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

School Affiliations

Department: Instruction and Learning
Program: Education of Students with Mental and Physical Disabilities
Program: General Special Education

Education

Ph.D., Learning Disabilities, Northwestern University, 1966
M.A., Northwestern University, 1963
B.S., McGill University, 1962

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

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

Journal Articles

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
Donne, V., & Zigmond (Accepted for publication) Engagement during reading instruction for students who are deaf/hard of hearing in public schools, Communication Disorders Quarterly
Donne, V., & Zigmond, N. (Accepted for publication). An observational study of reading instruction for students who are deaf/hard of hearing in public schools, American Annals of the Deaf
Moin, L., Magiera, K., & Zigmond, N. (Accepted for publication) Instructional activities and group work in US inclusive high school co-taught science classes, International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education

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Recent Course Instruction

Fall 2009 (2101)

Summer 2009 (2097)

Spring 2009 (2094)

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Recent Presentations

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
Pennsylvania Reading First: Summary of Implementatio and Results for 2007-08
Presented three times, at PaTTAN KOP, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh for PDE
Who are the 2% Students
Division for Learnng Disabilities Regional Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Who are the 2% students?
Focus Group at PaTTAN Pittsburgh for GSEG grant
External Evaluation of Reading First: Progress to date
Poster Presentation at Evaluator's Conference, Washington, DC

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Recent Consulting

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

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Recent Grants

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

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