CHRISTOPHER PARKER, Ph.D.
33 Katlyne Court ~ Westport, MA 02790
Work Phone (508) 636-6615 ~ Home Phone (508) 636-7508
Email cparker@idealconsultingservices.com
CURRENT POSITION
President/Lead Educational Consultant, IDEAL Consulting Services Inc.,
Westport, Massachusetts
EDUCATION
1996-2000. University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, Ph.D.,
School Psychology
1992-1994. Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts,
C.A.G.S., School Psychology
1990-1992. Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts,
M.A., Child Study
1986-1990. Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts,
B.A., Child Study/Early Elementary
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
1994-Present. School Psychologist, Certification Number
305007, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1990-1994. Early Childhood Teacher (K-3), Certification
Number 305007, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2004-Present. American Educational Research Association
2003-Present. The International Dyslexia Association
1996-Present. National Association of School Psychologists
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002-2003. Visiting Professor. Framingham State College,
Framingham, Massachusetts
2000-Present. Adjunct Professor. University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, Massachusetts
1999-Present. Educational Consultant. IDEAL Consulting
Services Inc., Westport, Massachusetts
1994-1999. School Psychologist. New Bedford Public Schools,
New Bedford, Massachusetts
1991-1994. Educational Specialist. The Children’s
Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
1990-1992. Substitute Teacher. Fall River Public Schools,
Fall River, Massachusetts
PUBLICATIONS
Shinn, Shinn, M.R., Good III, R.H., & Parker, C. (1999). Noncategorical
special education services with students with severe achievement deficits.
In D.J. Reschly, W. D. Tilly III, & J. P. Grimes (Eds.), Special Education
in Transition: Functional Assessment and Noncategorical Programming (pp.
81-106). Longmont, CO: Sopris West.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
IDEAL Consulting Services, Inc. (2003, February). Utilizing
Dynamic Indicators of Vocabulary Skills within a benchmark assessment
system to promote early school success. (Technical Report No. 2). Westport,
MA: Author.
IDEAL Consulting Services, Inc. (2002, August).
Examining the alternate form reliability of the Dynamic Indicators of
Vocabulary Skills-progress monitoring probes. (Technical Report No. 1).
Westport, MA: Author.
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Parker, C. (in preparation). The use of Project Read
strategies within a Three-Tier Intervention Model. Communication Link.
Bloomington, MN: Language Circle.
Parker, C., & Shinn, M. R. (in preparation). Identifying
technically adequate measures of vocabulary for young children at risk
for reading disabilities.
Parker, C. (in preparation). The changing role of the
school psychologist: One practitioner’s journey down a road less
traveled.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
November, 1996. Guest Reviewer. Ysseldyke, J., Dawson,
P., Lehr, C., Reschly, D., Reynolds, M., & Telzrow, C. (1997).
School Psychology: A Blueprint for Training and Practice II. Bethesda,
MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
GRANTS
1997-1999. Student Participant. Early childhood research
institute on program performance measures: A growth and development approach.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department
of Education.
1996-1999. Student Participant. Training school psychologist
personnel in Curriculum-Based Measurement. Office of Special Education
Programs, U.S. Department of Education.
CONSULTING
November, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Dudley-Charlton Regional
School District, Charlton, Massachusetts.
September, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Implementing a School-wide Reading Improvement Model (SRIM) to promote
reading success for all students. Londonderry School District, Londonderry,
New Hampshire.
September, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Developing and implementing Instructional Support Teams (IST). North Adams
Public Schools, North Adams, Massachusetts.
September, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Implementing a School-wide Reading Improvement Model (SRIM) to promote
reading success for all students. Nauset Public Schools, Nauset, Massachusetts.
September, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Berkley Public Schools,
Berkley, Massachusetts.
September, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Worcester Public Schools,
Worcester, Massachusetts.
September, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Effective use of assessment information to improve basic skills outcomes
for individual students. Providence Public Schools, Providence, Rhode
Island.
August, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Old Rochester Regional
School District, Rochester, Massachusetts.
August, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Implementing a School-wide Reading Improvement Model (SRIM) to promote
reading success for all students. Rockport Public Schools, Rockport, Massachusetts.
