What this data stuff?

Provide specialized instruction to students with disabilities (mild to moderate needs, but it can also extend to more intensive supports depending on the role).

Develop, implement, and monitor IEPs (Individualized Education Programs).

Support inclusion by collaborating with general education teachers to adapt instruction, curriculum, and assessments.

Use evidence-based interventions to address academic, social-emotional, behavioral, and functional skills.

Advocate for students with disabilities and ensure legal/ethical compliance with IDEA and state requirements.

Knowledge of MTSS guides an LBS1 by helping them use data to identify student needs early, design tiered interventions, and collaborate with general education teachers. It ensures that special education services build on schoolwide supports, making instruction proactive, individualized, and connected to the MTSS framework.

The RIOT/ICEL matrix helps an LBS1 gather information from different sources (RIOT) and examine factors that affect learning (ICEL). This gives a fuller picture of a student’s strengths and challenges, guiding better intervention decisions and IEP planning.