"A joint publication, National Association of School Psychologists." Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-224) and index.
Contents:
1. Introduction to RTI and the case study model : Context and history ; The response to intervention process ; The case study model and prereferral intervention -- 2. Assessment principles and practices : Assessment methods ; Assessment at tier 1 ; Assessment at tier 2 ; Assessing behavior -- 3. Facilitating response to intervention in schools : School psychologist as systems change agent ; Evaluating the system ; Goal setting ; RTI implementation -- 4. Problem identification : Tier 1 ; Tier 2 ; Tier 3 ; Behavioral definition of the problem ; Problem certification: establishing the severity of the discrepancy between actual and expected performance ; Formulating intervention goals ; Planning data-collection activities for baseline measurement and progress monitoring ; Assessment of factors related to the problem -- 5. Problem analysis : Generating hypotheses ; Primary and secondary dependent variables ; Types of hypotheses ; Intervention selection ; Hypothesis testing -- 6. Single-case design : Single-case design and hypothesis testing ; Single-case design and progress monitoring ; Choosing a single-case design -- 7. Intervention : Selecting research-based interventions ; Intervention integrity ; Linking interventions to hypotheses ; Characteristics of effective academic interventions ; Characteristics of effective behavioral interventions ; Targets of intervention -- 8. Evaluating case study outcomes : Visual analysis ; Conducting visual analyses ; Magnitude of change ; Choosing, calculating, and interpreting effect sizes ; Quality of the outcome: goal-attainment scaling ; Choosing evaluation methods and judging outcomes -- 9. Using the case study to determine special education eligibility : Disability versus eligibility determination ; Responsiveness versus resistance ; Using case study information for special education eligibility determination ; RTI and specific learning disabilities ; Decision making in eligibility determination ; Technical adequacy of decision-making practices ; Eligibility decisions -- 10. Program evaluation : Case study structure ; Case study rubric ; Case study: Morgan ; Case study: Reggie ; Evaluation of school psychology services and programs ; Case study fidelity ; Intervention integrity ; Magnitude of change ; Goal-attainment scaling.
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