Tier 2: Data, Systems and Practices

Tier 2 practices and systems provide targeted support for students who are not successful with Tier 1 supports alone

"For youth not responding to Tier 1 levels of support, schools often skip right over providing Tier 2 (the forgotten Tier) and go directly to providing high intensity Tier 3 interventions. When schools can put in the work and install a solid Tier 2 with fidelity, it changes everything!" ~Ali Hearn

Critical Features of Tier 2

INCLUDE

  • Aligned with Tier 1 practices and school-wide expectations

  • Continuously available

  • Matched to student needs

PROVIDE

  • Similar interventions for groups of students

  • Structured prompts for appropriate behavior

IMPLEMENT

  • Explicit instruction of skills

  • Opportunities to practice

  • Frequent feedback to students

Tier 2 Interventions

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CHECK IN CHECK OUT (CICO)
SAIG (SOCIAL ACADEMIC GROUPS)
INDIVIDUALIZED FEATURES (CICO)
FUNCTION BASED ASSESSMENT (FBA)

Teacher's Role in Tier 2 Interventions

Teacher's Role: Key Components

  • Deliver specific positive feedback

  • Use the Daily Progress Report (DPR) to deliver high rates of feedback

  • Use DPR as an instructional tool

 
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Daily Progress Report (DPR)

What is a Daily Progress Report?

  • It states the expectations or skills students are working on.

  • It is a reminder to provide more feedback to students.

  • It provides information to determine whether the intervention is working.

  • It is NOT the intervention.

DPR Example