On 16 Jan 2020, Jim Wright presented on MTSS-Behavior for the NBUFSD MTSS-Behavior District Leadership Team. Here are resources from that training:
Resources for Setting Up Tier 1 School-Wide and Classroom Supports:
- SCHOOL-WIDE: RTI for Behavior at Tier 1: Establishing a Shared Building-WideFramework for Positive Behavior in 5 Steps [2]
- CLASSROOM: Class-Wide Management: Teacher Strategies [3]
- CLASSROOM TOOLKIT: 38 Classroom Ideas to Help Students to Make Better Behavioral Choices [4]
- INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS: How To: Write Behavior Statements to Pinpoint Causes of StudentMisbehavior [5]
On 10 October 2019, Jim Wright presented on MTSS-Behavior for the NBUFSD MTSS-Behavior District Leadership Team. Here are resources from that training:
In September/October 2019, Jim Wright visited North Babylon elementary schools and took questions on classroom interventions. Here are resources from those visits:
- PowerPoint: Tier 1/Classroom Support Plans: Identifying Academic Problems [7]
- Handout [8]
- REINFORCING LOWER RATE OF HELP REQUESTS: INCREASE STUDENTINDEPENDENCE [9].
- 38 Classroom Ideas to Help Students to Make Better Behavioral Choices [4]
- Academic Intervention Strategies: Look-UpTable [10]
- Kids as Reading Helpers: A Peer Tutor Training Manual [11]
On W 15 May 2019, Jim Wright presented to the North Babylon Schools MTSS-Behavior Leadership Team. Here are resources from that training:
- PowerPoint: RTI/MTSS for Behavior: Auditing Your Current System [12]
- RTI/MTSS Action-Plan Organizer (Google Doc) [13]
On F 5 April 2019, Jim Wright took quesitons on classroom interventions from teachers at Parliament Place Elementary School. Here are resources from that training:
- PowerPoint: Tier 1/Classroom Support Plans: Identifying Academic Problems [7]
- Handout [14]
- 38 Classroom Ideas to Help Students to Make Better Behavioral Choices [4]
On Th 31 Jan 2019, Jim Wright presented to the North Babylon Schools MTSS-Behavior Leadership Team. Here are resources from that training:
- PowerPoint: MTSS for Behavior:Preparing the Foundation [15]
- Handout [16]
Assess & Promote a Positive Belief System Among Staff.
- -Belief About Behavior Survey-4th Edition (D. Browning Wright) [17]
- -Big Ideas in Behavior Management: PowerPoint [18]
- -Big Ideas in Behaivor Management: Handout [19]
On Th 17 May 2018, Jim Wright presented to the North Babylon School District RTI Leadership Team on the topic, RTI for Academics: 2017-18 End-of-Year Check-In.
Here are resources from that training:
- PowerPoint: RTI for Academics: 2017-18 End-of-Year Check-In [20]
- Handout: Tier 2: Quality Indicators [21]
On W 10 Jan 2018, Jim Wright met with the North Babylon School District RTI Leadership Team to review and advance their RTI/MTSS practices. Here are resources shared at the training:
- Tier 2: Small-Group Intervention Plan (Interactive). [22]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 [23]for a group based repeated-reading intervention [24].
On Th 29 Sept 2017, Jim Wright met with the North Babylon School District RTI Leadership Team to review and advance their RTI/MTSS practices. Here are resources shared at the training:
- PowerPoint: RTI/MTSS for Academics at North Babylon Schools: September 2017 Kick-Off [25]
- Handout [26]
- RTI/MTSS for Academics: District-Wide Planning Tool: Shareable Google Docs [27]
Collect Data to Monitor & Judge Student Progress
Acquisition: Measure Mastery
Fluency: Measuring proficiency
Comprehension: Measuring retention of assigned readings
- Oral Retell with Rubric: Here are sample rubrics: Teachers College [31]; Reading A-Z [32]
Generalization: Measuring applied use of literacy skills
- Think-aloud Checklists. A free web app, Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker [33], allows teachers to customize a checklist of any kind (including a think-aloud checklist. Check out the manual [34]for the app.
TIER 1/CLASSROOM INTERVENTIONS. On W 19 July 2017, Jim Wright met with a group of teachers and administrators from the North Babylon UFSD to design a Tier 1/Classroom Intervention Toolkit. Here are resources from that training day:
- PowerPoint: RTI/MTSS for Academics: Tier 1: Intervention Toolkit: District Audit & Planning Session [35]
- Handout: How To: Define Academic Problems: The First Step in EffectiveIntervention Planning [36]
Google Docs:
- Google Doc: Tier 1/Classroom: Traditional Version [38]
- Google Doc: Tier 1/Classroom: Lesson-Planning Version [39]
Websites with Tier 1/Intervention Resources: