Andrea Capizzi

Assistant Professor of the Practice in Special Education

Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 2006

Joined faculty in 2007

Short Biography

Professor Capizzi has taught students with emotional/behavioral difficulties and learning disabilities in schools in Virginia and Minnesota. During her teaching career, Professor Capizzi has taught in urban and suburban schools; worked with elementary and middle school students with learning and behavioral difficulties in itinerant, resource and self-contained settings; taught preschool and Kindergarten-aged students in a specialized program for children with challenging behavior and their families; and been a behavioral specialist for an early intervention team.

Her past work in the practice of special education allows her to apply this knowledge and experience to her classes in teacher preparation. Professor Capizzi’s primary interests lie in the areas of teacher training, behavioral management and bridging research to practice. Professor Capizzi teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in classroom management and field experiences.

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Selected Publications
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Selected Publications

Capizzi, A.M. (submitted). "From assessment to annual goal: Using assessment reports to guide IEPs."

 Fuchs, L.S., Fuchs, D., Hamlet, C. L., Powell, S.R., Capizzi, A.M., & Seethaler, P. M. (2006). "The effects of computer-assisted instruction on number combination skill in at-risk first graders." Journal of Learning Disabilities, 39, 467-475.

Fuchs, L. S., Fuchs, D., & Capizzi, A. M. (2006). "Identifying appropriate test accommodations for students with learning disabilities." Focus on Exceptional Children, 37.

Fuchs, L.S., Fuchs, D., Compton, D., L., Powell, S. R., Seethaler, P. M., Capizzi, A. M., Schatschneider, C., & Fletcher, J.M. (2006). "The cognitive correlates of third-grade skill in arithmetic, algorithmic computation, and arithmetic word problems." Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 29-43.

Fuchs, L.S., Fuchs, D., Hamlet, C., Hope, S. K., Hollenbeck, K. N., Capizzi, A. M., Craddock, C. F., & Brothers, R. L. (2006). "Extending responsiveness-to-intervention to math problem-solving at third grade," Teaching Exceptional Children, 38, 59-63.

Capizzi, A. M. & Fuchs, L. S. (2005) "Effects of curriculum based measurement with and without diagnostic feedback on teacher planning." Remedial and Special Education, 26, 159-174.

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