Tier 2 services are best described as:

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Tier 2 services are targeted, data-guided interventions delivered in small groups for students who show risk or have identified skill gaps after the universal instruction provided to all. They sit between universal classroom instruction (for everyone) and the intensive, individualized supports (for a few) and are designed to address specific identified needs with focused practice and regular progress monitoring. This is different from universal instruction, which applies to all students, and from intensive 1:1 supports, which are used when a student requires highly individual attention. In practice, a therapist might run a small-group activity to boost handwriting, social skills, or self-regulation for students who need more than the general curriculum offers, with planned outcomes and data checks to determine if the intervention should continue, be adjusted, or be escalated.