jacksonville, Illinois
July, 2009 Co-teaching – A Possible Assist to RtI Implementation, West Central IL Special
Education Cooperative, Macomb, Illinois
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June, 2009 A Form of Collaboration: Co-teaching, Community Unit District #316, Warsaw,
Illinois
April, 2009 On the Move with RtI in Reading: Some Additional Guidance for B-PC Elemen-
tary School, Bushnell, Illinois
January, 2009 RtI in Reading – Elementary Level: A Follow-up Session, Four Rivers Special
Education Cooperative, Jacksonville, Illinois
January, 2009 RtI in Reading/Writing – Secondary Level: A Follow-up Session, Four Rivers
Special Education Cooperative, Jacksonville, Illinois
January, 2009 RtI at the Secondary Level, Riverdale School District, Port Byron, Illinois
January, 2009 Maintenance of RtI at Riverdale Elementary, Riverdale School District, Port
Byron, Illinois
August, 2007 What You Need to Know to ‘Get’R Done’! Curriculum-based Measurement (CBM)
Skills, Midland School District, Sparland, Illinois
September, 2005 Readin’ and Writin’ – Two of the Old Three R’s a New Way!: Curriculum-based
Measurement and Progress Monitoring, Henry-Stark Special Education Coopera-
tive Staff, Kewanee, Illinois
August, 2005 Readin’, Writin’, and ‘Rithmetic – The Old Three R’s a New Way!: Curriculum-
Based Measurement and Progress Monitoring, East Peoria Special and Remedial
Education Staff, East Peoria, Illinois
March, 2005 An Overview of Curriculum-based Measurement and Tools for Its Implementation,
Niles Township District for Special Education, Skokie, Illinois
March, 2005 Administration and Scoring of Curriculum-based Measurement Probes, Niles
Township District for Special Education, Skokie, Illinois
January, 2005 An Overview of Curriculum-based Measurement and Tools for Its Implementation,
Leyden Area Special Education Cooperative, Franklin Park, Illinois
January, 2005 An Overview of Curriculum-based Measurement and Tools for Its Implementation,
Niles West High School Support Staff In-service, Niles, Illinois
October, 2004 ADHD: What it IS and What Teachers can DO about It!, ROWVA High School
Staff Inservice, Oneida, Illinois
February, 2004 Curriculum-based Measurement and Progress Monitoring, ExCEL Alternative
School Staff Inservice, Atkinson, Illinois
August, 2003 ADHD – What it is and What Teachers can DO!, Inservice for Monmouth
High School, Monmouth, Illinois
February, 2003 The Read-to Accommodation and Reliability Issues, Two Inservices for Special
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Education Teachers and then one for Support Personnel, Danville, Illinois
February, 2003 From Autopsies to Cartoons, Social Skills Training for Students with Disabilities,
General Education and Special Education Teacher Inservice, Danville, Illinois
February, 2003 ADHD: What It Is and What It’s Not!, General Education and Special Education
Teacher Inservice, Danville, Illinois
April, 2002 Manifestation Determination – Doin’ It Right!, Inservice for Region 8 Recruitment
and Retention, Beloit, Kansas
April, 2002 Functional Behavioral Assessment with Reason, Inservice for Region 8 Recruitment
and Retention, Beloit, Kansas
February, 2002 Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Inservice for the Danville, IL Special
Education Staff and Administrators, Danville, Illinois
February, 2002 Count It! See It Rise! Curriculum-based Measurement’s Impact on Writing and
Spelling Skills for All Learners, Danville, IL Special Education Staff, Danville,
Illinois
November, 2001 Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Inservice for the West Central
Illinois Special Education Cooperative, Macomb, Illinois
March, 2001 Professional Update on Functional Behavior Analysis, Behavior Management Plans,
and Manifestation Determinations, Edwardsville School District Special Services
Staff, Edwardsville, Illinois
May, 2000 A Bag Full of Goodies for Paraprofessionals, Inservice for Henry-Stark Special
Education Cooperative, Kewanee, Illinois
January, 2000 IEP Goal Writing and Progress Monitoring for Support Personnel, Rural
Campaign County Special Education Cooperative, Rantoul, Illinois
January, 2000 From State Learning Standards to IEP Goals, Special Education Teacher
Inservice, Rural Campaign County Special Education Cooperative, Rantoul, Illinois
December, 1999 CBM and What It Can Do for You!, Psychology Group, Morris, Illinois
September, 1999 Assuring a Quality Manifestation Determination, Rural Champaign County Special
Education Cooperative, Rantoul, Illinois
October, 1998 Making the Most of It!, Teacher Inservice, Morrison School District,
Morrison, Illinois
October, 1998 What Works or What I Wish I’d Known Back Then!, Teacher Inservice, Waverly
School District, Waverly, Illinois
August, 1998 Two Heads are Better Than One, Teacher Inservice, North Scott School District,
Eldridge, Iowa
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August, 1998 Update on ADHD, Teacher Inservice, Moline School District, Moline, Illinois
March, 1998 Spring into Quality Assessments, Stark County School District, Toulon, Illinois
January, 1998 Alternative Assessment: Let’s Make Better Choices, Not Just Different Ones! -
Level I REI Training, Regional Office of Education, Annawan, Illinois
