A Team Approach to Data-Driven Decision-Making Literacy Instruction in Preschool Classrooms

Development, Validation, and Evaluation of Literacy 3D: A Package Supporting Tier 1 Preschool Literacy Instruction Implementation and Intervention

“…Literacy 3D was inspired by earlier PBTC models (Snyder, 2012) and past work (Abbott, Atwater, Lee, & Edwards, 2011;Abbott, Knoche, Beecher, Petersen, & Payette, 2012). Abbott, Beecher, Petersen, Greenwood, and Atwater (2015) reported using a Tune-Up Checklist (TUC) as a means of planning the activities to be implemented in a coaching cycle. The TUC was used to determine what needed to be accomplished across six topics (content of instruction, opportunities to learn, grouping for instruction, explicitness of instruction, strategy selection, and language challenge considerations).…”

“…The cyclical nature of PBTC emphasizes that the expectations, understandings, and desired outcomes of coaching are regularly reviewed and updated (Hemmeter, Snyder, Kinder, & Artman, 2011; Snyder, Hemmeter, & Fox, 2015). Literacy 3D was inspired by earlier PBTC models (Snyder, 2012) and past work (Abbott, Atwater, Lee, & Edwards, 2011; Abbott, Knoche, Beecher, Petersen, & Payette, 2012).…”

“…On a weekly basis, the coaching required about 1 hr per teacher. Coaching was guided by the TUC (Abbott et al, 2015; Abbott, Knoche, et al, 2012), with one completed and updated in each of three cycles.…”

Implementing Multitiered Systems of Support in Preschool: Begin With Universal Screening

“…The assessment process in MTSS begins with universal screening for all children (Abbott et al, 2017). Universal screening measures produce scores that sensitively and specifically identify children at risk for delayed development of key skills (McConnell et al, 2015).…”

“…The process of data collection requires many smaller tasks, including training on assessments, organizing assessment materials, modifying the daily schedule, finding the classroom space to accommodate assessment, minimizing transition time for assessment, scoring and interpreting assessments, and preparing assessment results for use. To help support teachers with the process of data collection and to increase efficiency, MTSS Leadership Teams can provide additional resources to make universal screening data collection more feasible, share and discuss data with staff, and provide professional development to build skills around data collection methods and analysis (Abbott et al, 2017;Sandall et al, 2004). To accomplish this, logistical components of data collection must be considered.…”