Dropout prevention research shows that most programs use more than one type of intervention (family outreach, academic tutoring, personalization and vocational training, for example). While there is no one right way to intervene,...

Taking early action may be key to helping students struggling with mathematics. The eight recommendations in this guide are designed to help teachers, principals, and administrators use Response to Intervention for the early detection,...

This site offers PDFs of Instruction Planning Guides and Student Progress Records for reading intervention for each grade kindergarten through third grade.

A 48 page PDF containing information and ideas for implementing Response to Intervention within a Special Education program.

A learning module on the implemetation of reading assessments in the classroom, and on the use of assessment in Response to Intervention.

In its practice guide Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices, the Dept. of Education offers five recommendations for increasing the reading ability of adolescents. Those recommendations are...

More students fail ninth grade than any other grade and many of these students ultimately drop out. Can pre-emptive interventions lead to increased graduation rates? Emerging evidence suggests that eight-grade transition programs...

Students decide to drop out for many reasons. This overview classifies the reasons as either status (e.g., age, socioeconomic status, geographic region or mobility) or alterable (e.g., grades, disruptive behaviors, school climate,...

A list of U.S. soldiers who won medals during the U.S. intervention in the Boxer Rebellion in China.

Offers a summary of when government intervention and market-determined prices are necessary to stabilize the economy. Includes an interactive quiz at the end.

This link from PBS will connect you to a page listing organizations that service individuals with an addiction. Their telephone numbers and websites are provided. At the top of this page questions are answered regarding the diagnosis of...

They Keynesian economic perspective argues for government intervention in certain cases, but market forces are still valuable.

An overview of the failed Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.

This scholarly paper gives information about Asian immigrants in the U.S. It offers many insights into the Asian American population. It also reviews intervention programs and how they work. It is a useful resource for gaining...

See how the Roosevelt Corollary expanded on the Monroe Doctrine and allowed for intervention in Latin American affairs.

An image of "The Intervention of the Sabine Women", created by Jacques-Louis David in 1799 (Oil on canvas, 385 x 522 cm).

An image of "The Intervention of Christ and Mary", created by Filippino Lippiz (Oil on wood, 156,1 x 146,7 cm).

Chronicles the events beginning at General MacArthur's replacement by General Ridgway at the onset of China entering the Korean War. Highlights the Chinese air offense over the skies of South and North Korea.

How do adolescents move from reading words to applying knowledge learned from a text? See the adolescent reading model and the Strategic Intervention Model (SIM) clearly illustrated.

Consisting of twenty-six video lectures presented by Professor Robert Buzzanco of the University of Houston, this course is designed to be a lecture course focusing on the prominent developments in twentieth-century Vietnam and the...

In his message to Congress on December 18, 1893, President Cleveland rejected the idea of Hawaiian annexation and encouraged Congress to continue the American tradition of non-intervention.

Entitled "Protecting Its People," this model essay from NPR hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi is a plea for more government intervention and regulation for what the writers see as potential safety risks for citizens. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

An interactive, self-guided lesson on the function of the human immune system and how medical intervention prevents disease. This lesson has many descriptive animations as well as graphs and diagrams to help with understanding. There is...

This free reading intervention site is geared toward students grade K-3, with literacy activities and lessons/ideas links. The site includes teaching tools and activities. See the link at the bottom to "About FreeReading" for a list of...