Expert Details
Educational Assessment and Curriculum Development for Early Childhood, Special Education Assessment
ID: 107876
Illinois, USA
Expert is presently completing the third year of a grant funded by Ronald McDonald Children's Charities (RMHC) to train high school crisis team members in strategies for the prevention of adolescent suicide.
Currently, Expert has done consultation in actual product design and development. She has written proposals and structures for product development, as well as actual copy for publication. Her knowledge base in preschool materials is quite extensive. She enjoys the challenge of production design. Expert has been working with psychiatrists to develop an adolescent suicide prevention program, (Community Action for Youth Survival) (CAYS).
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Technical review for the product development assigned by Amway-Small Tykes.She is engaged consulting with Fontbonne College in the design of a grant to fund the training and future screening of preschool children using the Spanish version of DIAL-3.Consultation to U-46 Elgin School District in Illinois to assist in the training and on going longitudinal study of young children with potential learning disabilitiesConsultation with Wichita Kansas Public Schools in the development of a scanning tool to augment the record form of the DIAL-3 and continued consultation in professional development services for in-service presentations to faculty and staff
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1978 | Degree: EdD | Subject: Research, Administration and Early Childhood | Institution: LoyolaUniversity of Chicago |
| Year: 1969 | Degree: MA | Subject: Special Education - Learning Disabilities/Psychology | Institution: De Paul University |
| Year: 1956 | Degree: BS | Subject: Elementary Education, Physical Education | Institution: University ofIllinois |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1988 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Educational Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Development and review of educational materials and tests for early identification of potential learning disabilities |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1996 | Employer: University of Illinois | Title: Educational Liaison | Department: Psychiatry |
Responsibilities:Expert is an Educational expert on a suicide prevention grant sponsored by Ronald McDonald Children's Charities. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1988 | Employer: Cooperative Association for Special E | Title: Special Services Coordinator | Department: |
Responsibilities:Program development for Special Education students in 6 School Districts across all areas of disability and with primary supervision and direction of early childhood programs |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1979 to 1981 | Employer: Early Childhood Special Education Center | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:Program director for a facility that housed early childhood programs for young children ages 3-7 and served all schools within the cooperative agreements |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1978 to 1979 | Employer: Graduate School of Education, De Paul Univ | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Chair of the Learning Disabilities Program leading to a masters degree in education and director of the Learning Disabilities Clinic which assessed all ages of children and consulted with parents and schools about identification of learning problems |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1973 to 1974 | Employer: Associate Educ., | Title: Instructor/Researcher | Department: Northwestern University |
Responsibilities:Completed a three year longitudinal study of children identified with the DIAL early childhood screening device |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2001 to Present | Country / Region: El Salvador/San Salvador | Summary: Technical consultation for the 9 Screening teams using the DIAL-3 in 2001 |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities Fellow; Council for Exceptional Children/ Division for Early Childhood;Division for Learning Disabilities; Pioneer Division;Council for Educational Diagnostic Services; Learning Disabilities Association;National Association for the Education of Young Children; Society for Research and Development. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Educational Certification in all areas of Special Education with Supervision; Administrative Certification for the State of Illinois. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| More than 25 publications, co-author of DIAL-3; Early Screening Battery;author of two books on early identification; contributor to several monographs on early identification of learning disabilities. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Training seminars for the users of DIAL-3. It usually is a one-two day workshop using hands on materials and video presentations. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert has experience locating vendors of: * Educational materials * Special education placement * Developmental diagnosis * Educational assessment * Children's toys and books. She has access to the following resources: * Childcraft Corporation (as a contact) * American Guidance (as a contact, also databases) * ERIC (a database for educational material). |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Expert can read German. |
Fields of Expertise
disability, educational assessment, suicide prevention, educational software, curriculum development, child development, early childhood learning curriculum, suicidology, learning, adolescent development, youth supervision, adolescent psychiatry, child psychology, adolescent psychology, special education assessment, disability assessment, learning theory, education