Tier 2 Interventions
Implementing Tier 2 Interventions As a special education teacher, I have a lot of opinions about Tier 2 interventions. BUT the biggest opinion is that we have to provide them - with fidelity ! One reason I feel so strongly is that I've had K-2 students referred for evaluation and they have qualified, but then at their next re-eval, they no longer qualify. Or, after a year or 2 after initial evaluation, a small group pull-out setting is no longer their least restrictive environment. Then, I become more of a consult case manager, checking in with their general education teacher, who is providing most of the intervention. In this case, I am so glad they got extra support (especially in the case of a student with Developmental Delay eligibility), but I wonder if Tier 2 interventions had been provided with fidelity and data had been tracked over time if the student would have qualified for special education services in the first place. *CAVEAT*: Of course, if a student has a suspected ...