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Evaluating a Student’s ‘Non-Responder’ Status: An RTI Checklist

When a school attempts to determine whether a particular general-education student has responded adequately to an academic RTI plan, it must conduct a kind of ‘intervention audit’—reviewing documen

References

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  • Gansle, K. A., & Noell, G. H. (2007). The fundamental role of intervention implementation in assessing response to intervention. In S. R. Jimerson, M. K. Burns, & A. M. VanDerHeyden (Eds.), Response to intervention: The science and practice of assessment and intervention (pp. 244-251). New York: Springer Publishing.
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  • Roach, A. T., & Elliott, S. N. (2008). Best practices in facilitating and evaluating intervention integrity. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp.195-208).
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RTI on a Shoestring: Reading Fluency, Classwide Behavior Management, Student RTI Graphs

With districts across the country facing major budget shortfalls, the need is greater than ever for schools to find affordable resources to support Response to Intervention.

 

Tier 1/Schoolwide Screening: Assessing the Entire Student Population for Academic Risk

Under the RTI model, students at each level, or Tier, of intervention are assessed using academic measures at a frequency that matches their estimated risk for academic failure.

References

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RTI in a Time of Staff Cuts: Ideas to Provide Quality Interventions With Less…

The recent Great Recession has resulted in significant budget cuts for school districts across America.

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  • Begeny, J. C. (2009). Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS): A one-on-one program designed to improve students’ reading fluency. Raleigh, NC: The HELPS Education Fund. Retrieved from http://www.helpsprogram.org
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RIOT/ICEL Matrix: Organizing Data to Answer Relevant Student Questions

References

  • Christ, T. (2008). Best practices in problem analysis. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp. 159-176). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
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