MTSS Best Practices: Connecting Assessment and Instruction
Session Description: MTSS provides a framework for implementing the science of reading. This session will outline the MTSS model for reading improvement in elementary schools. Best practices will be shared for connecting screening and instruction, specifically using universal screening data for planning literacy improvement.
Presenter:
Dr. Stephanie Stollar
Dr. Stephanie Stollar is the founder of Stephanie Stollar Consulting LLC and the creator of The Reading Science Academy. Dr. Stollar is a part-time assistant professor in the online reading science program at Mount St. Joseph University, and a founding member of a national alliance for supporting reading science in higher education. As a board member for the Innovations in Education Consortium, she collaboratively plans the annual MTSS Innovations in Education Conference. Dr. Stollar has worked as a school psychologist, an educational consultant, and as Vice President for Professional Learning for Acadience Learning Inc. She has provided professional development, conducted research and published in the areas of assessment, early intervention, and collaborative problem solving. She is passionate about improving educator knowledge and aligning school systems to prevent reading failure.