fidelity

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New Fidelity Monitoring Tool for Tracking OTRs in Literacy Instruction

Monday, June 23, 2025
Monitoring opportunities to respond allows administrators to more accurately assess intervention fidelity and effectiveness.
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Opportunities to Respond: Implementing a Cycle of Planning, Measuring, and Coaching

Monday, June 23, 2025
Online tools, such as the IRRC’s MOTR-Cycle, can be used to track opportunities to respond and improve student engagement.
An instructor points to text in a book as she reads aloud to a group of young students seated in front of her.

A Necessary Balancing Act—Fidelity and Contextual Fit

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Fidelity and contextual fit are complementary considerations in evidence-based literacy instruction. This post introduces some strategies for improving intervention feasibility without sacrificing fidelity.
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Fidelity in School Settings: How It Works and Why It Matters

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Measuring fidelity of implementation can help educators understand if an intervention is working as intended.
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How Does Fidelity of Implementation Relate to Student Reading Outcomes?

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
We summarize research on the relationship between fidelity of implementation and student reading outcomes.
College of Ed students and educators lead a fidelity check at a local school

Defining Fidelity Categories When Implementing Reading Interventions

When tracking teachers’ fidelity during implementation of a literacy intervention, both use of the intervention components and quality of intervention delivery should be measured, keeping an eye out for both global and lesson-specific components.
Literacy leaders have a meeting about fidelity

The Importance of Fidelity When Implementing Reading Interventions

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Effective implementation of a literacy initiative that includes interventions calls on teachers to do so as intended, with high fidelity.