On F [1] 1 June 2018, Jim Wright presented a training, RTI/MTSS in the Classroom: The Elementary Teacher as Intervention 'First Responder', for K-5 staff of the Marcus Whitman School District. Here are resources from that training:
- Measuring Positive Classroom Learning Behaviors in Kindergarten: A Predictor of School Success. [4]This simple scale presents 7 behaviors that predict acdaemic success.
- How To: Use the Power of Personal Connection to Motivate Students [8]
- Behavior Report Card Maker. [9]This app allows the teacher to format and print off customized daily behavior report cards for classroom data collection.
| On F 1 June 2018, Jim Wright presented a training, Developing Effective MTSS Tier 2 and Tier 3 Interventions: Guidelines for Schools, for AIS staff from Marcus Whitman Schools. Here are resources from that workshop: | |
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On Th 9 November 2017, Jim Wright held a Q & A session with AIS providers from Marcus Whitman Schools. Here are two academic-intervention resources mentioned at that session:
On W 12 July and Th 13 July 2017, Jim Wright consulted with the RTI/MTSS Leadership Team from Marcus Whitman Central Schools to develop RTI/MTSS district plans for both academics and behavior. Here are resources from this 2-day series:
- PowerPoint Deck: RTI/MTSS for Academics: District Audit & Planning Session [23]
- RTI/MTSS for Academics: District-Wide Planning Tool: Shareable Google Docs [24]
- Webpage with sample Tier 1/classroom interventions [25]
- New York State RTI Technical Assistance Center: [26]Pilot Schools. Browse these schools to view sample RTI/MTSS plan elements.
Tier 1: Core Instruction. The teacher delivers high-quality core instruction— at least 80% of students at each grade level perform at or above academic screening benchmarks through classroom instructional support alone.
Tier 1: Classroom Intervention: Building Capacity. The school has prepared a ‘toolkit’ of resources and procedures to assist teachers in carrying out classroom (Tier 1) interventions.
- How To: Create a Written Record of Classroom Interventions [27]
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Interactive Form) [28]
Tier 1: Classroom Intervention: Teacher Skills. The classroom teacher is the ‘first responder’ for students with academic delays. That teacher gives additional individualized support to struggling students beyond what is provided in group instruction.
- Word Boxes/Word Sort [29]. This intervention reonforces phonics knowledge of C-V-C words.
- Read-Ask-Paraphrase. [30] The student locates main idea and supporting details for each paragraph and summarizes them on a graphic organizer. RAP Interactive Form [31]
Tiers 2/3: Strategic/Intensive Intervention: Building Capacity. Students needing academic support at Tiers 2 and 3 receive high-quality interventions that target their specific academic deficit(s). Approximately 10-15% of students may need Tier 2/3 services across a school year.
- Tier 2: Small-Group Intervention Plan (Interactive). [15]This PDF document allows the user to enter a multi-week Tier 2 intervention plan for a small group of up to 7 students. Check out this example of the form filled out [16]for a group based repeated-reading intervention [17].
These websites are good sources for information about quality Tier 2/3 programs:
- Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse [18]. 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 [19]. 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. [20] 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.
Tiers 2/3: Data: School-Wide Academic Screeners. Screeners are administered to all students to identify those needing Tier 2/3 services.
Tier 2: Strategic Intervention: Data Analysis Team. The school has established a Data Analysis Team (DAT) to oversee placement of students in Tier 2 services.
Tier 3: Intensive Intervention: RTI/MTSS Problem-Solving Team. The RTI/MTSS Problem-Solving Team meets to create individualized intervention plans for Tier 3 (intensive-need) students. Approximately 1-5% of students may be discussed by the RTI/MTSS Team in a given school year.
- Tier 3: RTI Team Roles [33]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Case Manager Pre-Meeting Form [34]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting introductory Script [35]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting 'Facilitator's Guide' [36]
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Forms: Interactive. [37]
- Tier 3: RTI Team 'Quality Indicators' Checklist [38]
RTI/MTSS District-Wide. The school district has adopted a process of planning and oversight to ensure that the RTI/MTSS model is implemented with fidelity and consistency across classrooms, grade levels, and schools.
- PowerPoint Deck: RTI/MTSS for Behavior: District Audit & Planning Session [40]
- RTI/MTSS for Behavior: District-Wide Planning Tool: Shareable Google Docs [41]
- Supplemental Handout: Analyzing Student Behavior: A Step-by-Step Guide [42]
- Supplemental Handout: Analyzing Student Behavior: Organizer: Interactive [43]
- Description of Solution-Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC): California School Psychologist [44]journal (2009)
Here are ideas for managing classroom behaviors:
- Antecedents: Strategies to Prevent Misbehavior [45]
- Positive Consequences: Responses That Increase Positive/Goal Behaviors [46]
- Extinction Procedures: Responses That Reduce or Eliminate Problem Behaviors [47]
These apps were reviewed at the training:
- Behavior Report Card Maker. [9]This app allows the teacher to format and print off customized daily behavior report cards for classroom data collection.
- Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker. [48]Using this tool, educators can create customized behavior checklists for a variety of uses.
To manage groups or classrooms, teachers can try these techniques:
- Using a Zone Defense System in Primary Classrooms [49]
- Zone Defense System: Form in MS Word. [50]
- Good Behavior Game [51]
- Teacher-Student Learning Game [52]
- The Color Wheel: Group-Wide Classroom Management [53]
- Defensive Management: 6 Steps to Organize the Classroom [54]
School-Wide Behavior Screening Tools