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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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Voices from the Field: Building capacity and improving student outcomes with DBI: Wyoming’s implementation story

This video highlights Wyoming administrators, teachers, parents and students from Laramie County School District # 1 and preschool sites share how DBI implementation impacted teacher efficacy, team meetings, quality of services, student confidence, and state and local collaboration.

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New Course Content Available! Intensive Intervention in Mathematics

NCII, through a collaboration with the University of Connecticut, developed a set of course content focused on developing educators’ skills in designing and delivering intensive mathematics instruction. This content is designed to support faculty and professional development providers with instructing pre-service and in-service educators who are developing and/or refining their implementation of intensive mathematics intervention.

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Call for Academic Progress Monitoring, Behavior Screening, and Behavior Progress Monitoring Tools

The Center’s Technical Review Committees are now accepting submissions of academic progress monitoring, behavior screening, and progress monitoring tools for inclusion on our Tools Charts. All interested vendors are invited to submit.

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New Book on DBI! Essentials of Intensive Intervention

The book, edited by NCII leaders and authored by NCII staff and advisors, brings together leading experts to present data-based individualization (DBI). Key components of the DBI process are explained in detail, including screening, progress monitoring, and the use and ongoing adaptation of validated interventions

"All educators should know how to do DBI, but not enough do. This book can help." — Devin Kearns, PhD, University of Connecticut

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State and Local
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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.