School Psyched!: Jim Wright Page

On Sunday, 7 June (8 pm EDT), Jim Wright was a guest on the School Psyched podcast [1]. (It was an honor!)

 

Here are resources linked to questions asked by podcast participants:

 

PowerPoint Slides (in PDF format): School Psyched Podcast: RTI and the School Psychologist [2]

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RTI for Mathematics:

• Using RTI to Improve Learning in Mathematics [3] (RTI Action Network: A. VanDerHeyden)
  

Here are some good introductory guides from the What Works Clearinghouse on effective schoolwide and classroom math practices that conform with the RTI model:

• Assisting Students Struggling With Mathematics [4]
• Teaching Strategies for Improving Algebra Knowledge in Middle and High School Students [5]
• Teaching Math to Young Children [6]
• Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 Through 8 [7]
• Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade [8]
• Encouraging Girls in Math and Science [9]

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RTI for Behavior:

• RTI Behavior Interventions & Supports [10](RTI Action Network: H. Bohanon, K. McIntosh, & S. Goodman). This 4-article series describes important elements of an RTI behavior model, including a description of Tiers 1-3.
  

The What Works Clearinghouse has these 'practice guides' on behavioral topics that are consistent with an RTI/behavior model:

• Reducing Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom [11]
• Dropout Prevention [12]

The National Center on Intensive Intervention has these 'tools chart' pages to evaluate screening and intervention resources for RTI/behavior:

• Behavior Intervention Tools Chart [13]
• Behavior Progress-Monitoring Tools Chart [14]

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Finding Quality Tier 2/3 Academic Instruction/Intervention Programs

• Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse [15]. 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 [16]. 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. [17] 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.

 

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Scheduling RTI Tier 2/3 Services:

• Scheduling RTI Supplemental Services in Middle and High Schools: 5 Ideas [18]

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Links to the School Psyched podcast:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/School-Psyched-Podcast/1494498527497140?ref=aymt_homepage_panel [19]

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/1/communities/107500016711274208603 [20]

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrZxxV5sBk0 [21]