What is Intervention?
A Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is an approach to providing differentiated support to all students. The MTSS process allows schools to identify struggling students early, and provide appropriate instructional interventions. It begins with high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in the general education classroom. The intent of any intervention is to help close the achievement learning gap by providing supplemental instruction in a small group, or 1-on-1 setting. Interventions are designed to provide more instruction for students.
Most literacy intervention programs used address a variety of reading areas such as: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, inferencing, writing about reading, etc.
Who receives Intervention services?
To determine who qualifies for intervention services in a multi-tier system, students are assessed throughout the school year. The results of these findings are evaluated and provide the information used to drive educational decisions and specific, targeted supports when needed. MTSS typically consists of three tiers. Students who receive intervention services are in tier two. Once identified, students receiving interventions are typically placed on a plan called an Educational Support Team (EST) plan. The plan clearly and specifically identifies the targeted skills to be addressed, and progress toward meeting these goals is monitored every 6-8 weeks.
*It is important to note these tiers are continually defined, analyzed, evaluated, and implemented. Therefore, students may (or may not) move in and out of a tier throughout their schooling.
The vast majority of students meet grade-level expectations within this 3 Tiered approach.
A Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is an approach to providing differentiated support to all students. The MTSS process allows schools to identify struggling students early, and provide appropriate instructional interventions. It begins with high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in the general education classroom. The intent of any intervention is to help close the achievement learning gap by providing supplemental instruction in a small group, or 1-on-1 setting. Interventions are designed to provide more instruction for students.
Most literacy intervention programs used address a variety of reading areas such as: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, inferencing, writing about reading, etc.
Who receives Intervention services?
To determine who qualifies for intervention services in a multi-tier system, students are assessed throughout the school year. The results of these findings are evaluated and provide the information used to drive educational decisions and specific, targeted supports when needed. MTSS typically consists of three tiers. Students who receive intervention services are in tier two. Once identified, students receiving interventions are typically placed on a plan called an Educational Support Team (EST) plan. The plan clearly and specifically identifies the targeted skills to be addressed, and progress toward meeting these goals is monitored every 6-8 weeks.
*It is important to note these tiers are continually defined, analyzed, evaluated, and implemented. Therefore, students may (or may not) move in and out of a tier throughout their schooling.
The vast majority of students meet grade-level expectations within this 3 Tiered approach.