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Eric Rolfhus; Russell Gersten; Ben Clarke; Lauren E. Decker; Chuck Wilkins; Joseph Dimino – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
The 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) approved schools' use of alternative methods for determining student eligibility for special education services. IDEA encourages schools to intervene as soon as there is a valid indication that a student might experience academic difficulties, rather than after…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Eligibility, Tutor Training
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Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Connor, Carol M.; Folsom, Jessica S.; Wanzek, Jeanne; Greulich, Luana; Schatschneider, Christopher; Wagner, Richard K. – Exceptional Children, 2014
This randomized controlled experiment compared the efficacy of two response-to-intervention (RTI) models--typical RTI and dynamic RTI--and included 34 first-grade classrooms (n = 522 students) across 10 socioeconomically and culturally diverse schools. Typical RTI was designed to follow the two-stage RTI decision rules that wait to assess response…
Descriptors: Intervention, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Daki, Julia; Savage, Robert S. – Journal of Educational Research, 2010
This randomized control trial study evaluated the effectiveness of the solution-focused approach in addressing academic, motivational, and socioemotional needs of 14 children with reading difficulties. The intervention group received five 40-min solution-focused sessions. The control group received academic homework support. Results showed…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Effect Size