Session 2. The MTSS Data-based Problem-Solving Process Focusing on Assessment to Get to Intervention Part I [2 hours, 37 minutes]
Contents and Brief Description
- MTSS Introduction/Overview
- The MTSS Data-based, Problem-Solving, Consultation, Intervention Process
- Problem Identification and The “First Things First”
- Identifying and Prioritizing Student Concerns
- Beginning the Assessment Process
This (and the next) Session discuss, step-by-step, the data-based problem-solving process needed to identify the root causes of students’ academic or social, emotional, or behavioral challenges. Applying the scientific method to psychoeducational problems, the process involves Problem Identification, Problem Analysis, Intervention, and Evaluation. These steps are operationalized using field-tested science-to-practice actions that not only help building-level multi-disciplinary MTSS Teams to be more efficient and successful, but they also help identify services, supports, strategies, and interventions that have the highest probability of student success.
In this Session, the Problem Identification and Problem Analysis steps are emphasized. A Case Study of a high school student with numerous academic and behavioral challenges is used throughout to demonstrate the step-by-step problem-solving process.
Feature Presentation
Handout
8 2 MTSS Data Based Problem Solving Wrkshp Pt I 1 21 New Handout.pdf
Audio Only
Quiz
Quiz Answers
3 2 Session 2 Quiz Answers.pdf
Resources
Knoff, H.M. (2021). Why Students Have Academic or Social, Emotional, or Behavioral Challenges: Functional Assessment, Data-based Problem-Solving, and the Tiers of Intervention. Adapted book chapter from Knoff, H.M., School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-Management: A Positive Behavioral Support Implementation Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
4 2 1 Data-Based Problem-Solving Chapter Overview.pdf
Knoff, H.M. (2021). The MTSS Data-based Functional Assessment/Problem-Solving Process: Case Study—Samantha. Little Rock, AR; Project ACHIEVE Press.
4 2 2 MTSS Samantha Case Study Worksheets.pdf