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Below are links to websites with information relevant to flex in these areas:

research based interventions, reading (including parents), measurement (early literacy, CBM, progress monitoring), and other organizations

General
Website	Website address	Description
Illinois ASPIRE	http://www.isbe.state.il.us/SPEC-ED/html/illinois-aspire.htm	Illinois ASPIRE (Alliance for School-based Problem-solving and Intervention Resources in Education) will establish and implement a coordinated, regionalized system of personnel development that will increase the capacity of school systems to provide early intervening services, aligned with the general education curriculum, to at-risk students and students with disabilities.
Interventions
Website	Website address	Description
What Works Clearinghouse	www.w-w-c.org	This website was developed by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. It conducts systematic reviews of current research in order to aid educators and interested parties in the identification of effective educational interventions.
Intervention Central	www.interventioncentral.org	Developed by Jim Wright, a school psychologist from New York, this website contains evidence-based intervention strategies, free downloads, and online tools that aid classroom assessment and intervention, ( e.g., CBM chart creators, CBM math probe generator, etc &), and other wonderful resources and links.
Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies	kc.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/pals/	Developed by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and Vanderbilt University, this website provides resources related to implementing peer-assisted learning strategies, including a list of articles providing research support for the model, example lesson plans, and opportunities to purchase manuals.
PBIS: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports	www.pbis.org	National technical assistance center on positive behavioral interventions and supports. This website provides schools with information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices.
Illinois PBIS	www.pbisillinois.org	Describes PBIS services in Illinois, including how to access and get started
Safe and Civil Schools	www.safeandcivilschools.com	Supports for making your schools safer
Reading Web Sites
Website	Website address	Description
Florida Center for Reading Research	www.fcrr.org/	This website provides reviews of reading programs, addressing the research base behind the program, the grade levels the program is appropriate for, reading areas targeted in the program, and various components of the program (e.g., systematic, explicit, etc &). It is a great resource for evaluating the appropriateness of a reading program for a given need.
University of Oregon-Reading	reading.uoregon.edu	This is an excellent website reviewing the 5 Big Areas of reading along with instruction, curricula, and assessment information in the context of the 5 Big Areas. It also reviews a 3-tier schoolwide reading model.
Oregon Reading First	oregonreadingfirst.uoregon.edu	Reviews high priority reading supplemental and intensive programs.
University of Texas-Reading	www.texasreading.org	Reviews reading research, materials, and professional development initiatives from the University of Texas. Includes information from Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts, including a description of a 3-tiered reading model; much about scientifically based research interventions; publications, presentations.
Reading Rockets	www.readingrockets.org	Reviews 9 components of effective, research-supported reading instruction as well as Teaching Kids to Read: The Basics, At Home, and at School- effective teaching practices.
Sonoma County Office of Special Education: Reading Corner	http://www.scoe.org/content.php?PageId=164	This website includes links to a large amount of resources and interventions related to early intervention, decoding/fluency, vocabulary/comprehension, content literacy, and technology.
CORE (The Consortium on Reading Excellence)	http://www.corelearn.com/	The Consortium on Reading Excellence serves as a literacy advisor for a number of schools across the country. This website provides information about the current reading research as well as a few implementation stories from various schools who have used CORE as their literacy advisor. The site also lists all of the workshops that CORE offers. Finally, it offers a feature that allows schools to chart their own customized path to literacy success.
ELL
Website	Website address	Description
Aiming High: A Countrywide Commitment to Close the Achievement Gap for English Learners, a Sonoma County Office of Education, SCOE publication	http://www.scoe.org	COE supports local districts in building strong, effective educational systems. They design and develop services to help districts operate cost-effectively and provide assistance to schools so that all students receive the best possible education. SCOE's mission is to foster student success through service to students, schools, and the community.
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Reading Rockets free electronic monthly newsletter	http://www.colorincolorado.org/newsletter/ http://www.aft.org/teachers/colorado.htm http://www.readingrockets.org	The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Reading Rockets produce a free electronic monthly newsletter, T. ELL E-Gram, for PreK-12 educators of English language learners (ELL). The website features monthly instructional tips and sample lesson plans, glossary of terms, a Q', nationwide developments on policies and programs affecting ELL 's and profiles of educators who work with ELL children.
Resources for Parents
Website	Website address	Description
Department of Education	www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader	Describes how to help your child become a reader
