Welcome to the Student Assistance Team (SAT) Wikispace! This space is designed to give you information about Hillsborough Elementary's Student Assistance Team, and to assist you in implementing specific, research-based interventions into the classroom. Anyone can add to this space, so if you come across a resource that you think might help others, please share!

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Important SAT Information

Here you can learn most of what you need to know about how a Student Assistance Team referral works. You will also find the most updated version of the SAT Referral Form.

SAT at-a-glance

A more in-depth look at the SAT referral process

Instructions on Speech/Language Referrals

SAT Referral Form





Eligibility for Special Education

Click on the clink to read information from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction regarding research-based interventions and how they apply to eligibility for special education.





Intervention Resources on the Web

Intervention Central
Intervention Central offers free tools and resources to help school staff and parents to promote positive classroom behaviors and foster effective learning for all children and youth. The site was created by Jim Wright, a school psychologist and school administrator from Central New York.

All About Adolescent Literacy
Resources for parents and educators of kids in grades 4-12. Note: The interventions link makes references to "research-based" but does not directly state that all of the interventions have been supported in their efficacy by research studies.

RTI Wire
This is a website full of Response to Intervention Resources. Check out sections 3 and 4, on selecting the right intervention and monitoring student progress, respectively.

Scientifically Based Research
A website devoted to sharing proven practices.

Resources and Supports for Teachers
Michigan State University's School Psychology website with resources for teachers and parents. This resource provides information about and suggestions for helping students with three types of learning problems: math, reading comprehension, and writing.

Evidence-Based Interventions Manual
The manual contains specific information on how to implement research based academic and behavioral interventions. It was developed as a class project at East Carolina University under Dr. Chris Riley-Tillman.

Cognitive Strategy Instruction
This website from the University of Nebraska allows access to some empirically-based cognitive strategies. Strategies are targeted at promoting a child's awareness of their cognition during learning. There is a related review about self-regulation and self-monitoring on the site as well.

The Access Center
Check out the "Resources" index on the left hand side for different intervention ideas.


More Resources

Strategies to Improve Access to the General Education Curriculum





More Interventions

More interventions for specific content areas...donated by HES teachers!

Attention
General strategies:
  • Allow students who are kinesthetic learners freedom to work while moving about, standing up, sitting on a soft cushion, or sitting on a bean bag.
  • Reduce environmental noise (tennis balls on chair feet are great for this!)
  • Allow earphones or earplugs to minimize auditory distracters
  • Seat active students away from high-traffic areas, close to direct instruction, and in proximity to students who work on task
  • Use privacy dividers or study carrels to minimize distractions



Behavioral/Following Directions
Four Versions of Checklists for Monitoring Work Habits




This is a great strategy for managing behavior with the whole class:


Classwork & Homework: Troubleshooting Student Problems from Start to Finish

This can be helpful with disorganized kids. It can help you track often they don't turn in assignments, which in turn can help them and their parents become more aware of the problem and possible patterns.


General strategies:
  • Use a signal (e.g., clapping pattern, raised hand, bell ringing, music) to gain the attention of students prior to directions.
  • Give one direction at a time, dividing the task into smaller segments
  • Use specific information and avoid vague language so that students know precisely what to do and what behavior is expected
  • Have students rephrase or retell the directions to a partner to check for understanding
  • Encourage students to highlight or underline key words in written direction


Math

For developing a routine of thinking in Problem Solving/Word Problems



Reading/Comprehension
Nonfiction: SQ3R Strategy Template (Survey, Question, Review, Recite, Reflect)