October, 1997 Conversation about Learning Disabilities, Black Hawk College Faculty,
Moline, Illinois
August, 1997 Gearing Up for Collaboration - Stark County School District Opening School Year
In-Service, Toulon, Illinois
February, 1997 AAA - Audubon & Alternative Assessment, Workshop for Audubon Elementary
School, Rock Island, Illinois
January, 1997 Alternative Assessment: Let's make a Better Choice, Not Just a Different One!,
Level One REI Training for Regional Office of Education, Moline, Illinois
October, 1996 The How-To's for BMP's!, Rock Island-Milan Education Conference, Rock Island,
Illinois
June, 1996 Curriculum-Based Measurement and its Collaborative Potential, Moline School
District, Moline, Illinois
October, 1995 B.I.G. in IL - A Headache or a Helpmate?, Mid-State Special Education Co-
operative Administrative Staff, Taylorville, Illinois
June, 1995 The How-To's of Initiating CBM, Moline School District, Moline, Illinois
May, 1995 Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Necessity to Validate Instructional Gains in
Special Education and Its Fit for IL SIP Assessment for Regular Education,
Neponset School District, Neponset, Illinois
April, 1995 What CBM Can Do for Regular and Special Educators?, Moline School District
Special Services, Moline, Illinois
March, 1995 Exploring Curriculum Integration, ESC #14, Springfield, Illinois
March, 1995 Curriculum-Based Measurement Workshop, ESC #14, Springfield, Illinois
January, 1995 USEFUL Local Assessment Options for Your SIPs, Panhandle School District
In-service, Raymond, Illinois
January, 1995 Authentic Assessment for All Students, ESC #8 Training Workshop, Sterling,
Illinois
August, 1994 Para Primer on ADHD, Paraprofessional Summer Institute II, Western Illinois
University, Macomb, Illinois
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May, 1994 Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Training Workshop, ESC #4,Grayslake,
Illinois
March, 1994 Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Training Workshop, ESC #4, Grayslake,
Illinois
March, 1994 Defiance: #@! Difficult, but Doable, Ericsson School Personnel, Moline,
Illinois
March, 1994 Minority Issues of Family, Gender, and Careers, Bright Kids, Bright Futures
Parent Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth Project,
Muscatine, Iowa
March, 1994 Financing Higher Education Plans, Bright Kids, Bright Futures Parent Workshop,
Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth Project, Muscatine, Iowa
February, 1994 Course and Extracurricular Planning for Hispanic Youth, Bright Kids, Bright
Futures Parent Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth
Project, Muscatine, Iowa
February, 1994 High Potential Careers in the 21st Century, Bright Kids, Bright Futures Parent
Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth Project, Muscatine,
Iowa
February, 1994 Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Training Workshop, ESC #14, Springfield,
Illinois
November, 1993 Defiance: #@! Difficult, but Doable, West Central Illinois Special Education
Cooperative Workshop, Macomb, Illinois
October, 1993
May, 1993
March, 1993
March, 1993
March, 1993
March, 1993
The Hidden Handicap: Otitis Media and Its Effects on Learning, N.E.A.T.Fair,
Geneseo, Illinois
Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Training Workshop, ESC #4, Wheaton, Illinois
Maximizing the Potential of Minority Gifted and Talented Children, Bright Kids,
Bright Futures Parent Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth
Project, Muscatine, Iowa
Issues of Families with Gifted and Talented Children, Bright Kids, Bright Futures
Parent Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth Project,
Muscatine, Iowa
Emotional Needs of Gifted and Talented Children, Bright Kids, Bright Futures
Parent Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth Project,
Muscatine, Iowa
Educational Needs of Gifted and Talented Children, Bright Kids, Bright Futures
Parent Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth Project,
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March, 1993
February, 1993
February, 1993
February, 1993
January, 1993
October, 1992
May, 1992
February, 1992
February, 1992
Muscatine, Iowa
Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Training Workshop, Blackhawk Area of
Special Education, Moline, Illinois
Positive and Negative Aspects of Giftedness, Bright Kids, Bright Futures Parent
Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth Project, Muscatine,
Iowa
Characteristics of Gifted and Talented Children, Bright Kids, Bright Futures
Parent Workshop, Maximizing Potential for Gifted Hispanic Youth Project,
Muscatine, Iowa
Teaming with the Guys Across the Street: Establishing Collaboration between
Schools and Agencies to Maximize Efforts for Kids and their Families, West
Central Illinois Special Education Cooperative Workshop, Macomb, Illinois
Curriculum-Based Measurement: A Training Workshop, ESC #14, Springfield,
Illinois
Gettin' Down & Dirty with IEPs, N.E.A.T. Fair, Geneseo, Illinois
Gettin' Down & Dirty with IEPs, West Central Illinois Special Education
Cooperative Workshop, Macomb, Illinois
The Hidden Handicap: Otitis Media and Its Effects on Learning, Teacher
