Tier 2 interventions are recommended because they will provide more targeted, specialized, and intensive instruction to meet Hannah’s reading needs and help her achieve adequate academic competence. This placement decision is important because research indicates that early intervention can remediate and prevent both current and future reading difficulties (VanDerHeyden & Jimerson, 2005).
As a result, low achieving students can receive help quicker and enjoy less restrictive interventions and placements because there was a rush to judgment to identify them as having a learning disability (VanDerHeyden & Jimerson, 2005). Conversely, when a student fails to respond to Tier 2 interventions, educators can make a referral for a comprehensive psycho-educational evaluation to ensure students with learning disabilities get the specialized help and appropriate services they need (Fuchs & Fuchs,