Foundations of Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education

About Effie KritikosMark MeltonPhyllis LeDosquet

Dr. Effie Papoutsis Kritikos is a professor in the Department of Special Education at Northeastern Illinois University where she has taught for ten years. She is multi-certified in various areas of special education including speech-language pathology. Dr. Kritikos has written reviewed and presented numerous papers for a multitude of organizations and is the author of the textbook Special Education Assessment: Issues and Strategies Affecting Todays Classrooms. Dr. Phyllis LeDosquet is an associate professor in early childhood special education in the Department of Special Education at Northeastern Illinois University where she has coordinated and taught courses in the early childhood special education program for seven years. She has over 20 years experience in the assessment of infants toddlers and young children with exceptional learning needs and has provided support to children families and educators in both home and school environments. Dr. Mark Melton LCSW is an associate professor in the Department of Special Education at Northeastern Illinois University where he has taught for five years. Dr. Melton has experience as a classroom teacher school administrator and clinical supervisor in various special education settings. In addition to his teaching responsibilities Dr. Melton maintains a private practice in clinical social work supporting children with behavioral and regulatory challenges and their families.