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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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NCII Releases New Tools Chart Focused on Academic Screening

NCII is pleased to announce the release of a new tools chart on Academic Screening that provides ratings of the technical adequacy of math and reading screening tools. This chart is an updated version of the Screening Tools Chart hosted on the Center on Response to Intervention’s website with a focus on screeners’ identification of students in need of intensive intervention.

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

Are you struggling to determine how to select and intensify interventions? Join Drs. Meagan Walsh and Lynn Fuchs on July 25th from 3-4:15 PM ET. In this webinar they will demonstrate how the Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity can support educators in systematically selecting and modifying intensive literacy interventions based on student need.

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Breaking Down the DBI Process Questions & Considerations

The Center released a new one-page handout providing an overview of the five steps of the DBI process and questions to consider at each step. The handout can be used to introduce DBI or to guide teams as they reflect on DBI implementation

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NCII Releases New Tools Chart Focused on Behavior Screening

NCII is pleased to announce the release of a new tools chart on Behavior Screening. The chart provides ratings on the technical adequacy of commercially available behavior screening tools that can be used to identify students who require intensive intervention due to persistent behavioral problems.

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