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Should interventions in Tier 2 and Tier 3 follow the alignment of the core curriculum?

Response from Karen Wixson, Ph.D.: The general answer to this question is "yes"—Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions should be aligned with the core curriculum.  However...[read full response]

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Progress Monitoring

Lynn Fuchs of Vanderbilt University provides an overview of progress monitoring and describes how progress monitoring is used within a multi-level prevention system. A companion article discusses validated forms of progress monitoring in reading and mathematics, focusing in particular on the advantages of curriculum-based measurement. Additional articles in this section address many aspects of monitoring student progress, including one teacher’s transformation from skeptic to advocate.



Read "Progress Monitoring Within a Multilevel Prevention System"

 

Additional Articles 

Curriculum-Based Measurement: From Skeptic to Advocate »
Linking Progress Monitoring Results to Interventions »
Using CBM-Reading Assessments to Monitor Progress »
Validated Forms of Progress Monitoring in Reading and Mathematics »
 

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