January, 2005-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Dartmouth Public Schools,
Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
January, 2005-June, 2005. Professional Development Trainer.
Effective use of assessment to meet individual student needs in literacy
instruction. Lynn Public Schools, Lynn, Massachusetts.
November, 2004-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Plymouth Public Schools,
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
October, 2004-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing data from the Dynamic Indicators
of Basic Early Literacy Skills and Curriculum-Based Measures of Reading
to promote reading success. Lee Public Schools, Lee, Massachusetts.
September, 2004-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Implementing a School-wide Reading Improvement Model (SRIM) to promote
reading success for all students. North Adams Public Schools, North Adams,
Massachusetts.
September, 2004-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. M. E. Small Elementary
School, Dennis Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
September, 2004-June, 2005. Professional Development
Trainer. Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of
Basic Early Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Stockbridge
Plain School, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
September, 2004-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. K. C. Coombs Elementary
School, Mashpee, Massachusetts.
September, 2004-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Mansfield Public Schools,
Mansfield, Massachusetts.
February, 2004-June, 2005. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Elizabeth Public Schools,
Elizabeth, New Jersey.
February, 2004-June, 2005. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Gloucester Public Schools,
Gloucester, Massachusetts.
October, 2003-December, 2003. Professional Development
Trainer. Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of
Basic Early Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Boston Renaissance
Charter School, Boston, Massachusetts.
September, 2003-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Gathering, interpreting, and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills data to promote reading success. Fall River Public Schools,
Fall River, Massachusetts.
January, 2003-Present. Consultant for Massachusetts Reading
First Project. The use of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
within benchmark assessment and progress monitoring systems to promote
reading success. Office of Reading, Massachusetts Department of Education,
Malden, Massachusetts.
November, 2002-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
The use of General Outcome Measures within a benchmark assessment system
to promote reading success. Stoneham Public Schools, Stoneham, Massachusetts.
September, 2002-June, 2004. Professional Development
Trainer. Developing and implementing Instructional Support Teams (IST).
Athol-Royalston Regional School District, Athol-Royalston, Massachusetts.
September, 2002-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Developing and implementing a School-wide Beginning Reading Improvement
Model (SBRIM). Chicopee Public Schools, Chicopee, Massachusetts.
September, 2001-June, 2003. Professional Development
Trainer. The use of General Outcome Measures to prevent reading difficulties
in young children. Hector L. Belisle Elementary School, Fall River, Massachusetts.
September, 2001-June, 2005. Professional Development
Trainer. The use of General Outcome Measures to prevent reading difficulties
in young children. Crocker Elementary School, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
September, 2001-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Developing and implementing Instructional Support Teams (IST). New Bedford
Public Schools, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
September, 1999-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
The use of General Outcome Measures to prevent reading difficulties in
young children. New Bedford Public Schools, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
September, 2001-2002. Professional Development Trainer.
Parent delivered early literacy instruction with kindergarten children:
Promoting book and print awareness, phonological awareness, phonemic awareness,
and letter/sound correspondence skills. New Bedford Public Schools, New
Bedford, Massachusetts.
September, 1999-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
Developing and implementing Instructional Support Teams (IST). Chicopee
Public Schools, Chicopee, Massachusetts.
September, 1999-Present. Professional Development Trainer.
The use of General Outcome Measures to prevent reading difficulties in
young children. Chicopee Public Schools, Chicopee, Massachusetts.
PRESENTATIONS
September, 2004. Invited Guest Lecturer. Administration
and scoring of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. College
of the Saint Rose, Albany, New York.
May, 2004. Invited Guest Lecturer. Administration and
scoring of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Fitchburg
State College, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
March, 2004. Invited Presenter. The use of Instructional
Support Teams for DIBELS interpretation and intervention planning. DIBELS
Summit 2004, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.
April, 2003. Invited Presenter. Starting Up Instructional
Support Teams in a School District: The Long and Winding Road. 2003 NASP
Annual National Convention, Toronto, Canada.
March, 2001. Invited Presenter. The use of General Outcome
Measures to prevent reading difficulties in young children. 2001 Urban
Special Education Leadership Collaborative.
