Multi-Tiered System of Supports
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A comprehensive framework that includes academic, behavioral, and social-emotional supports for all students. MTSS expands on RTI by addressing the whole child, not just academic skills. It uses data-driven decision-making to provide tiered levels of support and early intervention.
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A multi-tiered framework used to identify students who are struggling and provide them with increasingly intensive levels of support. RTI is often used before a special education referral to determine if a student's difficulties can be addressed through general education interventions. It typically has three tiers of increasing intensity.
A school-wide framework for preventing and addressing behavior problems using evidence-based practices. PBIS focuses on teaching and reinforcing expected behaviors rather than punishing misbehavior. It uses a tiered approach: universal supports for all students, targeted interventions for some, and intensive support for a few.
A multi-tiered framework used to identify students who are struggling and provide them with increasingly intensive levels of support. RTI is often used before a special education referral to determine if a student's difficulties can be addressed through general education interventions. It typically has three tiers of increasing intensity.
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