Vision:
Improving school effectiveness and equity across Europe.
Mission:
The MTSS-K project plans: (1) to improve literacy, numeracy and SEB skills of participating kindergarten children which have been demonstrated to have long-lasting effects; (2) to implement the MTSS approach in participating schools in an ecological way; (3) to develop and validate effective practices and programmes designed for schools and teachers use in the three skill areas; (4) to develop and validate teacher friendly screening tests in the three major domains for school success, these tests allowing providing the best support according to the students’ needs; (5) to develop and validate methodology and tools to monitor the fidelity of implementation and efficacy of practices and programmes.
Objectives:
Objective 1: To assess the effectiveness and efficiency of a comprehensive multi-tiered educational framework in European kindergarten and compare them with existing policies and practices.
Objective 2: To study and better understand the factorial structure of early skills’ measurement, and to examine students’ learning profiles and trajectories at kindergarten.
Objective 3: To widely disseminate its results and make policy recommendations for preventing and diminishing early inequalities and promoting inclusion and equal opportunities of school success.