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).
How Washington State’s Teacher of the Year Is Supporting Expressive and Receptive Communication for Students at Home
In this Voices From the Field piece, the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) talks with Amy Campbell. Mrs. Campbell has been teaching special education for 12 years in the Camas School… Read More
By Amy Campbell
What is the Endrew F. decision and how does it impact writing a student's IEP?
In this video, Drs. Mitch Yell and Tessie Bailey share information about the 2017 Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. They highlight implications for… Read More
By Mitchell Yell, Tessie Bailey
Can you implement DBI to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities?
In this video, Dr. Chris Lemons shares considerations for implementing DBI to support students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this short video, he shares what we know, areas… Read More
By Christopher Lemons
Let Me Be Explicit! Increasing Capacity of Pre-Service Educators to Deliver Explicit Instruction
In this Voices From the Field piece, the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) speaks to Cyndi Caniglia, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Whitworth University… Read More
By Cyndi Caniglia
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
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
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