The ABCs of CBM

Third Edition
A Practical Guide to Curriculum-Based Measurement

John L. Hosp and Michelle K. Hosp

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With over 50 years of research validation, curriculum-based measurement continues to expand across schools and districts due to its proven effectiveness, ease of implementation, and alignment within multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS). The revised and updated third edition of the gold-standard ABCs of CBM delivers essential guidance as educators increasingly rely on data-driven instruction for universal screening, progress monitoring, and instructional decision making. In a convenient large-size format, the book accessibly covers the “whats,” “whys,” and “how-tos” of CBM across reading, spelling, writing, and math, with detailed protocols for administration, scoring, and standards within MTSS.

New to This Edition:
See also the authors' ABCs of Curriculum-Based Evaluation, which also supports MTSS while utilizing CBM.

This title is part of The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.


“This text is a shining example of practical utility. It synthesizes decades of research and development on CBM into straightforward, actionable steps. In the third edition, the authors have given the field a refreshed resource that will guide seasoned practitioners and inspire new ones.”

—Nathan H. Clemens, PhD, Department of Special Education, The University of Texas at Austin


“As someone who is deeply involved with the use of data-informed instruction in schools, I’m thrilled to see the updated and expanded third edition of this valuable resource. I frequently reference this book in my own work and recommend it highly to my colleagues who use CBM to efficiently collect data to provide and evaluate effective instruction. A wide range of educators in K–12 settings will find the third edition an essential, highly practical addition to their assessment toolkits.”

—Jan Hasbrouck, PhD, educational consultant and researcher, Seattle


“The third edition of this book should be required reading for preservice special education teachers, school psychologist, interventionists, and anyone interested in implementing an effective MTSS. Using instructive examples and graphics, this comprehensive resource provides everything needed for valid decisions about student growth. Progress monitoring is a cornerstone of any effective MTSS—Hosp and Hosp demystify progress monitoring to unlock student learning.”

—Matthew K. Burns, The Rose and Irving Fein Endowed Professor of Special Education, University of Florida

About the Authors

John L. Hosp, PhD, is Professor of Special Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research focuses on multi-tiered systems of support/response to intervention, including disproportionate representation of minority students in special education and aligning assessment and instruction, particularly in the areas of curriculum-based measurement and curriculum-based evaluation. Dr. Hosp has conducted workshops nationally and has authored over 50 journal articles, book chapters, and books.

Michelle K. Hosp, PhD, is Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A nationally known trainer and speaker on problem solving and the use of progress monitoring data, she has served as Director of the Iowa Reading Research Center and as a trainer with the National Center on Progress Monitoring and the National Center on Response to Intervention, and is currently on the technical review committee for the National Center on Intensive Intervention. Dr. Hosp’s research focuses on reading and on multi-tiered systems of support/response to intervention in relation to curriculum-based measurement and curriculum-based evaluation. She has published numerous articles, book chapters, and books.

Audience

School psychologists, special educators, general education teachers, and reading specialists working with students ages 4–17 (grades PreK–12); instructors and graduate students.

Course Use

Serves as a primary text in courses on academic assessment and intervention in school psychology, special education, and general education programs.
Previous editions published by Guilford:

Second Edition, © 2016
ISBN: 9781462524662

First Edition, © 2007
ISBN: 9781593853990
New to this edition: