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Coolong-Chaffin, Melissa; Wagner, Dana – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2015
As implementation of multi-tiered systems of support becomes common practice across the nation, practitioners continue to need strategies for intensifying interventions and supports for the subset of students who fail to make adequate progress despite strong programs at Tiers 1 and 2. Experts recommend making several changes to the structure and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
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Burns, Matthew K.; Egan, Andrea M.; Kunkel, Amy K.; McComas, Jennifer; Peterson, Meredith M.; Rahn, Naomi L.; Wilson, Jennifer – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2013
Response to Intervention (RtI) is being implemented as a new initiative in PK-12 schools with increasing frequency. However, the model must be sustained at the school level, which is potentially difficult due to a number of challenges brought about by systems change. This article applied the Stokes and Baer (1977) framework for programming for…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Maintenance, Generalization, Response to Intervention
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Madaus, Joseph W.; Shaw, Stan F. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2006
The newly reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 contains several significant changes that will directly impact students with learning disabilities (LD) who are preparing for transition to postsecondary education. These modifications include transition planning, reevaluations, new criteria for the diagnosis of LD, and the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Postsecondary Education