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Cavendish, Wendy; Morris, Chelsea T.; Chapman, Lindsey A.; Ocasio-Stoutenburg, Lydia; Kibler, Kristin – Preventing School Failure, 2020
Special education teachers' practice is influenced by an understanding of special education policy and knowledge of implementation practice. This study examined the perceptions of nine special education teachers related to their interpretation of assessment, progress monitoring, and transition mandates in a large urban district. Qualitative…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Special Education Teachers, Progress Monitoring, Urban Schools
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Zipoli, Richard P., Jr.; Merritt, Donna D. – Preventing School Failure, 2017
Many students with a history of speech or language impairment have an elevated risk of reading difficulty. Specific subgroups of these students remain at risk of reading problems even after clinical manifestations of a speech or language disorder have diminished. These students may require reading intervention within a general education system of…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Reading Difficulties, At Risk Students
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King, Diane; Coughlin, Patricia Kathleen – Preventing School Failure, 2016
There are two approaches for providing Tier 2 interventions within Response to Intervention (RtI): standard treatment protocol (STP) and the problem-solving approach (PSA). This article describes the multi-tiered RtI prevention model being implemented across the United States through an analysis of these two approaches in reading instruction. It…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Problem Solving, Models, Reading Instruction
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McDaniel, Sara C.; Bruhn, Allison L.; Mitchell, Barbara S. – Preventing School Failure, 2017
Students requiring Tier 2 behavioral supports frequently display behavioral deficits in multiple domains (e.g., emotional symptoms and peer problems). The Tier 2 framework developed by McDaniel, Bruhn, & Mitchell (2015a) is a responsive structure for identifying and intervening at Tier 2. This process is described with a practical case example…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Middle School Students, Case Studies, At Risk Students
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Crawford, Lindy – Preventing School Failure, 2014
This article discusses the role of assessment in a response-to-intervention model. Although assessment represents only 1 component in a response-to-intervention model, a well-articulated assessment system is critical in providing teachers with reliable data that are easily interpreted and used to make instructional decisions. Three components of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Models, Response to Intervention, Student Evaluation
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Koehler-Hak, Kathrine M. – Preventing School Failure, 2014
General outcome measurement, a specific type of formative evaluation, can be used to assess progress toward long-term academic goals. Curriculum-based measurement is a widely used type of general outcome measurement. When used to develop local norms, curriculum-based measurement data are helpful in making individual student and systems-level…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Curriculum Based Assessment, Formative Evaluation, Progress Monitoring