Using Tier 1 Interventions to Improve Child Education: A Case Study

This essay discusses Tier 1 interventions in child education, focusing on strategies to address absenteeism in a student named Lupe. Tier 1 interventions are designed for the entire classroom and include approaches such as discussing the issue with parents, involving school authorities, encouraging the child's participation in group activities, assigning responsibilities, and emphasizing the importance of discipline. The goal of these interventions is to integrate the child into the classroom environment, thereby reducing absenteeism and fostering a greater interest in attending classes regularly. The essay concludes that these interventions, if implemented effectively, can positively impact the child's engagement and attendance.

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Discussion........................................................................................................................................2
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3
References........................................................................................................................................4

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Introduction
Educationally oriented interventions are categorized into three tiers which are arranged in
form of a pyramid, which rises from the bottom, the tier 1 being placed at the bottom, the tier 2
at the centre and the tier 3 at the top. The progress of the tiers are based upon the strength of the
collectivity of the students. The Tier 1 deals with the collectivity of students having the
maximum amount of the strength which usually comprises of the entire classroom and deals with
core classroom instruction. . The Tier 2 deals with a collectivity of students that is slightly less
than the tier 1 which usually comprises of a small group of students and deals with targeted small
group instruction. . The Tier 3 deals with individual students and deals with intensive individual
instruction (Flannery et al., 2020).
For the present purpose the discussion shall be based on 5 appropriate tier 1 interventions
that could be appropriate for the case of Lupe, a girl who has potential of prospering in
academics but her absenteeism is a cause of problem.
Discussion
Discussion with her parents – Absenteeism is a serious issue and can cause the bright
prospects of a student with promising academic prospects to be jeopardized. The parents of the
concerned student must be consulted first in such cases to learn the problems and also urge the
parents to cub absenteeism (Mercer, McIntosh & Hoselton, 2017).
Involving the intervention of the school authorities – The school authorities should also
be notified and they must along with teachers and the parents of the child enter into a discussion

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and ensure to reach at a decision of curbing absenteeism on part of the student (Mercer,
McIntosh & Hoselton, 2017).
Involving the child in group activities frequently – The child could be drawn more to
group activities and build in her the feeling of being included and integrated into the classroom
in order to bring out the interest of the child to attend classes regularly and refrain from
absenteeism (Mercer, McIntosh & Hoselton, 2017).
Bestowing responsibilities on the child – Children usually are quite enthusiastic about
taking up roles which demand being responsible, and providing them with assignments that they
should be presenting to the class can increase the interest in attending classes with regularity.
Responsibility is a virtue which should be inculcated (Mercer, McIntosh & Hoselton, 2017).
Explaining the value of discipline to the students – The teachers play a key role in
teaching and instilling the importance of discipline among the students and this should be done
collectively in order to instill the importance and gravity of discipline in attending classes among
the students (Mercer, McIntosh & Hoselton, 2017).
Conclusion
Thus these are the five forms of interventions which is possible within the bounds of the
Tier 1 form of intervention in a classroom set up. The interventions are aimed at integrating the
child into the classroom environment so that her absenteeism could be reduced and she could
take more interest in attending the classes regularly. The mentioned five interventions shall
surely benefit the child if implemented properly.

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References
Flannery, K. B., Kato, M. M., Kittelman, A., McIntosh, K., & Triplett, D. (2020). A tier 1
intervention to increase ninth grade engagement and success: Results from a randomized
controlled trial. School Psychology, 35(1), 88.
Mercer, S. H., McIntosh, K., & Hoselton, R. (2017). Comparability of fidelity measures for
assessing tier 1 school-wide positive behavioral interventions and supports. Journal of
Positive Behavior Interventions, 19(4), 195-204.