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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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New Course Content! Intensive Intervention in Reading

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 reading intervention. The course includes seven parts that can support faculty and professional development providers with instructing pre-service and in-service educators’ knowledge of reading instruction, assessment and intervention for students with intensive needs.

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Recent Webinar and New Guide on Behavior IEP Goal Setting

NCII recently released a guide that provides an overview of behavioral progress monitoring and goal setting to inform data-driven decision making within tiered support models and individualized education programs (IEPs). On March 13, 2020 Drs. Teri Marx and Faith Miller hosted a webinar that challenged current thinking about how to set appropriately ambitious and measurable behavioral goals in light of the 2017 Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District decision by the United States Supreme Court.

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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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State and Local
Leaders

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.