Regional Educational Lab (REL) Appalachia partners with key stakeholders in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations.
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This blog provides educators with knowledge and strategies in four areas: understanding trauma and its impact on schools, creating a trauma-sensitive school environment and classroom, identifying students who need more intensive trauma-sensitive supports, and educator well-being.
Date published:
Aug 08, 2024
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Other Resource
This pilot study resource provides a 7-step process for education leaders and researchers interested in implementing an initiative on a small scale first.
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As many schools across the nation are starting the 2020/21 school year with virtual or hybrid (a combination of virtual and in-person) instruction, implementing tiered systems of support to meet students' academic and social-emotional needs may be challenging.
Date published:
Sep 10, 2020
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The abrupt transition to distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic left many families, caregivers, and educators in need of resources to make learning useful and accessible for all students, including students with disabilities and English learners. This blog provides resources for educators, families and caregivers, and leaders in state and local education agencies who are all looking for ways to adapt learning and provide additional support to students with varied learning needs.
Date published:
Apr 20, 2020
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Most state education agencies (SEAs) and districts have a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) or response to intervention (RTI) framework to improve the quality of core instruction for all students and address the needs of students at risk for poor learning outcomes. To better understand states' approaches for assessing an MTSS/RTI implementation framework, Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia (REL AP) researchers examined the tools 21 states were using as of May 2018. This blog share...
Date published:
Mar 24, 2020
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Descriptive Study
Most states are using a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) or response to intervention (RTI) framework for improving the quality of instruction for all students and addressing the needs of students at risk for poor learning outcomes. Supporting educators in using tools to calibrate their MTSS/RTI implementation to the state's expected practices is one way states can help districts and schools acquire and use data to improve MTSS/RTI implementation. This report describes the features of 31...
Publication number:
REL 2020 017
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How can we support children to become strong readers? This blog unpacks the importance and implementation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) framework, which incorporates prevention and early detection to ensure that all students are receiving the resources they need to be successful readers. In this blog, REL Appalachia shares learnings from its partnership with the Tennessee Department of Education to measure fidelity of implementation of their own RTI model. This blog can support state,...
Date published:
Jan 29, 2019
