CHAP. 20 One Student at a time; One Teacher at a Time:

Instructional Support

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Beliefs

• Reduce the amount of time student struggles before appropriate intervention is provided.

Beliefs

• The most effective learning occurs in the regular classroom.

Beliefs

• Effective intervention must include the identification of individual learning strengths.

Beliefs

• The most powerful interventions are developed collaboratively.

Beliefs

• Teachers will accept responsibility and ownership for student learning when appropriate support is provided.

Foundation

• Motivate the student.
• Bring the student to the level of accuracy in the skill.
• Provide the practice necessary for the skill to become automatic.

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION focuses on the response to a planned intervention. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT focuses on the support a student needs to succeed.

Instructional Support

Instructional Support involves

• Instructional Support Team (IST)
• Instructional Support Consultant (ISC) - teacher who provides instructional support.

Instructional Support Consultant (ISC) Model

• Classroom based support for students and teachers.
• Provide early and systematic assistance to students in their regular classroom environment.
• Reduce unncessary placements into special education.
• Increase the regular classroom teacher's capacity to deal with more difficult-to-reach students.
• Provide a comprehensive plan of support for students, teachers, and parents.
• Improve the academic performance of children who are at-risk of early learning failure.
• Improve the academic performacne of children who are at-risk of early learning failure.

Results...

Results

• Reduction in special education placement.
• Reduction in regular education grade retentions.
• Disproportion of minority placements into special education was substantially reduced.
• Student achievement improved.
• Cost effective.