Voices from The Field
This section spotlights experiences and lessons learned from those implementing intensive intervention in schools, districts, states, and teacher preparation programs as well as new research related to intensive intervention and data-based individualization (DBI).
State Spotlight: Increasing Visibility and Raising Awareness of Data-Based Individualization
This Voices from the Field piece highlights how North Carolina, Oregon, Washington, and Texas have raised awareness, visibility, and statewide knowledge of data-based individualization (DBI) at… Read More
By Lynne Loeser , David Putnam Jr., Elizabeth Swanson, Lee Collyer
Building capacity and improving student outcomes with DBI: Wyoming’s implementation story
This fourteen minute video shares Wyoming’s journey in building the capacity of educators to implement data-based individualization (DBI) to improve academic and behavior outcomes for students with… Read More
By Wyoming Department of Education and Laramie School District #1
What is the role of local special education directors in leading the work of intensive intervention?
In this video, Dr. Luann Purcell discusses the role of the local special education director in intensive intervention. Dr. Purcell is the Executive Director of the Council of Administrators of… Read More
By Luann Purcell
Ensuring educators are prepared to implement intensive intervention: An example from the University of Wyoming
In this Voices from the Field, the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) talks with Richard Carter, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy, and… Read More
By Richard Allen Carter, Jr.
What should educators keep in mind when engaging with families of students with intensive needs?
In this video, Lindsay Jones the CEO of the National Center on Learning Disabilities, shares some considerations and strategies that educators can use to support partnering with families of students… Read More
By Lindsay Jones
How Researchers Are Using the Data-Based Individualization Process to Increase Middle School Students’ Algebra Readiness
In this article, Drs. Ketterlin Geller, Lembke, and Powell discuss how they are supporting educators to implement (1) the process of data-based individualization (DBI), (2) the principles of… Read More
By Leanne Ketterlin Geller, Sarah Powell, Erica Lembke
How can DBI help special educators improve outcomes for students with disabilities?
In this video, Amy McKenna, a special educator in Bristol Warren Regional School District shares her experience with data-based individualization (DBI). Amy discusses how she learned about DBI, the… Read More
By Amy McKenna, Special Educator
The Role of Intensive Intervention in Dyslexia Legislation
In this article, Dr. Carrie Thomas Beck from the Oregon Department of Education discusses the dyslexia law in Oregon, the role of intensive intervention in Oregon’s dyslexia initiative, and provides… Read More
By Carrie Thomas Beck, Dyslexia Specialist
How can school psychologists support the implementation of intensive intervention?
In this article, school psychologist Kelly Glick shares about the role school psychologists play in implementing intensive intervention through a data-based individualization (DBI) process and how… Read More
By Kelly Glick, School Psychologist
Preparing Teachers for Intensive Intervention: Challenges and Successes From the University of Central Florida’s Project Bridges
Part 2 of the two part series about UCF's project bridges highlights challenges and successes the program has faced when trying to build the skills and competencies of educators to implement… Read More
By Mary E. Little, Cynthia Pearl, Dena Slanda