Interview w/ David Kilpatrick

David A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology for the State University of New York College at Cortland. He is a New York State certified school psychologist with 28 years of experience in schools. He has been teaching courses in learning disabilities and educational psychology since 1994. David is a reading researcher and the author of two books on reading, Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties, and Equipped for Reading Success, and is a co-editor of a third, Reading Development and Difficulties: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice.

Dr. David Kilpatrick is one of the most recognizable experts in the area of reading development and reading difficulties today. His books Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties and Equipped for Reading Success are considered “must-reads” for teachers everywhere. David has expanded our collective understanding of the nature of word-level reading, specifically in the areas of phonemic proficiency and orthographic mapping, which has guided new directions in assessment and intervention.

In this episode, David will discuss what and who have influenced his work, what people tend to get wrong about the science of reading, and how a healthy dose of humility is critical to moving the work forward. Hold on to your hats! David has great stories and lots to share.

Further Reading and Exploration

• Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties
• Equipped for Reading Success
• Reading Development and Difficulties: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice

Videos

• Effective and Ineffective Interventions for Word Reading
• Understanding the Role of Phonemic Proficiency in Boosting Reading Skills in Struggling Readers
• Reading in the Rockies Conference Presentation
• 95% Group Webinar Series

Other

• The PAST Test

Dave’s Picks

• The Social Animal by Elliot Aronson
• Very Short Introductions by Oxford University Press
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn