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Benedict, Amber E.; Brownell, Mary; Bettini, Elizabeth; Sohn, Hyojong – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2021
Despite evidence that tiered instruction within response to intervention (RTI) frameworks is important for students with reading difficulties, no complementary professional development (PD) research demonstrates how teachers can develop knowledge necessary to implement coordinated evidence-based instruction across instructional tiers. One…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Response to Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
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Al Otaiba, Stephanie; Folsom, Jessica S.; Wanzek, Jeanne; Greulich, Luana; Waesche, Jessica; Schatschneider, Christopher; Connor, Carol M. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2016
Two primary purposes guided this quasi-experimental within-teacher study: (a) to examine changes from baseline through 2 years of professional development (Individualizing Student Instruction) in kindergarten teachers' differentiation of Tier 1 literacy instruction; and (b) to examine changes in reading and vocabulary of 3 cohorts of the teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Professional Development, Student Improvement
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Miller, Melissa A.; Fenty, Nicole; Scott, Terrance M.; Park, Kristy Lee – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
Students who are socially competent are more likely to experience school success than those who are not. Students with social deficits experience frequent failures with both peers and adults and often require explicit social skills instruction. Because social skills instruction programs taught in isolation rarely result in successful skill…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Reading Instruction, Interpersonal Competence, Reading
Muller, Eve – Project Forum, 2010
Response to Intervention (RTI), as a model for improving services to all students, has been a growing phenomenon since the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 2004. The National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) defines RTI as "the practice of (1) providing high-quality…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Educational Needs, General Education, Learning Disabilities