RTI Action Network - Tier 2 - Targeted Group Interventions

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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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Tier 2 - Targeted Group Interventions

In an introductory article on Tier 2 Intervention, Lynn Fuchs of Vanderbilt University describes six key principles for designing effective preventative tutoring in mathematics. These principles stress the importance of clear, conceptually-oriented instruction that eases the learning challenge, while also emphasizing the importance of drill, practice, and cumulative review.

Read "Mathematics Intervention at the Secondary Prevention Level of a Multi-Tier Prevention System: Six Key Principles"

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