The interventions are targeted, meaning they focus on specific skills such as phonemic awareness or comprehension. Tier 2 students continue to receive high-quality, evidence-based reading instruction in their ELA class, too. Tier 3 (Intensive Support): Students with significant needs—...
when Tier 1 instruction is going well, 80% to 90% of students are making expected progress—meaning that students are showing improvement on the universal screeners.