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Ripple Effects for Early Intervening Services and RTI
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Raise grades
Reduce truancy
Build character
Prevent bullying
Solve behavior problems
Anywhere. Anytime
"(Before)
I'd never tell my advisor ... . Now I'll go to my advisor. She helps,
or I'll go to a teacher. I feel OK doing that. I was embarrassed to
ask the teacher , but after I did the program, I'm not. You've got to
express yourself so you can know more."
Student,
Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy, Oakland, CA
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 Ripple Effects evidence-based staff, student, assessment and data monitoring applications deliver or supplement existing practices for behavioral RTI and early intervening services as mandated by IDEA. The programs help address over-representation of minorities in special education, along with four other key Indicators in your State Performance Plan. They provide a range of evidence-based screenings, staff training and comprehensive student interventions. Although a behavioral intervention, scientific effectiveness studies have shown the programs improve academic achievement as well as behavioral outcomes.
Since discipline issues account for up to 80% of special education referrals, by reducing discipline referrals, Ripple Effects enables you to help kids succeed, make sure students with special needs are identified and well served, and meet federal mandates to reduce disproportionate representation, provide a LRE, and reduce over-representation in discipline referrals. Added to that the software’s proven positive impact on academic achievement, and you have a powerful tool in your efforts to make all students successful in school and life.
Staff in all settings can use the programs to discern between learning differences and learning disabilities and improve discipline and academic outcomes before unnecessary referrals. Monitoring and reporting features support Response to Intervention (RTI) and enable adult facilitators to monitor each student's progress with a minimum of fuss.
Ripple Effects programs assure that the six elements (George Sugai, January, 2008) of successful RTI programs are met. These programs assure:
- Universal screening: as a supplement to current data tracking
- Support for Data-based decision making and problem solving
- Continuous progress monitoring
- Use of student performance as a guide to decisions regarding teaching effectiveness and learning/behavioral progress.
- Delivery of a three-tier continuum of evidence-based interventions that are effective, relevant, sustainable and durable in student outcomes over time.
- Complete implementation fidelity: the computer-based design ensures appropriate adoption and accurate and sustained implementation of the full continuum of intervention practices.
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