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National Center on Intensive Intervention Mission and Approach

NCII builds the capacity of state and local education agencies, universities, practitioners, and other stakeholders to support implementation of intensive intervention in literacy, mathematics, and behavior for students with severe and persistent learning and/or behavioral needs, often in the context of their multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) or special education services. NCII’s approach to intensive intervention is data-based individualization (DBI), a research-based process that integrates the systematic use of assessment data, validated interventions, and intensification strategies.

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Intensive Intervention: A Practitioner's Guide for Communicating with Parents and Families

For children with the most severe and persistent academic and/or behavioral challenges, parent and family involvement is vital. The NCII has created a new guide for practitioners to help them understand intensive intervention and how to engage parents and families with the process.

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Why Administrators Should Support Data-Based Individualization (DBI)

How can DBI help principals and local level administrators? The NCII has developed a new resource providing details on how DBI can be used to improve outcomes for students who are at-risk for poor learning outcomes.

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The Role of Behavior Screening in Tiered Systems of Support

Are you interested in learning more about systematic screening and why behavior screening is an important compoent? On September 12th, Dr. Kathleen Lane and Amy Peterson shared current practices on behavioral screening within the context of a tiered system of support and provided an overview of NCII’s new behavior screening tools chart.

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The Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity: A Case Example for Building Intervention Intensity in Behavior

On September 20th, Drs. Joe Wehby and Joey Staubitz, demonstrated how the Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity can support educators in systematically selecting and modifying intensive behavior intervention based on student need. After providing a brief overview of the dimensions for evaluating and building intervention intensity, they shared a detailed case study illustrating how a teacher used the taxonomy to provide data-based individualized instruction in behavior.

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Find tools and resources to support implementation of intensive intervention for school, district, and state administrators and staff responsible for leading MTSS and special education initiatives.

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Trainers & Coaches

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Educators

Find tools and resources to support general and special education teachers, interventionists, school psychologists, school counselors, and other school-based personnel working with students with intensive academic and behavioral needs.

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Higher Education
Faculty

Find tools and resources to help college and university faculty support developing, modifying, or enhancing coursework and field experiences related to implementation of intensive intervention.