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Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES: Jim Wright's RTI/MTSS 5-Workshop Series 2021-22


This page posts resources from the 5-day RTI/MTSS training series sponsored by Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES. Below are resources shared at each session:
Day 1: MTSS for Academics: Supporting Students in the Age of Covid-19 (T 28 Sept 2021).
Day 2: Tier 1: Building a Classroom Intervention Toolkit (T 12 Oct 2021).
- PowerPoint
- Handout
- Link to Academic Interventions Look-Up Table
- Tier 1/Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Google Docs)
- Supplemental Handout: Manual of teacher interventions
- Running Effective Tier 1/Classroom Problem-Solving Meetings: Tips for Consultants
- Classroom Support Plan Writer. This free web-based app allows educators to create free Classroom Support Plans.
Day 3: Tier 1: Building a Classroom Data-Collection Toolkit (T 16 Nov 2021).
Grade | Student Problem | Intervention | Progress-Monitoring |
K | Andrew: Letter Names: Skill Deficit |
Letter Names: Flashcards with 3-Second Delay |
Letter Names Fluency Probes (CBM): easyCBM Letter Name Probe Generator: www.interventioncentral.org
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4 | Lyla: Reading: Fluency Deficit |
Reading Fluency: Passage Preview in Stages | Passage Reading Fluency Probes (CBM): easyCBM Materials are free: Teacher log-in required |
5 |
Jared: Comprehension: |
Reading Comprehension: Read Actively |
Michigan’s Mission: Literacy Website: Examples of Retell Rubrics:
Story/Narrative Retell Rubric: Teachers College: http://usd450.net/files/A-Z_retell_rubric.pdf
Sample Retell Rubrics: Saddlespace: https://www.saddlespace.org/lunowa/trabucolunowandrea/cms_file/show/67252294.pdf?t=1496956058 |
Day 4: Tier 2: Fixing Off-Grade-Level Gaps with Small-Group Interventions (W 1 Dec 2021).
- Handout 1: Tier 2 Planning Activities Booklet
- Handout 2: Intervention Integrity: How to Measure
- Handout 3: Tier 2 Data Analysis Team: Command & Control
- Handout 4: Sample District MTSS Plan for Academics
- 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: Small-Group Intervention Plan (Interactive). This PDF document allows the user to enter a multi-week Tier 2 intervention plan for a small group of up to 7 students. Check out this example of the form filled out for a group based repeated-reading intervention.
Day 5: Tier 3: Creating Individual Support Plans: MTSS Problem-Solving Team (W 5 Jan 2022).
- PowerPoint
- Handout 1: Tier 3: Developing an MTSS Problem-Solving Team for Intensive Intervention Planning
- Handout 2: MTSS and Your School District:Catalysts for Systems-Level Change
- Handout 3: RTI/MTSS and End of School Year
- Handout 4: Classroom Behavior-Management Resources
- Tier 3: RTI Team Roles
- Tier 3: RTI Team Case Manager Pre-Meeting Form
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting introductory Script
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting 'Facilitator's Guide'
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Forms: Interactive.
- Tier 3: RTI Team 'Quality Indicators' Checklist
TOP OF PAGE: ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IDEAS |
General Academic Skills |
Acquisition of Academic Item-Set
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Reading: Phonics/Alphabetics |
Reading: Sight-Word Vocabulary |
Sight-Word Vocabulary. The student has rapid recognition of sight-words.
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Reading Fluency |
Fluency. The student reads with adequate fluency to comprehend the text.
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Reading Comprehension |
Self-Monitoring:The student monitors understanding of the text while reading.
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Main Idea:The student locates the main idea of a paragraph or passage in informational text.
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Linking Ideas:The student makes connections between ideas in the text.
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Spelling |
Spelling Acquisition. The student is able to spell a grade-appropriate range of words correctly.
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Writing |
Sentence Complexity. The student writes sentences of appropriate variety and complexity for the subject and/or grade level.
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Math |
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Self-Management |
Self-Management in Academic Skills. The student uses appropriate skills and strategies to manage their own learning.
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OTHER WEBSITES WITH RESEARCH-BASED INTERVENTIONS
What Works Clearinghouse 'Practice Guides'. The What Works Clearinghouse is sponsored by the US Department of Education. One of the free resources that the site offers are 'practice guides': summaries of research into effective instruction that any teacher can read and apply to the classroom. Here are a range of practice guides to address reading, writing, and mathematics: |
Reading/Writing |
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Mathematics |
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Florida Center for Reading Research. This website is a product of a research center at Florida State University.The site includes free lesson plans for reading across grades K-5. (Many of the grade 4-5 resources are appropriate for secondary students with reading delays.) |
Evidence-Based Intervention Network. This site is co-sponsored by school psychology programs at East Carolina University and University of Missouri.It contains research-based ideas for reading, math, and behavior interventions. |