ABSTRACT
Intensive instruction is an approach to identifying academic and social behavior challenges and designing a system of support to address those needs systematically. Intensive instruction is designed for students with the most severe and persistent learning difficulties. This chapter describes data-based individualization (DBI) as a validated and preferred way to deliver intensive instruction. It provides a case study to illustrate how the DBI process is applied with Maria, a student making insufficient academic progress in primary and secondary prevention. The chapter discusses important questions and issues that school-based teams must address to successfully implement the DBI model. It argues that teams can set goals based on individual students' progress, not just an external standard. The chapter suggests that DBI has a simple structure in its five steps, can work when implemented as designed, and cannot be implemented without considerable planning and collaboration. The top section, "Plan Elements," lists the activities that have been added to the secondary prevention program.
