Katonah-Lewisboro Schools: RTI Training Topics 2012-2013

On F 16 November 2012, Jim Wright met with interventionists from across the district to discuss RTI topics of their choosing at Lewisboro Elementary School in Katonah-Lewisboro Schools.

Here are PowerPoints and a handout that were generated from this open discussion:

RTI: Selected Topics. PowerPoint in PDF Format [to be uploaded after the workshop]
Workshop Handout [to be uploaded after the workshop]

Here are additional resources that might be helpful to interventionists:

RTI Regulations: Part 100 of the NYSED Regulations [1]

The Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [5] 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 manual [6] or download suggestions [7] for using Academic Survival Skills Checklists in your classroom.

The Intervention Planner for Behavior [8] 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 [9]to get a quick introduction to this resource.

The Accommodations Finder [10] 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 [11].

The Jackpot Reward Finder [12] 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. The user manual [13] gives a fast introduction to using this application.

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

GOAL 1: Comparisons of Student Skills to Standard Requirements – Analyze the academic requirements of a particular Common Core Standards and then compare those requirements to a struggling student’s current skills. Participants learn how to collect information via informal teacher-made assessments and other methods to verify whether a student possesses the prerequisite skills to demonstrate mastery of a specific Standard.

CBM-Writing Probe Generator [17]
CBM-Writing Probe: Directions for Administration & Scoring [18]

GOAL 2: Guidance in Making Instructional Adjustments – Make simple classroom “instructional adjustments” that can help any learner to gain greater success. Participants review a full range of such adjustments and receive guidelines for implementing them efficiently, for deciding when they should be used, and for ensuring that such adjustments still hold the student to the same academic expectations as those of typical peers.

GOAL 3: Use of Work Maps – Develop “work maps” to teach students how to structure and sequence academic tasks. Participants receive a starter collection of “work maps” in Google Docs format that they can rapidly edit and use to train students to complete complex academic tasks and assignments more efficiently. Where appropriate, these work maps contain graphic-organizer elements to guide the student toward reading for understanding, writing, problem set-up/problem-solution, and intellectual exploration as outlined in specific “keystone” Standards.

GOAL 4: Format and Ideas for Intervention Planning – Create intervention plans to address deficits in foundation academic skills. Participants review a collection of evidence-based intervention ideas to support reading, writing, and math skills and also learn about additional free intervention resources available on the Internet.

Here are several interventions discussed during the training:

Cover-Copy-Compare: Spelling [2]
Cover-Copy-Compare: Math [3]
Incremental Rehearsal: Letter Identification [21]
Letter-Cube Blending [22]
Main-Idea Maps [23]
Sentence-Combining [24]
Counting Board Game [25]
Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Math Computation With Constant Time Delay [26]

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

Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse [27]. 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 [28]. 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 [29]. 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 [30]. 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 the classroom:

	What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides [31]. These short (60-100 page) manuals give research-based ideas for teachers and schools for interventions.
	Cognitive Strategy Instruction [32]. 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 [33]. 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 [34]. The site has a range of academic and behavioral intervention ideas suitable for middle and high schools.
	Evidence-Based Intervention Network [35]. Created by Dr. Chris Riley-Tillman at the University of Missouri, this site has research-based intervention scripts for academics and behavior.
	Behavior Advisor [36]. 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 [37]. Writing Next report on promoting adolescent writing skills (2007) from the Carnegie Corporation of NY.

On F 26 October 2012, Jim Wright presented on topics of middle school Response to Intervention to Grade 6 faculty from John Jay Middle School (Katonah-Lewisboro Schools).

Here is the PowerPoint and handout shared at the workshop:

Teach the Common Core: How to Use the Standards to Identify and Fix Academic Problems for Students in Grades 3-12 [38]: PPT in PDF Format.
Workshop Handout [39]
Math Resources: MS RTI [40]