Florida Center for Reading Research	www.fcrr.org/forParents.htm	Simple ways to help your elementary child read better
Reading Rockets	www.readingrockets.com	Helping your child become a good reader; many resources
A Compact for Reading and School - Home Links	www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/	Filled with specific activities by grade (k-3 only) and skill level.
International Reading Association	www.reading.org/resources/tools/parent.html	Lots of good handouts to help parents develop their childrens' reading skills.
National Institute for Literacy	http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/publications/ pdf/low_res_child_reader_K-3.pdf	Great ideas and information for parents but the amount of information might be overwhelming.
Measurement Links
Website	Website address	Description
Mark Shinn's Homepage	homepage.mac.com/markshinn/	This website contains links to articles, book chapters, presentations, and handouts related to CBM, flexible service delivery, and response to intervention.
AIMSweb Homepage	www.aimsweb.com	This website contains information on administering and scoring CBM, tables with national CBM norms, and information on various AIMSweb data graphing systems available for purchase.
Official DIBELS Homepage	dibels.uoregon.edu/	Developed by the University of Oregon, this website contains information on the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS), including descriptions of tasks, administration and scoring guides, benchmark data, free probes, and information on purchasing their DIBELS data system.
National Center on Student Progress Monitoring	www.studentprogress.org/	Provides resources regarding progress monitoring students to determine academic growth. Includes articles, FAQs, and a table showing different tools to use for progress monitoring.
Intervention Central CBM Warehouse	www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/interventions/	Information on administration and scoring manuals, training materials, probes, etc. is available at this site.
CAST National Center on Accessing the General	http://www.cast.org/ncac/index.cfm?i=2913#links	Links to CBM, Precision Teaching, CBA, DIBELS
Other Organizations and Miscellaneous
Website	Website address	Description
Innovations Conference	www.hccanet.org	Links information and forms from other states.
Learning Disabilities Online	www.ldonline.org	This website has LD and ADHD resources for educators, parents, and students (e.g., articles, activities, FAQ, links to support groups, related news stories, etc…)
National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)	www.nasponline.org	Provides information regarding the activities of NASP. 'For Members Only’ provides many materials to download.
Illinois School Psychologists Association	www.ilispa.org	Provides information regarding the activities of ISPA. ‘For Members Only’ includes many materials to download.
National Research Center of Learning Disabilities	www.nrcld.org	An excellent website including much information, research, ppoint presentations, and publications relating to RTI. Includes LD Summit White Papers. Many free downloads.
Learning Disabilities Association of America	www.ldanatl.org	Includes the article link, "Responsiveness to Intervention and Learning Disabilities", both a full and summary report prepared by the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, June 2005. Also includes a link for the most FAQ's on Changes to the Identification and Eligibility Procedures for SLD.
RTI
Website	Website address	Description
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc.	www.nasdse.org	This website has a great deal of legal resources, including the reauthorization of IDEA. It also includes policy considerations and implementation of the Response to Intervention approach. Many useful links at this website.
Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence	www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/ rigorousevid/index.html	This document was created by the US Department of Education to provide educational practitioners with user-friendly tools to distinguish practices supported by rigorous evidence from those that are not.
Responsiveness-to-Intervention Symposium	http://www.nrcld.org/symposium2003/	The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities sponsored a two-day symposium focusing on RTI issues. This website provides links to different papers and presentations (and occasionally videos) that were presented during the symposium.
IIllinois Aspire North	http://www.illinoisaspire/north/links.php	This is IASPIRE North's website links and includes General RtI national links; links to other ISBE initiatives; Academic and Behavioral/SEL Interventions; Secondary Resources; and Links for Reading, ELL, and Assessment.
RTI-Wire	http://www.jimwrightonline.com/php/ rti/rti_wire.php	Created by Jim Wright, this website provides a great deal of resources on the philosophies and practices behind the Response to Intervention approach to service delivery. Numerous links provide information regarding RTI.
Videos
Website	Website address	Description
The California Department of Education, with leadership from Allan Lloyd-Jones, has created a series of RtI videos that can be used by anyone in the nation (that was part of our agreement with CA DE). There are 5 different 1.5 hour long videos. The cool part is that they are available on the Web and can be viewed directly on your computer free of charge. Here is what is now up and ready for viewing:	http://www4.scoe.net/rti/ programs.cfm?menuChoice=3	CONTENTS: 1. Why implement RtI? Presenters Jack Fletcher, Dan Reschly and Dave Tilly 2. What is RtI? Presenters Sharon Kurns and Amanda VanDerHeyden 3. Administrative Issues in RtI: Presenters George Batsche, Judy Elliott and Roy Applegate 4. Instruction in RtI systems: Presenters Wendy Robinson and Barbara Moore Brown 5. Getting Started with RtI: Presenters Margie McGlinchey and Alnita Dunn

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