OnTuesday 21 August, RTI trainer and consultant Jim Wright presented to staff from the Abbey Kelley Foster Charter School in Worcester, MA, on the topic RTI: An Introduction for Schools. Below are resources shared at the workshop:
- RTI: An Introduction for Schools [1]: PowerPoint in PDF Format
- Workshop Handout: RTI: An Introduction for Schools [2]
- Teacher Tier 1 (Classroom) Intervention Plan Documentation Form in MS Word Format [3]
- Sample RTI School/District Plan in MS Word [4] Format [Available online for one week after the workshop]
During the workshop, Jim demonstrated these sample Tier 1/2 intervention ideas:
- Letter Cube Blending [5]; Tier 1
- Cover-Copy-Compare: Spelling [6]: Tier 1
- Reciprocal Peer Tutoring for Math Facts [7]: Tier 1
- HELPS Program: Reading Fluency [8]: Tier 2
Here are resources for Tier 3 RTI Problem-Solving Teams
During the workshop, Jim also discussed these additional free teacher-friendly tools:
The Intervention Planner for Behavior [14] provides brief classroom ideas that teachers can browse to put together custom intervention plans for specific students or groups. And check out the user manual [15]to get a quick introduction to this resource.
The Accommodations Finder [16] offers teachers more than 60 ideas to promote the success of students in general education settings by accommodating their different classroom needs. For a quick start in using this application, review the user manual [17].
The Jackpot Reward Finder [18] is a collection of ideas for classroom rewards for both elementary and secondary levels. Teachers can put together their own individualized menus of rewards and even create reinforcer/reward surveys to review with students.