Nov 12, 2024  
2024-2025 CGC Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 CGC Graduate Catalog

PSYC 606 - Academic Interventions


Credit Hours: 3

Co-requisites: Practicum in School Psychology I (PSYC 615 ) and Practicum in Consultation and Intervention I (PSYC 617 ). *This course addresses competencies that meet the requirements for Read to Succeed.
This course is critical to the School Psychology program’s data-based problem-solving model and emphasizes a multi-tiered model including primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention (e.g., Response to Intervention; RTI). It is an applied course for school psychologists-in-training designed to develop skills in designing, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based interventions that improve the academic achievement of primary and secondary school students. The course will cover curriculum-based assessment (CBA) and measurement (CBM), collaborative problem-solving, and analysis of students’ academic strengths and needs. Emphasis will be placed on linking assessment data to development of appropriate interventions designed to address specific needs in reading, writing, and mathematics.