Tier 3 of the RTI model problem solving through a case study approach / Sawyer Hunley, Kathy McNamara.

Other author Hunley, Sawyer A.
Other author McNamara, Kathy.
Other author National Association of School Psychologists.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxvi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Problem children--Education. --United States. --Case studies.
Remedial teaching--United States. --Case studies.
School failure--United States. --Prevention. --Case studies.
Behavior disorders in children--Treatment. --United States. --Case studies.
Response to intervention (Learning disabled children)

Variant title Tier three of the RTI model
Contents 1. Introduction to RTI and the case study model : Context and history ; The response to intervention process ; The case study model and prereferral intervention -- 2. Assessment principles and practices : Assessment methods ; Assessment at tier 1 ; Assessment at tier 2 ; Assessing behavior -- 3. Facilitating response to intervention in schools : School psychologist as systems change agent ; Evaluating the system ; Goal setting ; RTI implementation -- 4. Problem identification : Tier 1 ; Tier 2 ; Tier 3 ; 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 -- 5. Problem analysis : Generating hypotheses ; Primary and secondary dependent variables ; Types of hypotheses ; Intervention selection ; Hypothesis testing -- 6. Single-case design : Single-case design and hypothesis testing ; Single-case design and progress monitoring ; Choosing a single-case design -- 7. Intervention : Selecting research-based interventions ; Intervention integrity ; Linking interventions to hypotheses ; Characteristics of effective academic interventions ; Characteristics of effective behavioral interventions ; Targets of intervention -- 8. 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 -- 9. 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 -- 10. 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.
General note"A joint publication, National Association of School Psychologists."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-224) and index.
LCCN 2009019910
ISBN9781412953306 (cloth)
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