Naomi Zigmond

Naomi Zigmond
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5164 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-7082
EMAIL: naomi@pitt.edu

Full Time Faculty - Professor

Zigmond, N., Bean, R., Kloo, A., & Bryden, M. (accepted for publication). Policy, research, and Reading First, in Allington & McGill-Franzen, Handbook of Research in Reading Disabilities, Florence, KY: Routledge, Taylor Francis Group
Kloo, A. & Zigmond, N. (2009) Response to intervention: A reality check. In T.E. Scruggs & M.A. Mastropieri (Eds.), Policy and practice: Advances in learning and behavioral disabilities (Vol. 22, pp. 67-107). Bingley, UK: Emerald

Zigmond, N., & Kloo, A., (in press). The “two percent students:” Considerations and consequences of eligibility decisions. Peabody Journal of Education
Bean, R., & Zigmond, N., (accepted for publication). Reading First in Pennsylvania: Third grade achievement after five years, Journal of Literacy Research
Zigmond, N., Kloo, A. & Volonino, V. (accepted for publication) What, where, and how: Special education in the climate of full inclusion, Exceptionality
Rock, M., Gregg, M., Thead, B., Acker, S., Gable, R., & Zigmond, N. (accepted for publication) Can you hear me now? Evaluation of an online wireless technology to provide real-time feedback to special education teachers in training, Teacher Education and Special Education
Rock, M., Howard, P., Ploessi, D., Gable, R., & Zigmond, N. (accepted for publication). Virtual coaching: Using online mobile technology to improve professional performance and enhance student engagement, Journal of Special Education Technology

Creating Change in Elementary Schools
CEC Conference, Seattle, WA
Invitied Presentation: The Special Education Teacher, Today
Council for Exceptional Children, Annual convention, Seattle WA
PA's approach to the modified alternate assessment
PDE Conference, Hershey, PA
Who are the 2% Students
CEC conference, Seattle WA
Training on How to Administer the PASA
Videoconference to 750 people broadcast from PaTTAN Pittsbrgh, downloaded at 38 sites in PA

Measured Progress, Dover NH
- Member of professional advisory committee to GSEG grant from OSEP on modififed reading assessments for students with persistent academic problems
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
- Advisory Committee on RTI initiative
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Bureau of Special Education
- GSEG Grant: Consultant on grant from Office of Special Education Program on defining characteristics of students and items appropirate for modified (2%) PA statewide assessment

PASA, Alternate assessment for students with severe cognitive disabilities, PDE/BSE. $3m/year
External Evaluation of Reading First in PA, PDE, ~$700,000/year
Monitoring Progress in Pennsylvania Pupils (MP3), OSEP MOdel Demonstration Grant, ~$125,000/year