Pine Plains (NY) Central Schools

On 11 October 2011, Jim Wright presented morning and afternoon sessions for the Pine Plains (NY) Central School District on topics relating to RTI.

 

Letter Cube Blending

DESCRIPTION: The Letter Cube Blending intervention targets alphabetic (phonics) skills.

References

  • Florida Center for Reading Research. (2009). Letter cube blending. Retrieved from http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/pdf/GK-1/P_Final_Part4.pdf (pp. 13-17).
  • Taylor, R. P., Ding, Y., Felt, D., & Zhang, D. (2011). Effects of Tier 1 intervention on letter–sound correspondence in a Response-to-Intervention model in first graders. School Psychology Forum, 5(2), 54-73.

Phrase-Cued Text Lessons

DESCRIPTION: Phrase-cued texts are a means to train students to recognize the natural pauses that occur between phrases in their reading.

References

  • Rasinski, T.V. (1990). The effects of cued phrase boundaries on reading performance: A review. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED313689).
  • Rasinski, T. V. (1994). Developing syntactic sensitivity in reading through phrase-cued texts. Intervention in School and Clinic, 29, 165-168.

Niagara Frontier Reading Council

On 1 October 2011, Jim Wright presented a keynote and breakout session at the annual Niagara Frontier Reading Council Conference at Medaille College in Buffalo, NY.

 

RTI Network

Educators who visit this website will find useful information about RTI including how to build support, tips on developing an RTI program, advice on implementation and evaluation, and planning checkli

Southwest Georgia RESA: Best Practices in Math Interventions

On 28-29 September 2011, Jim Wright provided workshops on Math interventions for elementary and secondary teachers in Camilla, GA, for the Southwest Georgia RESA.

 

South Dakota Association of School Psychologists

On 22 September 2011, Jim Wright presented on the topics RTI:Academic Interventions for Difficult-to-Teach

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