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Over-Identification: Refers to the over representation of students in special education programs/services that is above state and national averages; identification of more students for services th... More »
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"As a principal, my quest for providing meaningful reading instruction for students was shared by my teaching staff. While we felt we were doing great things for students in the area of reading, our state assessment showed that, in some cases, 50% of our students were not at grade level in reading..." [read full story]
- Bob Heimbaugh, K-5 Principal, Wyoming
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Why should we undertake Response to Intervention (RTI) when we already have several other initiatives going on in our district?
Response from Ann Casey, Ph.D .: RTI is a framework that could be used as an organizing tool for all of our work in education. The main intent of RTI is to ensure students receive targeted instruction early so all students can be successful. In RTI, we integrate measurement/data systems to focus instruction by using a problem solving process...[read full response ]
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Joseph F. Kovaleski
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Joseph F. Kovaleski, D.Ed., NCSP, is Professor of Educational and School Psychology and Director of the Program in School Psychology at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is also co-principal investigator for the Pennsylvania RTI Project through the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN).
Dr. Kovaleski earned his doctorate in school psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. He began his professional career as a school psychologist and preschool coordinator with the Carbon-Lehigh (PA) Intermediate Unit. He subsequently worked as Director of Special Services in the South Plainfield (NJ) Public Schools, Supervisor of Clinical Services with the Lancaster-Lebanon (PA) Intermediate Unit, and Director of Pupil Services with the Cornwall-Lebanon (PA) School District. From 1990-1997, he served as Director of the Instructional Support Team (IST) Project for the Instructional Support System of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Kovaleski has consulted with school districts and departments of education throughout the United States. His professional interests include system-wide efforts for school restructuring, the application of student assessment to classroom instruction, and implementing response-to-intervention assessment programs in the context of whole-school reform.
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