Interventions

What is an Intervention?
An intervention is that "extra something" put in place that extends beyond the regular curriculum AND specifically targets identified weaknesses of a student or group of students.

Research-based interventions are strategies, teaching methodologies and supports that have been shown through one or more valid research studies ot help a student improve academic, behavioral/emotional or functional skills. The interventions used prior to determining eligibility for special education ad related services must be designed to address the skill deficiency of the particular individual student. //North Carolina Department of Public Instruction//

**All Interventions Must Have an Instructional Component!!!**

 * Instruction that supplements and intensifies classroom curriculum and/or instruction to meet student need: Academic or Behavioral, Standard Protocol or Individualized
 * All interventions must have plan of implementation, criteria for successful response, assessment to monitor progress.
 * NOTE: If a program is used as part of the interventions, the program must be implemented as it is written.

To learn more, review the following PowerPoints & PDF documents:

 * **Subject** || **PowerPoint** || **PDF** ||
 * Identifying & Implementing || [[file:Interventions.ppt]] || N/A ||
 * Treatment Integrity || N/A || [[file:Treatment Integrity.pdf]] ||
 * Brief Comment About Interventions || [[file:Brief Comment About Interventions.ppt]] || N/A ||

For the intervention, identify the “what” and the “how”. Some examples include:
 *  Using the concrete-representation approach (the what), Ashley will receive tutoring (the how) 2 times a week for 30 minutes.
 *  Brian will receive tutoring (the how) using vocabulary activities (the what) from the Florida Center for Reading Research.
 *  Brian will work on content vocabulary (the what), 2 nights a week with parent for 20 minutes (the how)
 *  Natashia will continue her after school tutoring (the how) with a focus on fluency (the what) using the Florida Center for Reading Research Fluency activities.
 *  Natashia will work in a group (the how) to learn how to use picture and context clues to figure out words (the what)

**Some resources (not a limited list) of things that you can use to provide the instruction can be found on the following links:**
Reading Math Written Expression Language Behavior