Explicit Instruction: Systematic instructional approach that includes a set of delivery and design procedures derived from effective schools' research merged with behavior analysis; essential components... More »
"Instead of concentrating on the "bar" that kids are supposed to be clearing, we're focusing on taking students from "where they are and moving them forward." [Read full story »]
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]
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.
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