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Multi-Tiered Approaches to Intervention. Panelists: Lise Fox, Rollanda O’Connor, & Catherine Bradshaw Moderator: Rebecca Zumeta. July 2012. Today’ Panel . Federal research investments related to multi-tiered interventions in academics and behavior
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Multi-Tiered Approaches to Intervention Panelists: Lise Fox, Rollanda O’Connor, & Catherine Bradshaw Moderator: Rebecca Zumeta July 2012
Today’ Panel • Federal research investments related to multi-tiered interventions in academics and behavior • 3 projects funded by IES’s National Center on Special Education Research
Multi-Tiered Intervention Systems • Comprise academic and behavior support systems • Include Response to Intervention (RTI), Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS), Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and other tiered intervention models
Salient Features of Multi-Tiered Systems • Universal screening (all students) • Progress Monitoring (students at risk, or with identified difficulties) • Multi-level support system • Data-based decision making to: • Evaluate systems • Determine program effectiveness • Adjust instruction
Characteristics of Multi-Tiered Instruction Numbers of tiers vary, but typically comprise: • Primary prevention/Tier 1: Core program • Secondary prevention/Tier 2: Standardized, supplemental intervention • Tertiary prevention/Tier 3: Individualized, intensive intervention
Today’s Panelists • Lise Fox, University of South Florida • Early Childhood • Examining the Efficacy of a Classroom-Wide Model for Promoting Social Emotional Development and Addressing Challenging Behavior in Preschool Children with or at-risk for Disabilities • Rollanda O’Connor, University of California-Riverside • K-4 • Precision in Response to Intervention Models: Variations of Measurement, Instruction, Student Language, and Age • Catherine Bradshaw, Johns Hopkins University • K-8 • Testing The Impact of PBIS Plus
Summarize Study & Discuss Implications for… • Personnel preparation & professional development • Special education/disability identification • Disproportional representation of diverse groups (if relevant to study) • Time for questions after all panelists present