On Tuesday, 2 September 2014, Jim Wright presented the training RTI: The Classroom Teacher as Intervention ‘First Responder’ for faculty from Clinton (NY) Schools. Here are resources shared at that training:
Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention
- How To: Improve Academic Interventions: 7 Big Ideas [3]
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet [4] [in RTF/MS Word format]. This 1-page form is an organizer to help teachers to easily document Tier 1 (classroom) interventions.
Classroom Interventions. Here are links to some interventionists discussed at the training:
- [7]Sample Reading Fluency Interventions: 7 Ideas [7]
- Text Lookback [8]
- Question Generation [9]
- Reading Comprehension Fix-Up Strategies [10]
- Group Reading Fluency Intervention: Repeated Reading [11]
- RAP (Read-Ask-Paraphrase): Reading Comprehension [12]
- Ask-Read-Tell Cognitive Strategy: Reading Comprehension [13]
- Math Facts: Self-Administered Folding-In (SAFI) Technique [16]
- Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Math Computation With Constant Time Delay [17]
- Customized Math Self-Correction Checklists [18]
Online Tools for Data Collection
Here are links to free online tools to help teachers with data collection:
- Behavior Report Card Maker [21]
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker [22]
- Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [23]
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On Monday 18 August 2014, Jim Wright presented the workshop RTI: An Introduction for High Schools for high school staff from the Clinton (NY) School District.
Here are resources shared at the workshop:
RTI: An Introduction
- New York State Education Department Guidance Document on RTI. [25] Released in October 2010, this NYSED guidance document provides a guide to schools at any grade level in how to structure their RTI model and services.
- NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center [26]. This site provides resources and guidance for NYS schools on implementation of RTI.
- NYSED 2008 RTI Guidance Memo. [27] This memo presents the main points of the Regents Policy Framework on RTI for schools.
- NYSED Part 100 Regulations on RTI. [28] This subsection of Part 100.2 (NYSED regulations) describes expectations for RTI for all schools.
- RTI Readiness Checklist. [29] This checklist from the NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center allows schools to self-administer a quick 'RTI Readiness Check'.
Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention
- How To: Improve Academic Interventions: 7 Big Ideas [3]
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet [4] [in RTF/MS Word format]. This 1-page form is an organizer to help teachers to easily document Tier 1 (classroom) interventions.
| Video: [30] How to Find & Fix Problems With Academic Survival Skills [31] [32] |
Handout: How To: Use Checklists to Measure Academic Survival Skills [33] | Online Tool: Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [23] |
Tier 2: Supplemental Intervention: Standard -Treatment Protocol
- Building & District RTI Resource Inventory Form. [ [34]RTF/MS Word format]
[34] - Tier 2: Data Analysis Team Process Script (Kovaleski & Pederson, 2008): [35][RTF/MS Word format]
- Tier 2/3 Form: Intervention Programs at a Glance Organizer [36] [RTF/MS Word format]
- Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse [37]. This website reviews core instruction and intervention programs in reading & mathematics, as well as other academic areas. The site reviews existing studies and draws conclusions about whether specific intervention programs show evidence of effectiveness.
- Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: Best Evidence Encyclopedia [38]. This site provides reviews of evidence-based math and reading programs. The website is sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) .
- Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: National Center on Intensive Intervention Academic Intervention Chart. [39] Sponsored by the National Center on Intensive Intervention, this page provides ratings to intervention programs in math, reading, and writing. Users can sort their search by subject and grade level.
- Intervention Integrity: Explanation & Forms [40]
- Intervention Integrity: Intervention Script Builder [41]
- Intervention Integrity: Intervention Contact Log [42]
Tier 3: Intensive Intervention: Problem-Solving Protocol
- Tier 3: RTI Team Roles [43]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Case Manager Pre-Meeting Form [44]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting introductory Script [45]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting 'Companion Guide' [46]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Forms: Elementary [47]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Minutes Forms: Secondary [48]
- Tier 3: RTI Team 'Quality Indicators' Checklist [49]
Schoolwide Screeners
- Student Intervention: Progress-Monitoring Sheet [52] [in RTF/MS Word format]. This sheet allows electronic entry of student monitoring data.
Screening resources for secondary schools:
- Existing Data: Creating a Screening Plan for Your Middle or High School [53]
- Student Engagement Instrument ( [54]screener suitable for middle/high school)
- Scholastic Reading Inventory [55] (example of adaptive reading screener that can be used by secondary schools)
Academic Interventions
Here are 3 websites with good research-based intervention ideas:
- Intervention Central [57]
- Evidence-Based Intervention Network [58]
- Cognitive Strategy Instruction [59]
Here are links to some interventionists discussed at the training:
- [7]Sample Reading Fluency Interventions: 7 Ideas [7]
- Text Lookback [8]
- Question Generation [9]
- Reading Comprehension Fix-Up Strategies [10]
- Group Reading Fluency Intervention: Repeated Reading [11]
- RAP (Read-Ask-Paraphrase): Reading Comprehension [12]
- Ask-Read-Tell Cognitive Strategy: Reading Comprehension [13]
- Math Facts: Self-Administered Folding-In (SAFI) Technique [16]
- Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Math Computation With Constant Time Delay [17]
- Customized Math Self-Correction Checklists [18]
Online Tools for Data Collection
Here are links to free online tools to help teachers with data collection:
- Behavior Report Card Maker [21]
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker [22]
- Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [23]