During the past decade, responsiveness to intervention (RTI) has become popular among many practitioners as a means of transforming schooling into a multilevel prevention system. Popularity aside, its successful implementation requires ambitious intent, a comprehensive structure, and coordinated service delivery. An effective RTI also depends on…

Comparison of short and long duration consultant-driven prereferral interventions with 60 general elementary educators, 60 pupils with special needs, and 22 consultants found that both variants were equally effective in improving teacher perceptions of their students and in decreasing referrals for testing and possible special education placement.…

One-year versus two-year outcomes were compared for a school-based prevention project for 82 children at risk for emotional disturbance. Matched pairs of children were assigned to either Parent Teacher Action Research (PTAR) teams or a control group. Significant differences favoring the PTAR group were found, especially following year two. Results…

Reviewed is the literature on the susceptibility of handicapped children to abuse, the consequences of abuse to children, the responsibilities of educators, and federal programs on child abuse and neglect. (DB)