The Intensive Intervention Lab

Using Data to Drive Adolescent Word Reading Intervention

A 2-hour hands-on session to build your decoding assessment + data-based individuation plan

This intensive intervention lab is a practical, working session designed for secondary educators who want to deepen their practice around data-based individualization (DBI) and intensify decoding instruction for students who need more.

Whether you're a teacher, interventionist, SPED case manager, or instructional coach, this session will guide you step-by-step through using diagnostic and progress monitoring data to design and adjust effective word reading interventions for Grades 5–12.

What’s Data-Based Individualization? (DBI)

Data-Based Individualization (DBI) is a research-validated framework for intensifying instruction using a systematic, ongoing cycle of assessment, instructional decision-making, and adaptation. DBI is especially critical for students who do not respond adequately to Tier 1 or Tier 2 instruction (Fuchs & Fuchs, 2021).

In the context of adolescent word reading intervention, DBI helps educators:

  • Use diagnostic data to identify specific skill deficits (e.g., decoding, morphology, fluency)

  • Set individualized goals

  • Monitor student response to intervention over time

  • Adapt and intensify instruction when needed based on data trends

What You’ll Build During the Lab:

  • A customized decoding assessment protocol for your classroom or school

  • A student profile-to-instruction map that helps you choose the right intervention focus (phonics, morphology, fluency)

  • A complete DBI action plan, including:

    • Measurable goals

    • Progress monitoring schedule

    • Clear “intensification rules” for slow responders

You’ll leave with ready-to-use planning tools, digital progress monitoring templates, and a certificate for 2 hours of professional development.

This virtual workshop will take place on 8/23/2025 from 10-12 CST.

This isn’t a sit-and-get. It’s a small-group, high-impact lab where you’ll actively build your intervention system with live support, guided planning time, and expert feedback.

Limited to 30 participants.