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Response-To-Intervention: Understanding General Education Teacher Knowledge And Implementation, Elissa M. Benjamin Aug 2011

Response-To-Intervention: Understanding General Education Teacher Knowledge And Implementation, Elissa M. Benjamin

Educational Policy Studies Dissertations

The new IDEIA (2004) mandates regarding the implementation of Response-to-Intervention (RtI) present challenges for general education teachers. The law dictates the implementation of Response-to-Intervention, which requires the application of a pyramid of interventions for students failing to make adequate yearly progress in response to general education programs. Response-to-Intervention regulations redefine general education teacher roles, increase responsibilities regarding instructional interventions for at-risk learners, and change the process used to determine qualification for specific learning disability (SLD).

A qualitative case study investigates how three general educators in a rural public elementary school understand and implement Response-to-Intervention policy. The study also examines teacher …


Educational Reform And Teachers' Decision Making : Relationship Between The Intended And The Implemented Reading Curriculum In Dominican Primary Schools, Ancell Scheker Mendoza Jan 2011

Educational Reform And Teachers' Decision Making : Relationship Between The Intended And The Implemented Reading Curriculum In Dominican Primary Schools, Ancell Scheker Mendoza

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

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