RTI & the Teacher as 'First Responder': Tools forClassroom Intervention

On 11 January 2013 Jim Wright presented on the topic RTI & the Teacher as 'First Responder': Tools for Classroom Intervention, at the Brookly Charter School. Here are resources shared at that workshop:

RTI & the Teacher as 'First Responder': Tools for Classroom Intervention: PPT in PDF Format: NOTE: PPTs will be available after the workshop.
Workshop Handout [1]
Supplemental Handout: Method of Data Collection [2]
Tier 1 (Classroom) Intervention Documentation Form in MS Word Format [3]

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Click HERE [4] to access the PowerPoint and handout from the workshop, as well as links to other free assessment and intervention resources.

You can access full descriptions of these interventions [5] (discussed at the training) by clicking HERE [5]:

Phonics/Alphabetics: Letter-Cube Blending
Reading Fluency: Assisted Cloze, Duet Reading, Paired Reading
Reading Comprehension: Fix-Up Skills
Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Maps
Spelling: Cover-Copy-Compare
Writing (Syntax): Sentence Combining
Math-Number Sense: Counting Board Game
Math-Computation: Explicit Time Drills
Math-Computation: Reciprocal Peer Tutoring With Time Delay

Here are websites with free academic screening materials:

EasyCBM.com [6]
DIBELS Next [7]

Find links to Curriculm-Based Measurement resources on Intervention Central and other links below:

Letter Name Fluency Probe Maker [8]
Early Math Fluency Probe Maker [9]
Math Computation Fluency Worksheet Generator [10]
Writing Probe Generator [11]
Maze Passage Generator [12]

Fing the free Tier 2 reading fluency program, HELPS, at www.helpsprogram.org [13].

Schools can now find these 4 essential Classroom Intervention Kit components needed to support a struggling learner right here on Intervention Central:

The Intervention Planner for Academics [14] contains over 60 ideas for academic intervention in such areas as reading fluency, reading comprehension, and math word problems.

Review the Intervention Planner for Academics Manual [15].
Review sample reading-fluency interventions [16] from this application.

The Intervention Planner for Behavior [17] provides 30+ feasible classroom ideas that teachers can browse to put together custom intervention plans for specific students or groups.

Review the Intervention Planner for Behavior Manual [18].
Review sample relationship-building strategies [19] from this application.

The Accommodations Finder [20] offers teachers over 60 ideas to promote the success of students in general education settings by accommodating their different classroom needs.

Review the Accommodations Finder Manual [21].
Review sample task-accommodation [22] strategies from this application.

The Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [23] allows teachers, students, and parents to assemble 'how to' checklists to train students in essential academic-support skills. These checklists are a great way to promote student independence and accountability.

Review the Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker Manual [24].
Review a sample homework-skills checklist [25] created with this application.
Download suggestions [26] for using Academic Survival Skills Checklists in your classroom.

Behavior Report Card Maker [27]. This application allows teachers to create their own customized behavior report cards (behavior rating scales) to rate student behaviors on a daily basis.

Check out the Progress-Monitorig Tools on the home page of Intervention Central [28] (Featured Tools on the right of the page)

Screening/Progress-Monitoring Tools for Math

Basic Facts. You can create free math computation worksheets (to be administered under timed or untimed conditions) at these two sites: (1) Intervention Central Math Worksheet Generator [10]; (2) SuperKids.com Math Worksheets [29].
Algebra Assessment & Instruction: Meeting Standards [30]. The website provides brief progress-monitoring forms of algebra assessments that can be used to track the progress of an entire class at Tier 1 or specific students on Tier 2/3 algebra interventions. [This is a pay site.]. You can view sample measures for the Algebra Basic Skills [31], Algebra Foundations [32], and Algebra Content Analysis [33].
Math Concepts & Applications (easycbm.com) [34]. The student completes mixed problems that sample (1)Algebra;(2) Geometry & Measurement; (3) Data Analysis, Number Operations & Algebra. Items correspond to the NCTM Math Focal Points.
MAP ‘Classroom Challenges’ Formative Assessment Lessons. T [35]hese MS and HS math lessons are designed to give teachers real-time information about student understanding and mastery of 2 kinds of lessons: Problem Solving and Concept Development
MAP Prototype Summative Assessment Tests. [36] These ambitious tests are models for what MS and HS math assessments may look like in the era of the ambitious Common Core State Standards.
National Center on RTI: Screening and Progress-Monitring Tools Charts [37].

RTI Information Sources from the New York State Education Department and the NYS RTI TAC
	New York State Education Department Guidance Document on RTI. [38] 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 [39]. This site provides resources and guidance for NYS schools on implementation of RTI.
	NYSED 2008 RTI Guidance Memo. [40] This memo presents the main points of the Regents Policy Framework on RTI for schools.
	NYSED Part 100 Regulations on RTI. [41] This subsection of Part 100.2 (NYSED regulations) describes expectations for RTI for all schools.
	RTI Readiness Checklist. [42] This checklist from the NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center allows schools to self-administer a quick 'RTI Readiness Check'.