Handbook Of Response To Intervention: The Science And Practice Of Assessment And Intervention

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Handbook of Response to Intervention Handbook of Response to Intervention The Science and Practice of Assessment and Intervention Edited by Shane R. Jimerson University of California Santa Barbara, CA, USA Matthew K. Burns University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, USA Amanda M. VanDerHeyden Education Research and Consulting in Fairhope, Alabama Shane R. Jimerson University of California, Santa Barbara 1332 Phelps Hall-Department of CCSP Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490 email: [email protected] Amanda M. VanDerHeyden Education Research and Consulting, Fairhope, Alabama email: [email protected] Matthew K. Burns University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 75 East River Road 346 Elliott Hall Minneapolis, MN 55455-0208 email: [email protected] Library of Congress Control Number: 2006939138 ISBN-10: 0-387-49052-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-387-49052-6 e-ISBN-10: 0-387-49053-3 Printed on acid-free paper. C 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed in the United States of America. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com (BS/DH) This handbook is dedicated to the professionals who work diligently to educate and enhance the success of students and to the scholars who inform our understanding of how to promote the social and cognitive competence of students. Through bringing the best of science to professional practice, and highlighting lessons learned from implementation efforts across the country, it is hoped that the information presented in this handbook serves as a catalyst that advances the science and practice of assessment and intervention at school, and ultimately promotes enhanced student outcomes for all students. Acknowledgments The Editors acknowledge the exceptional efforts of colleagues who contributed to this handbook as authors, and also to the individuals at Springer publications who were instrumental in bringing this handbook to print: Judy Jones, Angela Burke, Ann`e Meagher, Satvinder Kaur, and Peter Lewis. In addition, we are grateful for the extraordinary efforts of numerous individuals who provided reviews of chapters, which further enhanced the quality and contents; Michael Furlong, Cathi Christo, Chris Riley-Tillman, Aimee Higuita, Craig Albers, Mary Skokut, and the many chapter authors who also contributed their expertise by providing reviews of chapters. The collective efforts of all those involved have resulted in the timely publication of this extremely informative handbook. Finally, it is important that we acknowledge the tremendous support, inspiration, and perspective that our families provided throughout the development of this handbook. The collective adventures, celebrations, and challenges we have shared has enriched e