Academic and Behavioral Interventions

Practical Intervention in the Schools Series

by Matthew K. Burns, T. Chris Riley-Tillman, Amanda M. VanDerHeyden

This book addresses a crucial aspect of sustaining a response-to-intervention (RTI) framework in a school selecting interventions with the greatest likelihood of success and implementing them with integrity. Leading RTI experts explain how to match interventions to students' proficiency levels, drawing on cutting-edge research about the stages of learning. Effective academic and behavioral interventions for all three tiers of RTI are described in step-by-step detail and illustrated with vivid case examples. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the book features more than 40 reproducible planning tools and other helpful forms. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. y This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series. See also RTI Applications, Volume 2 Assessment, Analysis, and Decision Making, which provides tools for assessing the effectiveness of RTI practices."

Genres: Education

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 9, 2012

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the most important things that school psychologists do is help select academic and behavioral interventions for students. When students are struggling, schools can feel like very inhospitable places. How can they learn effectively with this mindset? Fortunately, many academic and behavioral interventions have already been developed. This well-researched and accessibly written book will help you to determine which ones would work best for your students. I would love to see an updated version that examines the interventions that have been created since 2012, when this volume was published. Still, this is a valuable guide with lots of relevant information.