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).
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
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 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
Four Keys to Supporting Intensive Intervention Implementation
In this article, Mr. Paul Elery addresses the question: “If a new administrator is implementing intensive intervention in their school or district, what advice would you give them?”
By Paul Elery, Principal Harvard Elementary School