Victoria S. Henbest

WHY MATRS? Assesses morphological awareness, a unique and significant predictor of literacy skills Helps educators determine what students know about morphemes and where they need more morphological awareness instruction Helps states meet literacy goals and mandates focused on students’ morphological awareness Developed by leading experts on morphological awareness through more than a decade of research Norm-referenced and standardized—4,060 students were included in the normative sample Easy and intuitive to use, with videos that demonstrate how to administer each task HOW IT WORKS MATRS consists of easy-to-implement subtests called tasks, administered by a reading specialist, speech-language pathologist, or other intervention specialist. There are a total of eight tasks in MATRS, and students complete four in each grade: Task 1: Segmenting (Grades 1 and 2) Task 2: Affix Identification (Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6) Task 3: Affix Meaning (Grades 1, 2, 3, and 4) Task 4: Suffix Choice (Grades 5 and 6) Task 5: Spelling Multi-Morphemic Words (Grades 4, 5, and 6) Task 6: Suffix Spelling (Grades 1, 2, and 3) Task 7: Spoken Relatives (Grades 1 and 2) Task 8: Written Relatives (Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6) Following the clear directions in the Examiner Administration Booklet and demonstration videos, the examiner provides students with oral prompts and plays audio recordings to elicit and record responses. The test takes 35−45 minutes, and scoring is easy with the time-saving Excel scoring solution, which provides automated access to standard scores and percentile ranks. The MATRS kit also includes access to a full set of assessment materials for administering a follow-up test, so you can easily determine the effectiveness of interventions. WHAT TO ORDER The MATRS Kit contains everything you need: a detailed manual, Examiner Administration Booklet, and a pack of 10 Student Response Forms for each grade. You’ll also receive digital access to materials for follow-up testing, demonstration videos for each task, audio files, a Technical Report, and the MATRS Excel automated scoring solution.

Morphological awareness—the ability to recognize, understand, and consciously use the smallest units of meaning in a word—is one of the most important skills for literacy development. For use with students in Grades 1–6, MATRS™ is a comprehensive, reliable, and valid assessment tool for evaluating the morphological awareness skills that strongly predict concurrent and future reading and spelling abilities. With this manual, users will: Get a detailed overview of the development and benefits of MATRS Learn how to administer MATRS accurately and efficiently Score MATRS and interpret the scores for various populations Provide results to other professionals and students’ parents Learn from three MATRS case studies and see how the assessment data informed what the examiner did next Review the technical information behind the development of MATRS Concise and comprehensive, this manual will help special educators, school psychologists, reading specialists, and other professionals use MATRS to accurately identify students with morphological awareness deficits and plan differentiated literacy instruction and intervention.

This modernized third edition of Language Disorders in Children: Fundamental Concepts of Assessment and Intervention offers a comprehensive overview of language disorders in children for speech-language pathology students. The expert authors bring together decades of clinical experience and pedagogical expertise to create a comprehensive resource with instructional strategies and clinical applications, enhanced with numerous activities, discussions, and case studies that promote critical thinking. This edition introduces a groundbreaking model that utilizes a story-based approach to explain the dimensions of choosing and developing interventions. This method engages students in a thought experiment that illuminates the nuances of clinical decision-making, particularly for children with developmental language disorder, autism, and other developmental disabilities. The book revisits and expands upon the well-regarded five communication subdomains framework, providing a clear and structured approach to understanding language development from early pragmatic skills to advanced discourse. New to the Third EditionNew coauthor, Victoria S. Henbest, PhD, CCC-SLP A color layout with refreshed illustrations to enhance visual comprehensionIncreased emphasis on multicultural considerations in assessment and treatment of child language disordersAdded content on the use of technology in clinical practiceAdditional class activities and discussions to facilitate clinical thinking skillsUpdated ancillary resources for instructor and students Key FeaturesA two-step approach to language sample analysis is presented with clarifying case studies, figures, and directions for completing a language sample Chapter overview questions at the beginning of chapters serve as a road map for studentsQR codes direct readers to helpful video clips and web resourcesBoxed focus points effectively communicate the most crucial aspects of the textBolded key terms and a comprehensive glossary help improve retention of the materialCase studies and discussion and in-class activities encourage students to delve deeper into the material Concise chapter summaries end each chapter to reinforce key takewaysAppendices containing valuable supplementary materials such as worksheets, case studies, language analyses guides, standard score interpretation tutorial, and assessment reports