College of Education and Human Development

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement

Rachel Roesslein

  • Pronouns: she/her/hers

  • Research Associate

Areas of interest

Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) frameworks
Implementation of evidence-based math and reading interventions
Data-based decision making around interventions
 

Biography

I am passionate about supporting students in need of additional instruction or intervention. I enjoy supporting systems level change within schools to address needs through a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework. My particular interest and research background involves implementation of evidence-based math and reading interventions and supporting school staff to use data to guide decision making around interventions.

My professional background includes work as a special education teacher in Memphis, TN where I grew my passion for working with students with unique needs. Additionally, I was a teacher instructional coach before completing my graduate training in school psychology. Most recently, I was a school psychologist in Minneapolis where I supported evaluations for special services in addition to implementation of an MTSS framework in my school sites. Within this work, I primarily led my schools in using data to determine appropriate academic or social-emotional interventions aligned to student needs, training around evidence-based practices, and reviewing outcomes of progress monitoring data.

Publications

Jitendra, A. K., Alghamdi, A., Edmunds, R., McKevett, N. M., Mouanoutoua, J., & Roesslein, R. (2020). The Effects of Tier 2 Mathematics Interventions for Students With Mathematics Difficulties: A Meta-Analysis. Exceptional children, 87(3), 307-325.

McKevett, N. M., Kromminga, K. R., Ruedy, A., Roesslein, R., Running, K., & Codding, R. S. (2020). The Effects of Motion Math: Bounce on Students’ Fraction Knowledge. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 35(1), 25-35.

Roesslein, Rachel I., & Codding, Robin S. (2019). Fraction interventions for struggling elementary math learners: A review of the literature. Psychology in the Schools, 56(3), 413-432.