Tier 3 of the RTI Model: Problem Solving Through a Case Study Approach

Abstract

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Introduction to RTI and the Case Study Model Context and History The Response to Intervention Process The Case Study Model and Prereferral Intervention Summary 2. Assessment Principles and Practices Assessment Methods Assessment at Tier 1 Assessment at Tier 2 Assessing Behavior Summary 3. Facilitating Response to Intervention in Schools School Psychologist as Systems Change Agent Evaluating the System Goal Setting RTI Implementation Summary 4. Problem Identification Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Behavioral Definition of the Problem Problem Certification: Establishing the Severity of the Discrepancy Between Actual and Expected Performance Formulating Intervention Goals Planning Data-Collection Activities for Baseline Measurement and Progress Monitoring Assessment of Factors Related to the Problem Summary 5. Problem Analysis Generating Hypotheses Primary and Secondary Dependent Variables Types of Hypotheses Intervention Selection Hypothesis Testing Summary 6. Single-Case Design Single-Case Design and Hypothesis Testing Single-Case Design and Progress Monitoring Choosing a Single-Case Design Summary 7. Intervention Selecting Research-Based Interventions Intervention Integrity Linking Interventions to Hypotheses Characteristics of Effective Academic Interventions Characteristics of Effective Behavioral Interventions Targets of Intervention Summary 8. Evaluating Case Study Outcomes Visual Analysis Conducting Visual Analyses Magnitude of Change Choosing, Calculating, and Interpreting Effect Sizes Quality of the Outcome: Goal-Attainment Scaling Choosing Evaluation Methods and Judging Outcomes Summary 9. Using the Case Study to Determine Special Education Eligibility Disability Versus Eligibility Determination Responsiveness Versus Resistance Using Case Study Information for Special Education Eligibility Determination RTI and Specific Learning Disabilities Decision Making in Eligibility Determination Technical Adequacy of Decision-Making Practices Eligibility Decisions Summary 10. Program Evaluation Case Study Structure Case Study Rubric Case Study: Morgan Case Study: Reggie Evaluation of School Psychology Services and Programs Case Study Fidelity Intervention Integrity Magnitude of Change Goal-Attainment Scaling Summary References Index