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Support Services

Support Services

NIFDI provides flexible, expert support to help schools and districts strengthen instruction, address student needs, and improve outcomes. From literacy and numeracy support to tutoring, positive behavior management, and ongoing off-site coaching, our team can provide the targeted expertise and practical support needed to move implementation and student achievement forward. Click each tile to find out mor

Literacy Support

Whether you're wanting to help students who are already struggling, or implement a plan to prevent problems from developing, NIFDI can help with your literacy needs.
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Numeracy Support

Whether you're wanting to help students who are already struggling, or implement a plan to prevent problems from developing, NIFDI can help with your math needs.
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Off-Site Support

Using conference calls and data analysis, NIFDI personnel continuously monitor implementations even when they are off-site.
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Positive Behavior Management

This proactive, classroom-level approach improves student behavior, increases engagement, and accelerates learning.
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Tutoring Support

NIFDI has launched a division to support schools and districts in implementing DI programs to tutor students who perform below grade level.
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Which best describes your role?

Curriculum Decision Maker
School and District Leader

Interested in learning how to implement Direct Instruction in your district, school, or home? NIFDI can help. Click a button below to learn more. 

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What is a Peer Coach?

Peer coaches play a critical role in sustaining strong implementation of Direct Instruction (DI) at the school level. Selected during the first year of implementation, peer coaches are classroom teachers who demonstrate strong instructional practice, effective communication with colleagues, and a willingness to support others. Because they teach the same programs as their peers, they bring practical expertise and shared experience that help build trust and collaboration across the school.

As implementation progresses, peer coaches extend the impact of NIFDI consultants by providing ongoing, school-based support when consultants are not on-site. Their coaching is non-evaluative and focused on improving student outcomes. Peer coaches reinforce effective teaching practices and guide colleagues to make targeted adjustments that directly impact student performance and behavior.

Peer coaches participate in a structured, multi-year training sequence through NIFDI. Over the course of two to three years, they are trained to analyze student performance data, conduct both brief and extended classroom observations, and support data-driven problem solving. Advanced training prepares them to lead grade-level meetings and contribute to broader instructional planning with school leadership.

By developing peer coaches, schools build internal capacity to maintain and strengthen DI implementation over time—ensuring continuity, supporting new staff, and driving sustained student achievement.