Inservice, Blackhawk Area of Special Education District, Milan, Illinois
Gettin' Down & Dirty with IEPs, Blackhawk Area Special Education Teachers,
East Moline, Illinois
September, 1991
April, 1991
March, 1991
Contrasts in Learners and Instruction, Teacher Inservice, Edinburg and Kincaid
School Districts, Edinburg, Illinois
Collaborative Consultation, At-Risk Programming Workshop, Davenport, Iowa
The Hidden Handicap: Otitis Media and Its Effects on Learning, Rock Island,
Illinois
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICE
[International]
International Guest Lecturer, The University of Kristianstad, Kristianstad, Sweden, one-month
October 2006
International Guest Lecturer, The University of New Castle, New Castle, Australia, one-week
April, 2005
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Lecturer for A.P.P.L.E. (American Professional Partnership for Lithuanian Education) in
Lithuania, two weeks each Summers 1999 and 2000
National
Contributing Editor, NASP Communique, July 1999 – August 2007
OSEP Grant Reviewer, 2003 and 1995
Field Reviewer, Collaborative Consultation in the Schools: Effective Practices for Students with
Learning and Behavior Problems by Thomas Kampwith, Prentice Hall Publishing, Summer
1997
American Guidance Service Renorming Project Coordinator/Examiner, Summer 1996
Regional [State of IL, State of IA]
Illinois Registered Independent Evaluator, 1995 – present
Alternate Assessment Task Force, January 1999-August 2002
Clinical Psychologist for the Center for Disabilities and Development, The University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, Summer 2003
School Psychological Service Provider, Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, Bettendorf,
Iowa – October 1995 – June 1997 and August 2001 – May 2002
Adult Learning Disability Assessments, Black Hawk College Learning Accommodations Office,
Moline, IL, January 1996 - 2003
University
University Personnel Committee, 2008 – 2011
Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Committee, two three-year terms
Faculty Senate, WIU-QC Representative, five years
Center for Teaching and Research Advisory Board, two three-year terms
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee, two three-year terms
Provost Search Committee
Department
Personnel Committee (12+ years)
Graduate Committee (15 years)
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Faculty Council (6 years)
Grade Appeals Committee (12 years)
Travel Committee (12 years)
Graduate Academic Affairs Committee (10 years)
Search Committees (6 times)
Library Representative (6 years)
Community
Rock Island Regional Office of Education, AYP Steering Committee, Moline, IL, Spring 2005 –
Fall 2006.
Tutor Time presentation, Il Employment and Training Center, Black Hawk College, Moline, IL,
February 2004.
Parent Workshop on Assessment Issues, Family Issues Throughout the Lifespan Topic Night,
Moline High School, Moline, IL, October 2001.
Hispanic Mentoring Program, Muscatine, IA, 1994-1996.
A.I.M.H.I. (Summer Enrichment Opportunities for Hispanic Youth), Muscatine, IA, 1993-1995.
Project Blueprint Steering Committee (Adult Minority Leadership Training), Muscatine, IA,
1992-1995.
Muscatine Community School District Strategic Planning Committee, Muscatine, IA, 1990-
1992.
GRANTS AND SPECIAL AWARDS
Grants
May, 2009. Response to Intervention (RtI) Implementation and Response to Intervention (RtI) in Math
Workshop external funding in the amount of $19,040 and $3,483 respectively for work in two IL special education cooperatives Summer 2009.
October, 1996. Western Illinois Foundation Grant Application for $1,330 for Current Research Base for
Productionof FACU LD E - F aculty A ssistance in C olleges and U niversities for the L earning D isabled's
E ducation, a CD-RomComputer Software Tutorial. Received $190 of request.
.
March, 1994. Procedural Guidelines and Training Manual Revisions. Grant funded for $20,414 for the development of Illinois State Board of Education's Surrogate Parent Program, to be completed by March 1995.
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January, 1993. Appointment and Training of Parent Surrogates. Grant funded for $10,800 for a study for the Illinois State Board of Education, completed March through July 1993.
October, 1991. Maximizing Potential of Gifted Hispanic Youth. Grant funded for $108,433 by The
Carver Charitable Trust, Muscatine, Iowa, with work beginning November 1991 and ending June 1995.
Awards
J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship , Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, grantee for a Fulbright Specialists in
Education assignment at Kwara State University, Ilorin, Nigeria, October-November 2010 and March 2011.
Professional Achievement Awards , 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2011 College of Education and Human
Services
Teacher of the Year , College of Education and Human Services, 1998
Faculty Excellence Award (for grants and research), College of Education, 1993
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
National Association of School Psychologists
Council for Exceptional Children
American Educational Research Association
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