Stanley Deno

Deno began his career at the University of Delaware, researching the impact of instructional objectives on students' learning. But colleagues there–aware of the reputation of his mother, Dr. Evelyn Deno, in the special education field–pulled him toward research in special education. He studied a variety of issues in classroom behavior and learning, but was most well-known for my research work focusing on the failure of students to develop basic skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic. His work has resulted in the development of procedures that teachers can use to monitor basic skills growth, to identify students at risk of continued learning difficulty, to evaluate efforts to prevent and remediate low achievement, and to aid in making instructional decisions. These procedures, called curriculum-based measurement, have been used widely in special education for students with mild disabilities.

Stan studied a variety of issues in classroom behavior and learning, but is most well-known for his research work focusing on the failure of students to develop basic skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic.