Paul A. Alberto, Ph.D.

Interim Dean
Regents' Professor in Intellectual Disabilities

Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3980
Atlanta, GA 30302-3980

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Georgia State University, 1976
• M.S., Fordham University, 1973
• B.A., Hunter College, City University of New York, 1971

MAJOR AREAS OF INTEREST:

• Functional literacy
• Behavioral instruction strategies
• Functional analysis

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Alberto, P., & Troutman, A. (2012). Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers, (9^th ed.), Columbus, OH: Prentice-Hall-Merrill. [Japanese edition, 2004; Chinese edition, 2005; Korean edition, 2007; Pearson International Edition, 2009]

Heller, K., Forney, P., Alberto, P., Best, S. & Schwartzman, M. (2009). Understanding physical, health, and multiple disabilities. Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall – Merrill

Articles:

Waugh, R., Alberto, P., & Fredrick, L. (2011). Effects of error correction during assessment probes in the acquisition of sight words for students with moderate intellectual disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 47-57.

Alberto, P., Waugh, R., & Fredrick, L. (2010). Teaching the reading of connected text through sight-word instruction to students with moderate intellectual disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 31, 1467-1474.

Alberto, P., Fredrick, L., Hughes, M., McIntosh, L., & Cihak, D. (2007). Components of visual literacy: Teaching logos. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 22, 232-241.

Fredrick, L., Davis, D., Alberto, P., & Waugh, R. (in press). From Initial Phonics to Functional Phonics: Teaching Word-analysis skills to students with moderate intellectual disabilities. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

Funded project:  Integrated Literacy for Students with Moderate to Severe Intellectual Disabilities (USDOE-IES, 2007-2011)