Thursday, December 4, 2014

Intervention Resources


The internet contains a vast array of potential resources for parents and educators. If you are an educator looking for a new way to provide instruction or a parent in search of some tricks to try at home, these are two great websites to spend some time exploring.



Intervention Central

This site is a great resource for ideas for interventions and is searchable based on grade level and/or skill to be addressed. There is a separate area focused on behavior interventions that contains behavior plan outlines as well as helpful materials for implementation. The interventions sourced through this page are all researched based and most provide a list of referenced research articles, if more information is desired.



This site is similar to Intervention Central in that it provides information about interventions organized by grade level and area of concern. This site also goes a step further; the team at What Works Clearinghouse investigates the quality of the research behind interventions and determines if the research, the results, and resulting suggestions for education are valid. This site also provides information about the effectiveness of each intervention.
Current research undergoes
Systematic reviews using explicit methods to identify, select, and critically appraise relevant research. Information from relevant studies is then extracted and analyzed. If it meets the rigorous standard, that study is summarized and provided to educators in order to help them make evidence-based decisions. 


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