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Page 10: References, Additional Resources, and Credits
To cite this module, please use the following:
The IRIS Center. (2008). The pre-referral process: Procedures for supporting students with academic and behavioral concerns. Retrieved from https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/preref/
Note: The references in this section reflect the source material used to construct this module. The links to these references are not updated.
Albemarle County Public Schools. (2008). School based intervention teams. http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=17967
Bahr, M. W., & Kovaleski, J. F. (2006). The need for problem-solving teams: Introduction to the special issue. Remedial and Special Education, 27(1), 2–5.
Batsche, G. (n.d.) Building support. http://www.rtinetwork.org/GetStarted/BuildSupport/ar/BuildingSupport
Cortiella, C. (2004). Response-to-intervention—An emerging method for LD identification. http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/2840
Ehren, B. J. (n.d.). RTI Action Network—Ask the experts. http://www.rtinetwork.org/Connect/AskExperts
Elementary & Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center. (n.d.). The disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic minorities in special education-research highlights: The prereferral intervention process. http://www.emstac.org/registered/topics/disproportionality/researchhighlights/prereferral.htm
Gersten, R., & Dimino, J. A. (2006). RTI (response to intervention): Rethinking special education for students with reading difficulties (yet again). Reading Research Quarterly, 41(1), 99–108.
GreatSchools, the Parent’s Guide to K–12 Success. (2006). Accommodations, modifications, and alternate assessments: How they affect instruction and assessment. http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/legal-rights/accommodations-IEP.gs?content=713
Gregory, A. (2008). Report to Albemarle County schools: Studies of school based intervention teams (SBIT). University of Virginia.
Intervention Central. (2005). School-Based Intervention Team Resources Page. http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/interventions/sbit.php
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Kovaleski, J. F., & Glew, M. C. (2006). Bringing instructional support teams to scale: Implications of the Pennsylvania experience. Remedial and Special Education, 27(1), 16–25.
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National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities. (2005). Responsiveness to intervention and learning disabilities. http://www.ldonline.org/article/11498
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Support Team for At Risk Students. (2007). Meeting forms and related resources. scsd.us/~test/STARS_forms_full_Sept06.doc
Tam, K., & Heng, M. (2005). A case involving culturally and linguistically diverse parents in pre-referral intervention. Intervention in School and Clinic, 40(4), 222–230.
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Web Resources
Intervention Central
This site provides resources on school-based intervention teams as designed and implemented in the Syracuse, New York, city school district. Among the materials and resources on offer are videos, fact sheets, pre-made forms, and a variety of related information.
LD Online
This expansive website houses information and resources pertaining to learning disabilities for use by educators, parents, and students alike. Visitors interested in learning more about the pre-referral process will find a host of informative materials.
National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt)
The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt) website offers a wealth of information related to reducing inappropriate referrals to special education among students from linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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