The response to Educational Leadership's October 2010 issue, "Interventions That Work," was so strong that we're revisiting the theme in this summer online-only issue. Featured here are articles about specific programs and strategies that educators have used to catch students up academically, prevent behavior problems, and help —alized students become more connected to school.
How can educators know which interventions, of the thousands available, will help their students the most? Researchers <EMPH TYPE="4">Lee Ann Jung and Gerry M. Swan offer a useful Response to Intervention planning tool that not only helps keep track of interventions tried but also helps track the results. From <EMPH TYPE="4">bullying prevention to <EMPH TYPE="4">differentiated instruction, <EMPH TYPE="4">reading strategies to <EMPH TYPE="4">behavior agreements, to <EMPH TYPE="4">getting elementary students thinking about college, this issue of EL touches on many topics. As our EL Study Guide editor Naomi Thiers writes, "The common denominator for all these EL authors: They take pains to know who their students are and what they need most."
Happy summer, EL readers. Check back in early August to read a favorite article from each of last year's theme issues in Best of EL 2010–11 (online-only). And look for our next issue (print, online, and digital editions) in late August.
