Tier 3 of the RTI Model : Problem Solving Through a Case Study Approach

by Hunley, Sawyer; McNamara, Kathy

• ISBN13: 9781412953313
• ISBN10: 1412953316
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781452272399
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-07
• Publisher: Corwin Pr
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Summary

This book provides guidance to practitioners in implementing the state-of-the-art, federally endorsed approach to the identification of learning disabilities, the Response to Intervention model. The book addresses Tier Three of the model, in which specific learning disabilities are identified and special education services and planned and provided to respond to the unique needs of the student. The authors provide a practical guide to conducting case studies of students who reach Tier Three of the identification process. The book is unique in its integration of theories, models and research-based practices, and in the inclusion of methods for determining the impact of Tier Three procedures on the students involved. The implementation issues that are addressed include methods of collaboration, report-writing, data integration, determining special education eligibility, evaluation of student performance, and maintaining the integrity of interventions and the case study process.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Introduction to RTI and the Case Study Model

Context and History

The Response to Intervention Process

The Case Study Model and Prereferral Intervention

Summary

Assessment Principles and Practices

Assessment Methods

Assessing Behavior

Summary

Facilitating Response to Intervention in Schools

School Psychologist as Systems Change Agent

Evaluating the System

Goal Setting

RTI Implementation

Summary

Problem Identification

Behavioral Definition of the Problem

Problem Certification: Establishing the Severity of the Discrepancy Between Actual and Expected Performance

Formulating Intervention Goals

Planning Data-Collection Activities for Baseline Measurement and Progress Monitoring

Assessment of Factors Related to the Problem

Summary

Problem Analysis

Generating Hypotheses

Primary and Secondary Dependent Variables

Types of Hypotheses

Intervention Selection

Hypothesis Testing

Summary

Single-Case Design

Single-Case Design and Hypothesis Testing

Single-Case Design and Progress Monitoring

Choosing a Single-Case Design

Summary

Intervention

Selecting Research-Based Interventions

Intervention Integrity

Linking Interventions to Hypotheses

Characteristics of Effective Academic Interventions

Characteristics of Effective Behavioral Interventions

Targets of Intervention

Summary

Evaluating Case Study Outcomes

Visual Analysis

Conducting Visual Analyses

Magnitude of Change

Choosing, Calculating, and Interpreting Effect Sizes

Quality of the Outcome: Goal-Attainment Scaling

Choosing Evaluation Methods and Judging Outcomes

Summary

Using the Case Study to Determine Special Education Eligibility

Disability Versus Eligibility Determination

Responsiveness Versus Resistance

Using Case Study Information for Special Education Eligibility Determination

RTI and Specific Learning Disabilities

Decision Making in Eligibility Determination

Technical Adequacy of Decision-Making Practices

Eligibility Decisions

Summary

Program Evaluation

Case Study Structure

Case Study Rubric

Case Study: Morgan

Case Study: Reggie

Evaluation of School Psychology Services and Programs

Case Study Fidelity

Intervention Integrity

Magnitude of Change

Goal-Attainment Scaling

Summary

References

Index

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