Linking Assessment to Instruction in Multi-Tiered Models: A Teacher''s Guide to Selecting, Reading, Writing, and Mathematics Interventions

About John Hoover

Dr. John J. Hoover is Associate Research Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder specializing in multicultural special education instruction and assessment. He is a former special education teacher and supervisor instructing students with learning intellectual and emotional disabilities in grades K-12. He also has numerous years of administrative and supervisory experiences in research and teacher training in multicultural and special education over that past 30 years. His work in the field of education is well-documented as he has over 65 publications in multicultural special and general education. Since 2008 Dr. Hoover has authored or co-authored 4 journal articles 4 books and 3 textbook chapters in addition to delivering numerous workshop and conference sessions on multi-tiered response to intervention addressing the interrelated topics of evidence-based interventions RTI and special education progress monitoring data collection and school RTI team decision-making. Recent publications include: Early Reading Assessment Diagnostic Test (2012 Pro-Ed) Response to intervention: Curricular implications and interventions (2011 Pearson); RTI assessment essentials for struggling learners (2009 Corwin Press); and Differentiating learning differences from disabilities: Meeting diverse needs through multi-tiered response to intervention (2009 Pearson).