Child characteristics by instruction interactions, literacy, and implications for theory and practice
Article outline
- Historical and theoretical roots
- Theoretical advances: The rise of contextualism
- Review of the literature
- Content of instruction
- Management
- Dynamic Forecasting Intervention (DFI) Models
- Assessment-to-Instruction technology platform (A2i)
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Professional development and implementing Individualized Student Instruction (ISI) in the classroom
- Effects of the ISI/A2i intervention: Grade-level and accumulating effects
- CXI interactions in other studies
- Theories, new methods, and implications for practice
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