SPP 100: Considerations for Specific Learning Disabilities – Identification and Intervention

Always a relevant topic at #psychedpodcast! https://www.researchgate.net/profile/… Katie Maki is an Assistant Professor in the School Psychology program at the University of Florida. She earned her Ph.D. in school psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2016. She earned her master’s degree in special education from Vanderbilt University and was a special education teacher in Nashville Public Schools prior to attending graduate school in school psychology. Her research centers on the examination of academic interventions and data-based decision-making within multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), and the identification of specific learning disabilities. Katie is particularly interested in conceptual, measurement, and practical implementation issues related to SLD identification procedures and how such issues impact identification decision-making. The goal of her academic intervention and SLD identification work is to ensure that all students receive appropriate academic support in schools. She is also currently the associate editor for Assessment for Effective Intervention.