How can you tell whether an MTSS tool is really evidence-based? Dr. VanDerHeyden sends people to the National Center for Intensive Intervention (NCII). Its tools charts work like consumer reports for education products. A panel of anonymous scientific experts reviews the data each vendor submits and rates how well that data supports the vendor’s claims. For school leaders, checking those ratings is part of being a good steward.
Her advice is direct: if a tool says it supports MTSS and it isn’t on the NCII site, that’s a red flag. She also explains why SpringMath submits its data every time NCII asks. SpringMath’s kindergarten screening measures have the strongest ratings of any on the site, and its randomized controlled trial data earned top marks on NCII’s intervention tools chart.
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