On Th 12 Mar 2020 Jim Wright presented a workshop, The Teacher as ‘First Responder’: RTI/MTSS & Struggling Learners, for faculty of T.J. Lahey Elementary School in the Harborfields School Disrrict. Here are resources shared at the workshop:
- PowerPoint: The Teacher as ‘First Responder’: RTI/MTSS & Struggling Learners [1]
- Handout [2]
- 38 Classroom Ideas to Help Students to Make Better Behavioral Choices [3]
- Numbered Heads Together [4]: Class-wide cooperative Learning Activity
| ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IDEAS |
| General Academic Skills |
Acquisition of Academic Item-Set
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| Reading: Phonics/Alphabetics |
| Reading: Sight-Word Vocabulary |
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Sight-Word Vocabulary. The student has rapid recognition of sight-words.
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| Reading Fluency |
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Fluency. The student reads with adequate fluency to comprehend the text.
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| Reading Comprehension |
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Self-Monitoring:The student monitors understanding of the text while reading.
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Main Idea:The student locates the main idea of a paragraph or passage in informational text.
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Linking Ideas:The student makes connections between ideas in the text.
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| Spelling |
Spelling Acquisition. The student is able to spell a grade-appropriate range of words correctly.
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| Writing |
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Sentence Complexity. The student writes sentences of appropriate variety and complexity for the subject and/or grade level.
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| Math |
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| Self-Management |
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Self-Management in Academic Skills. The student uses appropriate skills and strategies to manage their own learning.
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| Florida Center for Reading Research. This website is a product of a research center at Florida State University.The site includes free lesson plans for reading across grades K-5. (Many of the grade 4-5 resources are appropriate for secondary students with reading delays.) |
| Evidence-Based Intervention Network. This site is co-sponsored by school psychology programs at East Carolina University and University of Missouri.It contains research-based ideas for reading, math, and behavior interventions. |
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Ricky & Core Instruction. Students with Ricky’s learning profile benefit from whole-group instruction that includes ‘direct-instruction’ elements.
