Conversations With Dr. Sharon Vaughn

Description

Sharon Vaughn, H.E. Hartfelder/Southland Corp. Regents Chair, is the Executive Director of The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research has contributed substantially to what we know about effective, tiered interventions that can prevent learning difficulties in students. Recently her research has focused on middle and high school students who are struggling with reading. We had an opportunity to meet with Dr. Vaughn and ask her some questions.

Dr. Vaughn addresses the questions:

• What have you learned from your intervention research that you think is important to share with secondary educators who teach these students?
• What does effective intervention look like for secondary students with large gaps in achievement? What components of reading should be prioritized during an intervention session?
• How does implementation of response to intervention at the secondary level differ from RTI at the primary level?
• What suggestions do you have for content area teachers who provide instruction to secondary students with large achievement gaps?
• What recommendations or suggestions do you have for universal screeners for secondary students?

Related Institute

• Response to Intervention Institute

Related Project

• Building Capacity for Response to Intervention Implementation Project