On Tuesday, 12 August 2014, Jim Wright presented to elementary staff from the City School District of Albany (NY) on the topic: How to Establish Effective Tier 3 RTI Problem-Solving Teams. Here are resources shared at the workshop.
- PowerPoint [1]
- Original PowerPoint Slides for Teacher Turn-Key Presentations [2]
- Workshop handout [3]
Tier 1 (Classroom) Intervention: Resources
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet [4] [in RTF/MS Word format]. This 1-page form is an organizer to help teachers to easily document Tier 1 (classroom) interventions.
- How To: Improve Academic Interventions: 7 Big Ideas [5]
- Checklist: Elements of Direct Instruction [6]
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet [4] [in RTF/MS Word format]. This 1-page form is an organizer to help teachers to easily document Tier 1 (classroom) interventions.
| Video: [8] How to Find & Fix Problems With Academic Survival Skills [9] [10] |
Handout: How To: Use Checklists to Measure Academic Survival Skills [11] | Online Tool: Academic Survival Skills Checklist [12] |
Tier 2: Supplemental Interventions: Resources
- Building & District RTI Resource Inventory Form. [ [13]RTF/MS Word format]
[13] - Tier 2: Data Analysis Team Process Script (Kovaleski & Pederson, 2008): [14][RTF/MS Word format]
- Tier 2/3 Form: Intervention Programs at a Glance Organizer [15] [RTF/MS Word format]
- Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse [16]. 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 [17]. 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 2/3 Intervention Website: National Center on Intensive Intervention Academic Intervention Chart. [18] Sponsored by the National Center on Intensive Intervention, this page provides ratings to intervention programs in math, reading, and writing. Users can sort their search by subject and grade level.
Tier 3: Intensive Intervention: Problem-Solving Team Forms
- Tier 3: RTI Team Roles [19]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Case Manager Pre-Meeting Form [20]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting introductory Script [21]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting 'Companion Guide' [22]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Forms: Elementary [23]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Minutes Forms: Secondary [24]
- Tier 3: RTI Team 'Quality Indicators' Checklist [25]
Intervention Integrity
- Intervention Integrity: Explanation & Forms [26]
- Intervention Integrity: Intervention Script Builder [27]
- Intervention Integrity: Intervention Contact Log [28]
RTI: The Model
- New York State Education Department Guidance Document on RTI. [29] Released in October 2010, this NYSED guidance document provides a guide to schools at any grade level in how to structure their RTI model and services.
- NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center [30]. This site provides resources and guidance for NYS schools on implementation of RTI.
- NYSED 2008 RTI Guidance Memo. [31] This memo presents the main points of the Regents Policy Framework on RTI for schools.
- NYSED Part 100 Regulations on RTI. [32] This subsection of Part 100.2 (NYSED regulations) describes expectations for RTI for all schools.
- RTI Readiness Checklist. [33] This checklist from the NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center allows schools to self-administer a quick 'RTI Readiness Check'
Data Collection
Here are links to free online tools to help teachers to measure and collect data on student behaviors: