Date Approved
5-11-2017
Embargo Period
5-11-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MA Learning Disabilities
Department
Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education
College
College of Education
First Advisor
Kuder, Sydney J.
Second Advisor
Paparo, Nanci
Keywords
intervention, referral
Subject(s)
Learning-disabled children--Services for; Learning-disabled children--Identification
Disciplines
Special Education and Teaching | Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Abstract
One of the primary purposes of the Intervention and Referral Services (I & RS) process is to assist school staff in addressing students' learning, behavior, or health needs (N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.1 [a]). This study sought to improve I & RS process and student outcomes in a southern New Jersey elementary school that services students from grades Pre-Kindergarten through second grade. At the outset of the study, school administrators reported that an area of need was to formulate an intervention resource for the school's I & RS committee and teaching staff. It was determined that an online/interactive intervention manual would be created allowing teaching staff to support each other when intervening with at-risk students. Interventions were developed for the manual by the researcher, and additional interventions were offered by teaching staff. Pre- and post-survey information, interview information, and referral statistics were used to identify and examine study effects. It was found that there was little effect on staff perceptions of the I & RS process and student referrals to the child study team were unchanged. The researcher concluded that the study did begin to move school I & RS processes in a more collaborative, supportive direction.
Recommended Citation
Kelly, Jacqueline Jade, "Utilization of a school specific intervention manual to increase teacher perceptions of the I&RS process and reduce special education referrals" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 2406.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/2406
Included in
Special Education and Teaching Commons, Student Counseling and Personnel Services Commons