Bradfield, T., Wackerle-Hollman, A., & McConnell, S. (2011, January). Expanding and Improving Assessment of Early Literacy and Language Development in Preschool – IGDIs 2.0 . Presented at the Minnesota School Psychologists' Association Midwinter Conference, Bloomington MN.
McConnell, S. & Bradfield, T. (2011, January). Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood. Presented at the Minnesota School Psychologists' Association Midwinter Conference, Bloomington MN.
McConnell, S. R. (2011, February). Developing benchmark goals and cut-points for risk: A contrasting-groups standard-setting approach. Paper presented at the 19th Annual Pacific Coast Research Conference, San Diego CA.
McConnell, S. R. (2011, February). Discussant, Explicit and Intentional Vocabulary and Early Literacy Interventions in Preschool. Symposium presented at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco CA.
McConnell, S. R. (2011, February). IGDI,RTI, IRT, PLD…and LBJ: Integrating contemporary measurement methods into General Outcome Measurement R&D to set benchmarks for RTI. Paper presented to Special Education Programs Brown Bag Series, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN.
McConnell, S. R., Rodriguez, M., Schmitt, B., Bradfield, T. A. & Clayton, K. (2011, February). Early Childhood Response to Intervention: Using Second-Generation IGDIs. Symposium presented at annual meetings of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco CA
McConnell, S. R., Bradfield, T.A., and Wackerle-Hollman, A. (2011, March). Assessment of language and early literacy development in preschool: New and improved Individual Growth and Development Indicators. Presented at the Midwestern Instructional Leadership Council Preschool RTI Institute, St. Paul MN.
Schneider, N., Spencer, E., Paul, K., & Farley, K. (2011, March). Talking with Your Child: How Can I Help my Child Learn by Talking? Parent Training presented at Schoenbaum Family Center Parent Meeting, Columbus, OH.
Albano, A. D., Rodriguez, M. C., McConnell, S., Bradfield, T., & Wackerle-Hollman, A. (2011, April). Scaling with measures of early literacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council for Measurement in Education, New Orleans, LA.
McConnell, S. R. (2011, April May and June). Language, early literacy, and the visible child. A three-part workshop for professionals serving families in transitional and supportive housing, presented by Family Supportive Housing, St. Paul MN
Wackerle-Hollman, A., Bradfield, T., McConnell, S., Albano, A. D., & Rodriguez, M. C. (2011, April). Task development and item analysis in innovative measures of early literacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council for Measurement in Education, New Orleans, LA.
Rodriguez, M. C., Albano, A. D., McConnell, S., Wackerle-Hollman, A. & Bradfield, T. (2011, April). Standard setting with innovative measures of early literacy: Contrasting Groups. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council for Measurement in Education, New Orleans, LA.
Bradfield, T., Wackerle-Hollman, A., McConnell, S., Rodriguez, M. C. & Albano, A. D. (2011, April). Construct identification to support early literacy measurement. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council for Measurement in Education, New Orleans, LA.
Bradfield, T., Wackerle-Hollman, A., Albano, A.D., & Rodriguez, M. C. (2011, April). Innovations in the Development of Early Language and Literacy Assessment. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council for Measurement in Education, New Orleans, LA.
Greenwood, C. R., & Carta, J. J. (2011, June). The Infant/Toddler to Preschool Language and Early Literacy Connection (Keynote address). Utah Conference on Effective Practices for Teachers and Human Service Professionals: Interventions across the Life Span, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
Greenwood, C. R., & Carta, J. J. (2011, June). Response to intervention (RTI) with infants/toddlers early communication (Breakout 1). Utah Conference on Effective Practices for Teachers and Human Service Professionals: Interventions across the Life Span, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
Carta, J. J., & Greenwood, C. R. (2011, June). Response to intervention (RTI) with preschool early literacy (Breakout 2). Utah Conference on Effective Practices for Teachers and Human Service Professionals: Interventions across the Life Span, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
Greenwood, C. R., & Carta, J. J. (2011, June). Response to intervention (RTI) with infants/toddlers early communication (Professional Seminar). Presented to the students and faculty of the Department of Special Education, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
Spencer, T. D., & Goldstein, H. (2011, July). The assessment of story comprehension (ASC): A preliminary investigation of reliability and validity. In S. Piasta (chair), New measures for investigating emergent literacy environments and skill development. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading.
Bradfield, T. A., Wackerle-Hollman, A., & McConnell, S. R. (2011, September). Using IGDIs to identify children for tiered intervention: Update on CRTIEC measurement research. Paper presented at the Third Annual Summit on Response to Intervention in Early Childhood, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.
McConnell, S. (2011, November). Measuring up: Constructing progress monitoring measures in early intervention/early childhood special education. Presentation at the Division of Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children annual meeting, Washington, DC.
McConnell, S., & Greenwood, C. R. (2011, November). Developing and validating assessment and tier 2 and 3 intervention tools for RTI in early literacy and language. Paper presented in the Tiered Instructional Models strand, F. Sansosti (Discussant). Division of Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children annual meeting, Washington, DC.
RTI Action Network, (2011, November 17). RTI National Online Forum, “Implementing Response to Intervention in Early Childhood Settings: National, State, and Program Perspectives.” Online at http://www.rtinetwork.org/professional/forums/rti-national-online-forum-implementing-response-to-intervention-in-early-childhood-settings [This 80-minute webcast features a stimulating conversation with key experts on the role RTI can play in child development through high quality instruction and targeted interventions matched to children’s learning needs. Experts participating in this forum: Virginia Buysse, Lydia Carlis, Charles Greenwood, and Jim Lesko.]
Spencer, E., Noe, S. & Schneider, N., Goldstein, H. (2011, November). Early literacy interventions embedded in storybooks for preschool children. Poster presented at the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Convention, San Diego, CA.
Spencer, E., & Schneider, N. (2011, November). Teaching new words: Explicit vocabulary instruction in storybooks. Seminar presented at the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Convention, San Diego, CA.
Linas, M. W., & Greenwood, C. R. (2011, November). USA snapshot: The prevalence of response to intervention in preschool classrooms. Poster presentation at the Division of Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children annual meeting, Washington, DC.
