On 11 March 2014, Jim Wright presented an onsite follow-up RTI training for RTI CAST members. Here are resources shared at that training:
RTI: Recommendations for Screening Students at the High School Level:
- Problem Analysis Within an RTI Framework at a Secondary School [2]:This article from the RTI Network describes an RTI process for middle and high schools, inclluding a screening regimen that is selective, focusing only on students at risk.
- National Center on RTI: Screening Tools Chart. [3]
- National Center on Intensive Intervention: Progress-Monitoring Chart for General Outcome Measures. [4]
- Student Engagement Instrument [5]. Developed by the University of Minnesota, this instrument measures factors that can interfere with student engagement and school success. The instrument can be accessed free.
Resources to Assist Schools With Behavior Management:
- Behavior Management: 7 Big Ideas [6]
- Elements of Strong Classroom Behavior Management [7]
- Using a Zone Defense System in Primary Classrooms [8]
- Zone Defense System: Form in MS Word. [9]
- 'Catalytic Comments': 10 Teacher Communication Strategies to Nudge Student Behaviors in the Right Direction [10]
- The Color Wheel: Group-Wide Classroom Management [11]
- Additional Behavior Management Ideas for Grades K-12 [12]
- Defensive Management: 6 Steps to Organize the Classroom [13]
- Additional Behavior Management Ideas for Grades K-12 [12]
- How To: Reduce Time-Outs With Active Response Beads [14]
- How To: Calm the Agitated Student [15]
Resources for Student Self-Monitoring:
- ‘How To’ Guide: 7 Steps for Setting Up Any Self-Monitoring Program [16]
- Self-Monitoring: Attention [17]
- Self-Monitoring: Academic Productivity [18]
- Self-Monitoring: General Classroom Behaviors [19]
- Self-Monitoring: Check-In/Check-Out: Behavior Report Cards [20]
- Fixed-Interval Audio Tapes (MP3 files) [21]
Jim Wright presented an RTI refresher webinar to RTI CAST members on 5 December 2013. Here are resources shared at that training:
Here are several intervention ideas:
- Word Boxes/Word Sort [23]
- Building Sight Word Vocabulary: 4 Methods [24]
- Group Repeated-Reading [25]
- Ask-Read-Tell Cognitive Strategy [26]
- Math Facts: Self-Administered Folding-In Technique [27]
- Strategic Note-Taking [28]
- Calming Agitated Students: Active-Response Beads [14]
Here are 3 websites with good research-based intervention ideas:
- Intervention Central [29]
- Evidence-Based Intervention Network [30]
- Cognitive Strategy Instruction [31]
On 14-15 August 2013, Jim Wright presented an RTI introductory workshop, Implementing Response to Intervention: An Introduction for CAST Center Consultants in Honolulu, HI. The 2-day workshop was sponsored by the Hawaii Department of Education.
- Workshop Handout: Implementing Response to Intervention: An Introduction for CAST Center Consultants [32]
Here are additional resources shared at the workshop:
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1. RTI: An Introduction. Topics: History andT
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2. Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention. Topics: Clarifying role of teacher as classroom interventionist (RTI 'first responder'); hallmarks of strong core instruction; non-negotiable elements of classroom intervention; case examples of teacher-delivered classroom RTI interventions.
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3. Tier 2: Supplemental Intervention: Standard -Treatment Protocol. Topics: Essential elements of Tier 2 (supplemental) interventions; how to set up Tier 2 services across a school to provide the right type and amount of support to at-risk students; the role of the Data Analysis Team in overseeing Tier 2 services; where to find high-quality Tier 2 academic-intervention programs. Here are websites that feature information about Tier 2/3 Intervention Programs:
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4. Tier 3: Intensive Intervention: Problem-Solving Protocol. Topics: Description of the RTI Problem-Solving Team and its role in overseeing Tier 3 (intensive) interventions; guidelines for judging whether a student on intensive intervention is an RTI 'non-responder' and may require more specialized evaluation. |
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5. Academic & Behavioral Interventions. Topics: Definitions of behavior and related terms (accommodations, modifications); guidelines for documenting interventions under RTI; sampling of academic & behavioral intervention ideas.
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6. Schoolwide Screening Tools. Topics: Review of academic screeners as tools for estimating student risk; use of screeners in RTI decision-making; guidance in selecting high-quality screeners.
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7. RTI Systems-Level Change. Topics: Common roadblocks to RTI implementation (and ways to overcome them); tips for preparing school staff to support RTI through well-planned professional development; role of the 'RTI Leadership Team' in guiding a school or district to create an Response-to-Intervention plan. |
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8. RTI Action Plan Development. Topic: Opportunity for workshop participants to put together their own CAST-level 'action plan' to provide RTI support to schools within their region. |
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CBM: Letter Name Fluency & Letter Sound Fluency
CBM: Oral Reading Fluency
BM: Maze Passages (Comprehension)
CBM: Early Math Fluency
CBM: Math Computation
CBM: Written Expression