*Bestselling CBM resource, now updated and expanded to reflect recent advances: 30% new material includes two new chapters and a broader age range (ages 4-17/grades PreK-12). *CBM has become even more widely used in general and special ed classrooms. *With few other books on CBM, this is the go-to resource for pre- and inservice school psychologists and educators. *CBM is efficient, easy to learn and use, and takes less time away from teaching than other assessments.

This book provides a practical guide to curriculum-based evaluation (CBE), which helps educators solve learning problems by making data-based decisions about what and how to teach. CBE offers clear procedures for analyzing PreK-12 students' academic skills, determining where instruction needs to focus, and evaluating progress. Written in an engaging, step-by-step style, the book features examples throughout that illustrate the problem-solving process. The use of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) as a data collection technique is discussed. Reproducible planning and implementation tools are included; the large-size format facilitates photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas. See also The ABCs of CBM: A Practical Guide to Curriculum-Based Measurement, by Michelle K. Hosp, John L. Hosp, and Kenneth W. Howell, which provides hands-on instructions for implementing a core technique used in CBE.