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Dr. Christopher Parker, Ph.D. is President and the Lead Educational Consultant for IDEAL Consulting Services, Inc. He is also a Visiting Professor in the Department of School Psychology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst where he oversees project assistantships and teaches courses in Behavioral Assessment and Reading Instruction. He is presently helping school systems in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and New Jersey affect changes in their general education and special education approaches to students’ achievement and behavioral difficulties. In addition, he is consulting with the Massachusetts Department of Education on assessment practices related to its Reading First initiative. His areas of expertise include the use of Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) and Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) within a Problem-Solving Assessment Approach, the linguistic underpinnings of early literacy acquisition, effective instructional practices for diverse learners, and the implementation of Instructional Support Teams. His current research interests involve the development of technically adequate measures of vocabulary skills for young children at risk for reading disabilities, and the effects of early intervention approaches on students’ long-term reading and social-emotional outcomes. He has B.A. and M.A. degrees in Child Study from Tufts University, a C.A.G.S. degree in School Psychology from Northeastern University, and a Ph.D. degree in School Psychology from the University of Oregon. He is also a Massachusetts certified early elementary education teacher and school psychologist.

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