Webinars

Presenter(s): Professor Martin Sellbom, PhD

This webinar presentation provides an introductory overview of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ), the most up-to-date broadband measure of normal-range personality traits. The test coauthor describes the methods used to develop the MPQ and provides a brief history on research use of the test. Dr. Sellbom also covers information on scale descriptions, normative data, and samples of the MPQ Score Report and MPQ Police Preemployment Interpretive Report (PPIR).

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Presenter(s): Bruce A. Bracken, Ph.D

This webinar will focus on the BBCS–4:R and BSRA–4, which are early childhood assessments used to assess children’s understanding of a wide range of language concepts used in daily classroom conversations, teacher directions, and school curricula. Both assessments will be released in November 2022.

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Presenter(s): Melinda Cooper, OTR, Shelley Hughes, OTR

Many individuals with autism experience differences in the way they process sensory information relative to their neurotypical peers. This webinar provides an overview of Dunn's sensory processing framework, reviews recent related research, explores two standardized sensory questionnaires, and explains how assessment results can be used to guide intervention planning and strategy formation.

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Presenter(s): Bruce A. Bracken, Ph.D

This webinar will focus on the BBCS–4:R and BSRA–4, which are early childhood assessments used to assess children’s understanding of a wide range of language concepts used in daily classroom conversations, teacher directions, and school curricula. Both assessments will be released in November 2022.

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Presenter(s): Lou Ellen Marlatt, Alicia Mulvihill, Jen Nightingale

Whether you've been reviewing the Ontario Human Rights Commission's recent Right To Read inquiry report or are thinking about gap-closing no matter the province you call home, the topic of literacy—and the teaching of reading—is both spirited and ongoing. This webinar is intended to provide an overview of Pearson's resources designed to support Canadian students at all reading levels with a specific focus on an evidence-based system for early screening and progress monitoring.

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Presenter(s): Craig Frisby, PhD

Professional organizations that train practitioners to serve children in schools have expressed a longstanding concern over “equitable” and “nondiscriminatory” cognitive assessment for examinees from diverse racial/ethnic/language groups. This session will highlight these issues in detail (as informed by relevant research) and promote future directions that align with ethical best practices.  

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