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ERIC Number: EJ1211657
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
EISSN: N/A
Filling an Information Gap in Preschool MTSS and RTI Decision Making
Greenwood, Charles R.; Carta, Judith J.; Schnitz, Alana G.; Irvin, Dwight W.; Jia, Fan; Atwater, Jane
Exceptional Children, v85 n3 p271-290 Apr 2019
A tenet of multitiered systems of support and response to intervention (MTSS-RTI) is that lack of response to instructional intervention is explained by classroom experiences and behaviors given opportunities to learn. We investigated the potential of filling this information gap in MTSS-RTI decision making using ecobehavioral observation to inform steps that could be taken for children not responding to preschool literacy instruction. Data analyses indicated that (a) teachers implemented a uniform pattern of daily activities providing children with infrequent opportunity to learn literacy, (b) the proportion of children's co-occurring academic engagement also was low but varied widely depending on the activity and teacher's literacy focus, and (c) children's personal risk characteristics moderated the strength of relationships. Novel was the finding that in some activities and teacher behaviors, teachers appeared to be differentiating instruction benefiting children with individualized education programs and dual-language-learner risk. Implications are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Special Education Research (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324C080011; R324A170048