AN AFFILIATE OF THE LIFE SPAN INSTITUTE & THE DEPT. OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Kan-Ed Content & Services Initiative

The Kan-Ed Content and Services Initiative: Using Technology to Facilitate District and Building-Level Reading/Literacy and Behavioral Outcomes for Students across Kansas)

The main purpose of this project is to better utilize Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) technology to work with districts across Kansas to facilitate enhanced academic and behavioral outcomes for students, focusing in particular on improving reading/literacy performance. The Northeast Kansas Education and Service Center, in collaboration with the Beach Center, is developing innovative, evidence-based content for Kan-Ed members to expand their knowledge in the areas of best practices in literacy, reading, and classroom behavior.

This project is rooted in the belief that significant improvements in academic outcomes occur when effective behavior supports, including classroom management strategies, are implemented.

This project provides instructional content for teachers across Kansas in these targeted areas:

  • Designing Behavior Support and Literacy/Reading Interventions to Optimize Student Success
  • Three-Tiered Intervention Model and Problem-Solving Approach to Enhancing Reading Outcomes (based on Response to Intervention framework)
Integrating Evidence-Based Approaches for Teaching Literacy/Reading and Improving Classroom Behavior using Real Applications in Real Classrooms.