Improved Outcomes For All Children Progress Universal Monitoring Screening Research-Based Core Curriculum Improved Outcomes For All Children Educational Support Teams Fidelity and Integrity of Instruction and Intervention Tiered Levels of Intervention Scientific Research- Based Interventions Data-Based Decision- Making

SCIENTIFIC/EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS School staff use research/evidence-based interventions to address a student’s specific difficulties. SCIENTIFIC/EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS

How do I know if it’s research- based? Clearly described (what/how) Practical measure of fidelity/integrity Fully operationalized (do/say) Field tested (iterative revision) Contextualized (school/systems fit) Good outcomes (worth replicating)

Peer Reviewed Research Provides a baseline of quality control Determines credibility of findings Teachers must research the research base of a publication, text, study, practice by reading scientific journals Warning: An absence of peer review should raise doubts about the quality of the research

The Accumulation of an Evidence Base What if I have reason to believe that what I do works in the absence of supporting research? The Accumulation of an Evidence Base

Teachers as Researchers A hypothesis testing approach – there is a high likelihood that this approach will be effective Try it out with students for whom it seems appropriate. Monitor the effectiveness of an intervention on individual student basis. If the data indicates effectiveness, utilize the intervention with other students with similar difficulties. Accumulate a history of success at the EST level and establish the efficacy of the intervention in your local school.

Resources that Identify Research & Evidence-based Practices The National Center on Student Progress Monitoring has a standard process to evaluate the scientific rigor of commercially available tools to monitor students’ progress. http://www.studentprogress.org The Center on Instruction has information on recent empirical and practical developments related to RtI models and methods. http://www.centeroninstruction.org The Florida Center for Reading Research has information on differentiated reading instruction in the section for administrators in the Curriculum and Instruction section. The Florida Center for Reading Research has information on research-based core instructional programs http://www.fcrr.org The Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts provides information on research based instructional practices http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/

Resources that Identify Research & Evidence-based Practices The University of Texas has a site of evidenced-based instructional practices across grade levels http://www.searchlight.utexas.org The University of Oregon site has a publication “Big Ideas in Beginning Reading; Institute for the Development of Educational Achievement. The site reviews research-based programs. http://reading.uoregon.edu Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports are provided with research based practices. http://www.pbis.org

Resources that Identify Research & Evidence-based Practices The research base for Understanding by Design: http://www.jaymctighe.com/articles/UbDResearch.pdf The research and theory for the components of readiness, interest and learning profile as well as the differentiation models as a whole. Tomlinson, C.A.& McTighe, J. Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design, (pp. 179-185) What Works Clearing House evaluates programs and strategies. http://www.w-w-c.org Intervention Central provides curriculum-based measurement and strategies. http://interventioncentral.org

Improved Outcomes For All Children Progress Universal Monitoring Screening Research-Based Core Curriculum Improved Outcomes For All Children Educational Support Teams Fidelity and Integrity of Instruction and Intervention Tiered Levels of Intervention Scientific Research- Based Interventions Data-Based Decision- Making

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