Brooklyn Charter School: RTI: Teacher as 'First Responder'

On 9 January 2013, Jim Wright presented on the topic RTI & the Teacher as 'First Responder': Tools for Classroom Intervention, for staff at the Brooklyn Charter School in Brooklyn, NY. Here are resources from that training:

 

Click HERE to access the PowerPoint and handout from the workshop, as well as links to other free assessment and intervention resources.

 

You can access full descriptions of these interventions (discussed at the training) by clicking HERE:

  • Phonics/Alphabetics: Letter-Cube Blending
  • Reading Fluency: Assisted Cloze, Duet Reading, Paired Reading
  • Reading Comprehension: Fix-Up Skills
  • Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Maps
  • Spelling: Cover-Copy-Compare
  • Writing (Syntax): Sentence Combining
  • Math-Number Sense: Counting Board Game
  • Math-Computation: Explicit Time Drills
  • Math-Computation: Reciprocal Peer Tutoring With Time Delay

Here are websites with free academic screening materials:

Find links to Curriculm-Based Measurement resources on Intervention Central and other links below:

Fing the free Tier 2 reading fluency program, HELPS, at www.helpsprogram.org.

 

Schools can now find these 4 essential Classroom Intervention Kit components needed to support a struggling learner right here on Intervention Central:
The Intervention Planner for Academics contains over 60 ideas for academic intervention in such areas as reading fluency, reading comprehension, and math word problems.
The Intervention Planner for Behavior provides 30+ feasible classroom ideas that teachers can browse to put together custom intervention plans for specific students or groups.
The Accommodations Finder offers teachers over 60 ideas to promote the success of students in general education settings by accommodating their different classroom needs.
The Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker allows teachers, students, and parents to assemble 'how to' checklists to train students in essential academic-support skills. These checklists are a great way to promote student independence and accountability.
  • Review the Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker Manual.
  • Review a sample homework-skills checklist created with this application.
  • Download suggestions for using Academic Survival Skills Checklists in your classroom.

 

  • Behavior Report Card Maker. This application allows teachers to create their own customized behavior report cards (behavior rating scales) to rate student behaviors on a daily basis.

RTI Information Sources from the New York State Education Department and the NYS RTI TAC

New York State Education Department Guidance Document on RTI. 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. This site provides resources and guidance for NYS schools on implementation of RTI.

NYSED 2008 RTI Guidance Memo. This memo presents the main points of the Regents Policy Framework on RTI for schools.

NYSED Part 100 Regulations on RTI. This subsection of Part 100.2 (NYSED regulations) describes expectations for RTI for all schools.

RTI Readiness Checklist. This checklist from the NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center allows schools to self-administer a quick 'RTI Readiness Check'.