Professional Literature Summary Template

The professional literature should inform your work at all stages of the research process. You
will reference the literature in various sections of your Weebly site, including background, data
collection, findings/conclusions. Remove the italicized text from the right hand column as you
record your own information.

Article #1

Bib. Information Ruiz, M. I., Smith, T. N., Naquin, G. M., Morgan-D'Atrio, C., & Dellinger,
(APA Formatting): A. B. (2014). Assessing the Implementation Fidelity of Check-In
Check-Out Behavioral Interventions in Elementary and Middle
Schools. Preventing School Failure, 58(1), 42-49.

Author(s) Affiliation: Researchers

Type of Resource: Indicate if this article is one of the following:

(Scholarly Journal article
/Trade/Other)

Summary of essential The article discussed specifically the implementation fidelity of CICO
information: in middle school and how that differs from elementary.
Discussed how teachers in middle school were only trained one half day
on the CICO method while elementary were two days.
Also, middle school teachers are less familiar with the RTI process.
Middle school is put at a disadvantage for the increased number of staff,
communication, and resources needed to increase fidelity.
Challenges include changing classes throughout the day and need for
strong foundation for the method to be successful.

Potential relevance to Describe how this article relates to your particular study.
your research topic
and study: This article describes the similarities and differences seen for CICO between
elementary and middle school. It relates to my study because it spoke to a lot
of the logistical issues that I have seen on a daily basis. Communication
between teachers can be challenging, especially since my students have four
content teachers and 6 specials teachers they seen on a weekly basis. Also, it is
difficult to assess the level and effectiveness of feedback between teachers and
students. This could be achieved through professional development but was
never trained in my district, especially with the high level of teacher
turnaround.