RTI Action Network - Mahdavi, Jennifer N.

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"We started Response to Intervention (RTI) as a way to meet the many needs of our students." [Read full story »]

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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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Jennifer N. Mahdavi, Ph.D.

Jennifer N. Mahdavi, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of special education at Sonoma State University in California. After ten years teaching elementary school, she began teaching courses in special education to teaching credential candidates in 2001.

Dr. Mahdavi's practical experience working with children in inclusive and pull-out settings forms her foundation for helping teachers understand and apply current research to their daily practice. Her research interests include early reading intervention and Response to Intervention.

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