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Overview

Amanda M. VanDerHeyden is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Social Sciences, with a particular focus on Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Their work addresses various subfields including:

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Education
  • Safety Research
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Key research topics Amanda M. VanDerHeyden has contributed to include:

  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Disability Education and Employment
  • Writing and Handwriting Education
  • Education Practices and Challenges
  • Educational Assessment and Improvement

Some recent notable papers by VanDerHeyden include:

  • "Elementary school teachers' perceptions of curriculum-based measures of written expression", 2020, published in Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • "A cost-effectiveness analysis of classwide math intervention", 2020, Journal of School Psychology
  • "Comparing the Cost-Accuracy Ratios of Multiple Approaches to Reading Screening in Elementary Schools", 2023, Remedial and Special Education
  • "Decision Accuracy of Commonly Used Dyslexia Screeners Among Students Who Are Potentially at Risk for Reading Difficulties", 2022, Learning Disability Quarterly
  • "At What Cost?: Introduction to the Special Issue "Return on Investment for Academic and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention"", 2020, School Psychology Review

VanDerHeyden has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Courtenay A. Barrett
  • Matthew K. Burns
  • Benjamin G. Solomon
  • Robin S. Codding
  • Kristin A. Gansle

Their publications commonly appear in these venues:

  • Remedial and Special Education
  • Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • Learning Disability Quarterly
  • Journal of School Psychology
  • School Psychology Review

Best Publications

  • A Multi-Year Evaluation of the Effects of a Response to Intervention (RTI) Model on Identification of Children for Special Education.

    Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Joseph C. Witt;Donna Gilbertson

  • Handbook of response to intervention : the science and practice of assessment and intervention

    Shane R. Jimerson;Matthew K. Burns;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden

  • Moving Beyond Total Words Written: The Reliability, Criterion Validity, and Time Cost of Alternate Measures for Curriculum-Based Measurement in Writing

    Kristin A. Gansle;George H. Noell;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Gale M. Naquin

  • Handbook of response to intervention : the science and practice of multi-tiered systems of support

    Shane R. Jimerson;Matthew K. Burns;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden

  • Development and Validation of a Process for Screening Referrals to Special Education.

    Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Joseph C. Witt;Gale Naquin

  • Evaluation of the Technical Adequacy of Three Methods for Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities Based on Cognitive Discrepancies.

    Karla K. Stuebing;Jack M. Fletcher;Lee Branum-Martin;David J. Francis

  • The Emergence and Possible Futures of Response to Intervention.

    Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Joseph C. Witt;David W. Barnett

  • Assessing the Instructional Level for Mathematics: A Comparison of Methods.

    Matthew K. Burns;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Cynthia L. Jiban

  • The Reliability and Validity of Curriculum-Based Measurement Readiness Probes for Kindergarten Students.

    Amanda M. Vanderheyden;Joseph C. Witt;Gale Naquin;George Noell

  • Using Curriculum-Based Assessment and Curriculum-Based Measurement to Guide Elementary Mathematics Instruction: Effect on Individual and Group Accountability Scores.

    Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Matthew K. Burns

  • Handbook of response to intervention

    Shane R. Jimerson;Matthew K. Burns;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden

  • Troubleshooting Behavioral Interventions: A Systematic Process for Finding and Eliminating Problems

    Joseph C. Witt;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Donna Gilbertson

  • Supporting teacher use of interventions: effects of response dependent performance feedback on teacher implementation of a math intervention

    Donna Gilbertson;Joseph C. Witt;Lynn LaFleur Singletary;Amanda VanDerHeyden

  • Integrating Frameworks From Early Childhood Intervention and School Psychology to Accelerate Growth for All Young Children

    Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Patricia Snyder

  • Handbook of Response to Intervention: The Science and Practice of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Second Edition

    Shane R. Jimerson;Matthew K. Burns;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden

  • Technical Adequacy of Response to Intervention Decisions

    Amanda M. Vanderheyden

  • Response to Intervention at School: The Science and Practice of Assessment and Intervention

    Shane R. Jimerson;Matthew K. Burns;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden

  • The Technical Adequacy of Curriculum-Based and Rating-Based Measures of Written Expression for Elementary School Students.

    Kristin A. Gansle;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;George H. Noell;Jennifer L. Resetar

  • The Rti Approach to Evaluating Learning Disabilities

    Joseph F. Kovaleski;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Edward S. Shapiro

  • Measuring Response to Early Literacy Intervention with Preschoolers at Risk.

    Amanda M. VanDerHeyden;Patricia A. Snyder;Carmen Broussard;Kerrie Ramsdell

  • Elementary school teachers' perceptions of curriculum-based measures of written expression

    Kristin A. Gansle;Donna N. Gilbertson;Amanda M. VanDerHeyden

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew K. Burns
Matthew K. Burns University of Missouri
Joseph C. Witt
Joseph C. Witt Louisiana State University
George H. Noell
George H. Noell Louisiana State University
Shane R. Jimerson
Shane R. Jimerson University of California, Santa Barbara
Stanley L. Deno
Stanley L. Deno University of Minnesota

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