October, 1999. Invited Presenter. Assessment of academic
performance in the general education curriculum using Curriculum-Based
Measurement (CBM). 1999 Berkshire Conference on Behavior Analysis and
Therapy.
April, 1999. Invited Guest Lecturer. The case study of
Ben: The use of a Problem-Solving Model and an ecological perspective
during instructional consultation. University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Massachusetts.
April, 1999. Invited Guest Lecturer. Preparing and conducting
research: The identification and development of Dynamic Indicators of
Vocabulary Skills (DIVS). University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.
April, 1998. Invited Presenter. The case study of Ben:
The use of a Problem-Solving Model and an ecological perspective during
instructional consultation. 1998 NASP Annual National Convention, Orlando,
Florida.
November, 1997. Invited Guest Lecturer. Effective reading
instruction: Considering student, curriculum, and instructional variables.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
June, 1997. Invited Presenter. The changing role of the
school psychologist: One practitioner’s journey down a road less
traveled. Curriculum-Based Assessment and Problem Solving Assessment Summer
Institute, Eugene, Oregon.
June, 1997. Invited Presenter. The case study of Ben:
The use of a Problem-Solving Model and an ecological perspective during
instructional consultation. Curriculum-Based Assessment and Problem Solving
Assessment Summer Institute, Eugene, Oregon.
May, 1997. Invited Presenter. The changing role of the
school psychologist: One practitioner’s journey down a road less
traveled. The 3rd Annual New England Conference on Curriculum-Based Measurement
and Problem Solving Assessment, Worcester, Massachusetts.
May, 1996. Invited Presenter. The changing role of the
school psychologist in the New Bedford Public Schools. The 2nd Annual
New England Conference on Curriculum-Based Measurement and Problem Solving
Assessment, Boston, Massachusetts.
December, 1993. Invited Guest Lecturer. Factors that
influence language development in young children. Graduate School of Bouve
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston,
Massachusetts.
September, 1991. Invited Guest Lecturer. The effects
of low blood lead levels on children’s neurology, physiology, and
behavior. The Elliot Pearson Child Study Center, Tufts University, Medford,
Massachusetts.INSERVICE TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS
November, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. Response
to intervention: Considering policy and procedures when operationalizing
the LD construct. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
October, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. Response to
intervention: Considering policy and procedures when operationalizing
the LD construct. New Bedford Public Schools, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
October, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to prevent reading difficulties
in young children. ACCEPT Collaborative, Natick, Massachusetts.
October, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. Best practices
in assessing and teaching vocabulary and comprehension skills. Nauset
Public Schools, Nauset, Massachusetts.
October, 2005. Invited Keynote Speaker. The year of literacy:
Walking a road in need of traveling. Rockport Public Schools Literacy
Day, Rockport, Massachusetts.
September, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use
of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to prevent reading
difficulties in young children. North River Collaborative, Rockland, Massachusetts.
August, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. Best practices
in assessing and teaching fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Rockport
Public Schools, Rockport, Massachusetts.
June, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. Best practices
in assessing and teaching the fab five (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,
vocabulary, and comprehension). Wachusett Regional School District, Wachusett,
Massachusetts.
January, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of
grade-level collaborative team meetings to interpret assessment results
from the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. K. C. Coombs
Elementary School, Mashpee, Massachusetts.
January, 2005. Invited Workshop Presenter. Development
and implementation of a Three-Tier Intervention Model. Nauset Public Schools,
Nauset, Massachusetts.
December, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. Implementing
an effective progress monitoring system for struggling students. Robinson
Elementary School, Mansfield, Massachusetts.
December, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. Interpreting
and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills data to
promote reading success. M. E. Small Elementary School, Dennis Yarmouth,
Massachusetts.
November, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. An introduction
to the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Dartmouth Public
Schools, Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
October, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. Interpreting
and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills data to
promote reading success. Nauset Public Schools, Nauset, Massachusetts.
September, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. Interpreting
and utilizing Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills data to
promote reading success. Londonderry Public Schools, Londonderry, New
Hampshire.
September, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use
of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to prevent reading
difficulties in young children. North River Collaborative, Rockland, Massachusetts.
August, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to prevent reading difficulties
in young children. Cape Cod Collaborative, Barnstable, Massachusetts.
August, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to prevent reading difficulties
in young children. Wachusett Regional School District, Wachusett, Massachusetts.
June, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of Dynamic
Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to prevent reading difficulties
in young children. ACCEPT Education Collaborative, Natick, Massachusetts.
May, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of Dynamic
Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to prevent reading difficulties
in young children. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
May, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. An introduction
to the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Londonderry
Public Schools, Londonderry, New Hampshire.
May, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. An introduction
to the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Page Hilltop
Elementary School, Ayer, Massachusetts.
March, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of Dynamic
Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills to prevent reading difficulties
in young children. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
February, 2004. Invited Workshop Presenter. Administration
and scoring of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Stockbridge
Plain School, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
November, 2003. Invited Workshop Presenter. An introduction
to the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Mansfield Public
Schools, Mansfield, Massachusetts.
September, 2003. Invited Workshop Presenter. Administration
and scoring of Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Lynn
Public Schools, Lynn, Massachusetts.
June, 2003. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of Curriculum-Based
Measures of Reading within benchmark assessment and progress monitoring
systems to promote reading success. Chattanooga School District, Chattanooga,
TN.
June, 2003. Invited Workshop Presenter. Reading First
Assessment Tools Training: Administration and Scoring of the Dynamic Indicators
of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Office of Reading, Massachusetts Department
of Education, Malden, Massachusetts
September, 2002. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use
of General Outcome Measures to prevent reading difficulties in young children.
Athol-Royalston Regional School District, Athol, Massachusetts.
August, 2001. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of
General Outcome Measures to prevent reading difficulties in young children.
Fall River Public Schools, Fall River, Massachusetts.
August, 2001. Invited Workshop Presenter. Effective reading
instruction: Considering student, curriculum, and instructional variables.
Fall River Public Schools, Fall River, Massachusetts.
July, 2000. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of General
Outcome Measures within a Problem Solving Assessment Model. Aurora Public
Schools, Aurora, Colorado.
January, 2000. Invited Workshop Presenter. The use of
dynamic indicators to measure growth in language and motor skills. New
Bedford Public Schools, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
November, 1999. Invited Workshop Presenter. Functional
Behavioral Assessment (FBA): The link to effectively and efficiently intervening
when students demonstrate challenging behaviors. New Bedford Public Schools,
New Bedford, Massachusetts.
January, 1999. Invited Workshop Presenter. Functional
Behavioral Assessment (FBA): The link to effectively and efficiently intervening
when students demonstrate challenging behaviors. New Bedford Public Schools,
New Bedford, Massachusetts.
March, 1998. Invited Workshop Presenter. Curriculum-Based
Measurement: Administration and scoring of spelling, mathematics and written
expression. Worcester Public Schools, Worcester, Massachusetts.
December, 1997. Invited Workshop Presenter. Effective
reading instruction: Considering student, curriculum, and instructional
variables. Carson City Public Schools, Carson City, Nevada.
October, 1997. Invited Workshop Presenter. Case study
using Curriculum-Based Measurement and problem-solving assessment. Kenai
Peninsula Borough School District, Kenai, Alaska.
October, 1997. Invited Workshop Presenter. Curriculum-Based
Measurement: Administration and scoring of spelling, mathematics and written
expression. Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Kenai, Alaska.
October, 1997. Invited Workshop Presenter. Administration
and scoring of Curriculum-Based Measures. Kenai Peninsula Borough School
District, Kenai, Alaska.
October, 1996. Invited Workshop Presenter. Curriculum-Based
Measurement: Administration and scoring of mathematics. Kenai Peninsula
Borough School District, Kenai, Alaska.
October, 1995. Invited Workshop Presenter. Curriculum-Based
Measurement and its use within a Problem-Solving Model. New Bedford Public
Schools, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
COMMUNITY-RELATED ACTIVITIES
1998-Present. Boys’ Assistant Swimming Coach.
New Bedford High School, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
1995-1996. Boys’ and Girls’ Head Cross-Country
Coach. Westport High School, Westport, Massachusetts.
1994-1996. Boys’ Assistant Swimming Coach. New
Bedford High School, New Bedford, Massachusetts. |