Harrison Township School District: Jim Wright: RTI Workshop

On Wednesday 4 November 2015, Jim Wright presented a keynote address, RTI: An Overview for Educators, to staff from Harrison Township (NJ) Schools. Here are resources shared that keynote:


 

Through November 2015, Jim Wright presented a series of grade-level workshops. Here are resources shared at the training:

ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IDEAS: Elementary & MS RTI Workshop
Reading: Phonics/Alphabetics
Reading: Sight-Word Vocabulary

Sight-Word Vocabulary. The student has rapid recognition of sight-words. 

Reading Fluency

 Fluency. The student reads with adequate fluency to comprehend the text.

  • Assisted Cloze. The tutor reads aloud while the student follows along silently in the practice passage. Then the student reads aloud.
  • Choral Reading. The tutor (lead reader) reads aloud while the reading group or class all read aloud as well.
  • Duet Reading. The tutor and student alternate in reading aloud, with the tutor deciding how much text the student reads during their turn.
  • Echo Reading. Student and tutor alternate in reading short sections of the practice passage.
  • Listening Passage Preview. The student listens to the passage read aloud, then reads the passage aloud with tutor feedback.
  • Paired Reading. The tutor and student read aloud together from a passage, until the student isgnals that they would like to read alone.
  • Repeated Reading. The student reads a passage several times in succession with tutor feedback about accuracy and fluency.
  • Repeated Reading: Group. This version of repeated reading is delivered to a group of 3 students.
Reading Comprehension

Self-Monitoring:The student monitors understanding of the text while reading.

  • Click or Clunk. The student uses self-signals to monitor understanding at the sentence, paragraph, and page level--and applies 'fix-up' skills.
  • Reading Reflection Pauses. The student monitors understanding periodically and applies fix-up skills.

 Main Idea:The student locates the main idea of a paragraph or passage in informational text.

  • Main Idea Maps. The student uses a graphic organizer to record main idea and supporting details of a passage.
  • Question Generation. The student locates or creates main-idea sentences for all paragraphis in a passage and uses them to create study cards.
  • Read-Ask-Paraphrase. The student locates main idea and supporting details for each paragraph and summarizes them on a graphic organizer. RAP Interactive Form
  • Partner Retell. The student reads a passage, then pairs with another student to engage in a tutoring exchange to identify main idea.

Linking Ideas:The student makes connections between ideas in the text.

 Spelling
Spelling Acquisition. The student is able to spell a grade-appropriate range of words correctly.
  • Cover-Copy-Compare.  The student studies spelling-word (or sight-word) models, covers them, copies them from memory, and compares copied words to the originals. CCC Interactive Form
  • Self-Correction with Verbal Cues. The student takes a brief spelling pre-test, follows a self-guided process to check and correct spelling errors using verbal cues, and then takes a spelling post-test
 Writing

 Sentence Complexity. The student writes sentences of appropriate variety and complexity for the subject and/or grade level.

Math
 Self-Management

Self-Management in Academic Skills. The student uses appropriate skills and strategies to manage their own learning.

  • Academic Survival Skills. The student possesses strong work habits in global skills such as time management, study skills, and organization.

Methods of Data Collection

Curriculum-Based Measurement: Sample Measures and Norms

CBM Type

Online CBM Application

CBM Directions & Norms

CBM: Letter Name Fluency & Letter Sound Fluency
 Letter Name Fluency Generator  LNF/LSF: Directions & Norms

CBM: Oral Reading Fluency

Reading Passage Generator

DIBELS Next: Free Reading Passages (NOTE: You must create a free account to access these materials.)

Oral Reading Fluency: Directions & Norms

CBM: Maze Passages (Comprehension)

Maze Passage Generator

DIBELS Next: Free Maze ('Daze') Passages (NOTE: You must create a free account to access these materials.)

Maze: Directions & Norms

CBM: Early Math Fluency
Early Math Fluency Generator Early Math Fluency: Directions & Norms

CBM: Math Computation

Math Worksheet Generator: Intervention Central

SuperKids.com Math Worksheet Generator

Math Computation: Directions & Norms

CBM: Written Expression

Writing Probe Generator

Writing: Directions & Norms

Cumulative Mastery Log

Rubrics

Behavioral Checklists

Behavior Report Cards

 


 

On14 January 2015, Jim Wright presented an overview of the Response to Intervention model to staff from tthe Harrison Township School District in  Mullica Hill, NJ.

 

Here are resources shared at the workshop:


RTI: An Introduction


 Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention


 Tier 2: Supplemental Intervention: Standard -Treatment Protocol

  • Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse. 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. 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 3: Intensive Intervention: Problem-Solving Protocol


Schoolwide Screeners

Screening resources for secondary schools:

 


 

Sample Academic Interventions

Here are links to some  interventionists discussed at the training:

Here are 3 websites with good research-based intervention ideas:

Online Tools for Data Collection

Here are links to free online tools to help teachers with data collection:


RTI: Systems-Change