Reach All Readers What is CBM, and how should teachers use it? - with Dr. Michelle Hosp
Feb 2, 2026
Dr. Michelle Hosp, school psychologist, assessment expert, and author of The ABCs of CBM, explains curriculum-based measurement and its origins. She discusses alignment to curriculum, technical reliability, and strict standardized procedures. Practical tips cover efficient screening logistics, who should be involved, simple result reporting, and how to use screening data to guide diagnostics and instruction.
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Journey From Advertising To Reading Intervention
- Michelle Hosp left advertising to study school psychology after seeing reading struggles in referrals.
- She formed a team, taught phonological awareness in kindergarten, and later returned for doctorates to better help teachers intervene earlier.
Why Oral Reading Fluency Is A Powerful Measure
- Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) began at University of Minnesota as timed oral reading from curriculum passages to track progress.
- Oral reading fluency became a sensitive general outcome measure because it reflects many component reading skills working together.
Align CBM To The Skill You Teach
- Align CBM to the curriculum and to the specific instructional goal to get meaningful data.
- Use general outcome measures (like oral reading) for overall growth and specific CBMs (phoneme segmentation) when targeting early skills.
