Curriculum-Based Assessment for Instructional Design

Matthew K. Burns, PhD, is The Rose and Irving Fein Endowed Professor of Special Education at the University of Florida and Assistant Director of the University of Florida Literacy Institute. He is a past editor of School Psychology Review and Assessment for Effective Intervention. Dr. Burns's research focuses on the use of assessment data to determine individual or small-group interventions. A coauthor of the Path to Reading Excellence in School Sites (PRESS) reading intervention program, he has published over 210 articles, book chapters, and books. David C. Parker, PhD, is Research Director at ServeMinnesota, the state commission tasked with administering Americorps programming in Minnesota. ServeMinnesota operates Minnesota Reading Corps and Math Corps, which apply research-based practices in assessment and intervention within and beyond Minnesota schools in order to support at-risk learners. Dr. Parker has published multiple articles and chapters on instructionally relevant assessment and intervention, and has worked as a school psychologist and school psychology trainer.