RTI for High Schools: The Teacher as 'First Responder' to Help Struggling Students

On W 10 October 2012, Jim Wright presented on the topic RTI for High School: The Teacher as 'First Responder' to Help Struggling Students for grade 9 faculty from the Coppell ISD, Coppell, TX.

Here is the PowerPoint and handout shared at the workshop:

RTI for High School: The Teacher as 'First Responder' to Help Struggling Students [1]: PPT in PDF Format.
Workshop Handout [2]
Supplemental Handout: Methods of Classroom Data Collection [3]

Below are additional web links and resources discussed at the workshop--organized according to RTI teacher goal.

Academic Interventions and Classroom Accommodations: Starter Set
Topics: Definition of Core Instruction/Academic Intervention/Accommodation/Modification; Sample Intervention Ideas for Reading, Writing, and Academic Support Skills; Accommodation Ideas Suitable for General-Education Classrooms

Definitions: Core Instruction, Academic Intervention, Accommodation, Modification [4]

Tier 1 (Classroom) Intervention Documentation Form [5] in MS Word Format
Accommodations Finder [6]. This free application allows the user to browse a set of 60+ classroom accommodations to put together a unique plan for a struggling learner.

Here are websites that feature information about Tier 2/3 Intervention Programs:

Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse [7]. 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 [8]. 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 RTI Instructional Intervention Tools Chart [9]. Sponsored by the National Center on RTI, this page provides ratings to intervention programs in math, reading, and writing. Users can sort their search by subject and grade level.

Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: Doing What Works [10]. This website is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and offers specific guidelines for how to teach effectively across disciplines.

Here are websites that feature instruction/intervention ideas for Tier 1 (classroom) RTI::

	What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides [11]. These short (60-100 page) manuals give research-based ideas for teachers and schools for interventions.
	Cognitive Strategy Instruction [12]. This website presents a series of interventions in which students are taught thinking strategies that they can use to perform better in reading, mathematics, writing, studying, and other areas. The site was created by Dr. Bob Reid and Torri Lienemann at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
	Reading, Math, & Writing Interventions from MSU [13]. Find pages featuring intervention ideas to improve reading comprehension, writing, and math skills on this site. It is sponsored by the School Psychology Program at Michigan State University.
	Intervention Central [14]. The site has a range of academic and behavioral intervention ideas suitable for middle and high schools.
	Evidence-Based Intervention Network [15]. Created by Dr. Chris Riley-Tillman at the University of Missouri, this site has research-based intervention scripts for academics and behavior.
	Behavior Advisor [16]. Dr. Tom McIntyre of Hunter College offers research-based behavioral strategies for whole groups and individual students..NOTE: You must create a log-in account before you can access the free intervention ideas on this site.
	Writing Next [17]. Writing Next report on promoting adolescent writing skills (2007) from the Carnegie Corporation of NY.

Helping the Student to Accept Responsibility for Learning: Strategies
Topics: How to Structure a Student-Teacher Problem-Solving Conference; Examples of Student-Delivered Interventions; Student Self-Monitoring Strategies

Behavioral Interventions: Starter Set
Topics: 'Big Ideas' in Behavior Management; Selected Strategies for Preventing or Managing Problem Classroom Behaviors

Defensive Classroom Management [20]. This 6-step process allows the teacher to work most effectively and efficiently with emotionally unpredictable students.
Intervention Planner for Behavior. [21] This application allows the user to browse different behavioral intervention ideas and select only those needed for a particular student. [19]

Methods of Classroom Data Collection: Starter Set
Topics: Examples of Teacher-Friendly Methods of Data Collection (Behavior Ratings; Global Skills Checklists); How to Structure Data Collection: Baseline, Goal, Progress-Monitoring

Behavior Report Card Maker [22]. This application allows the user to create and print off a customized Behavior Report Card (rating scale) to monitor student behaviors.
Academic Survival Skills Checklists: 5 Ways to Help Students to Become Effective Self-Managing Learners [23]
Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker. [24] The Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker provides a starter set of strategies to address (1) homework: (2) note-taking; (3) organization; (4) study skills; & (5) time management. Teachers can use the application to create and print customized checklists and can also save their checklists online.