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Are there lists of research-based interventions for secondary and tertiary levels of both RTI and Positive Behavior Support (PBS)?

Response from George Sugai, Ph.D.: RTI is a larger problem solving framework for improving decision making based on student responsiveness to intervention for both academic and social behavior. On the behavior side of RTI, positive behavior support provides an organizational structure for establishing a continuum of behavioral interventions for all students...[read full response]

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Douglas D. Dexter

Douglas D. Dexter

Douglas D. Dexter, M.Ed., is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Special Education at Penn State University. Prior to doctoral studies, he spent four years working in the field as a special education teacher in San Antonio, Texas garnering the prestigious North East Independent School District Certificate of Recognition (for outstanding support, service, and leadership in education).

His research interests include learning strategies for adolescents with learning disabilities and strategies for successful secondary inclusion.

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