Topic: Interventions

Definition

Additional small group or individualized instruction that is tailored to children's needs so they can make progress and be on track to meet grade level learning goals.

How does the brain change with a successful dyslexia intervention?

Expert: Guinevere Eden Ph.D.

Audience:

Schools & Districts

Topic:

Dyslexia, Interventions

Is there any hope of my child actually catching up to his peers?

Expert: Jeanne Waznek, Ph.D

Audience:

Parents & Families

Topic:

Interventions

What are some things that we as parents can do to help our children at home?

Expert: Jeanne Waznek, Ph.D

Audience:

Parents & Families

Topic:

Beginning Reading, Interventions

What are the characteristics of effective literacy instruction?

Expert: Jess Surles

Audience:

Schools & Districts

Topic:

Interventions

What do you suggest using to support the argument to a school that a dyslexic student needs an Orton-Gillingham based program as part of their IEP? What research or information shows that Orton-Gillingham is the best approach for dyslexia?

Expert: Evelyn Johnson, Ph.D

Audience:

Parents & Families

Topic:

Dyslexia, Interventions

What has scientific research taught us about how children learn to read?

Expert: Mark Seidenberg Ph.D.

Audience:

Parents & Families

Topic:

Beginning Reading, Interventions

What’s the best way to teach the Alphabetic Principle?

Expert: Jess Surles

Audience:

Schools & Districts

Topic:

Beginning Reading, Interventions

Why is early intervention so important for kids with dyslexia?

Expert: Jack Fletcher, Ph.D.

Audience:

Schools & Districts

Topic:

Dyslexia, Interventions

Interventions Resources

Learning Together About Tiered Instruction for Struggling Readers

Doing What Works

Use this in-service planner to organize a session for teachers to learn about the role of assessment, importance of using explicit comprehension strategies, and planning interventions matched to the level of intensity needed by struggling adolescent students.

Topic: Comprehension, Interventions, Professional Development

How Can Early Intervening Services and Responsiveness to Intervention Work Together?

National Research Center on Learning Disabilities

This brief explains for families the connection between Early Intervening Services (EIS), as stipulated in the 2004 reauthorization of IDEA, and Response to Intervention (RTI).

Topic: Identification, Interventions

Interventions for Struggling Readers

Doing What Works

Watch this multimedia overview to learn about using assessments to select interventions, the role of reading specialists and content teachers, and the types of instruction required to meet secondary student needs.

Topic: Interventions, Reading Disabilities, Assessments

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