Schoolwide, effective reading support involves a three-tiered approach to prevention and intervention for reading problems in schools. The approach involves team-based training in strategies to prevent reading problems, support children with the most intense reading problems, and integrate effective academic and instructional systems. Critical features of this approach include strong research-based initial instruction that is comprehensive and addresses the needs of most students, a valid assessment system that involves screening and progress monitoring; and high quality, intensive interventions for struggling readers.
Positive Behaviorial Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a proactive, team-based process for creating and sustaining safe and effective schools. PBIS is a systems framework to increase the capacity of schools to educate all children utilizing research-based schoolwide and classroom interventions. An emphasis is placed on preventing the occurrence of problem behavior as well as data-based problem solving for addressing existing behavior concerns. In order to effectively implement a problem-solving model, information must be collected and used to continuously evaluate and improve the systems of supports.