Interventions

What is a Research Based Intervention?

Interventions provide direct, explicit instruction directed at increasing skills levels by actively involving the student. Interventions include methods such as providing additional instruction, change of instruction (i.e., teaching a different or additional reading program), or a specific behavior modification program.

Effective interventions increase the intensity of instruction by:

• Increasing instructional time.
• Decreasing number of children in instructional group.
• Improving quality of instruction.
• Increasing the frequency of instruction by giving more opportunities for re-teaching, review, and supervised practice.
• Focusing on the most essential learning needs (the underlying skill deficit).
• Providing explicit and systematic instruction.

http://www.cde.state.co.us/rti/LearnAboutRtI.htm

Interventions, Accommodations & Modifications - What's the Difference?

How do I know if what I'm doing is really an intervention?

Ask yourself the following questions:

• What specific skill is my student lacking that is inhibiting his/her ability to meet Grade Level Standards in my classroom?
• What skill am I trying to TEACH or REMEDIATE by using this strategy with my student?
• What do I want the student to be able to do independently by learning this skill?