On 11-12 June 2013, Jim Wright presented a workshop, Making RTI Work at the Middle and High School Level/Student as Self-Managing Learner, for staff from Pueblo Magnet High School in the Tucson, AZ, school district. Below are resources discussed at the workshop:
- Making RTI Work at the Middle and High School Level: [1] PowerPoint in PDF Format
- The Student as Self-Managing Learner [2]: PowerPoint in PDF Format
- Workshop Handout: [3]FAQs About RTI at Middle & High School [3]
- Workshop Handout: Definitions: Inttervention, Accommodation, Modification [4]
- Workshop Handout: Direct Instruction Checklist: 'Good Instruction is Research-Based!' [5]
- Tier 1 (Classroom) Intervention Documentation Form [6] in MS Word Format
- Student Self-Directed Interventions Sheet [7]: In MS Word Format.
Here are links to some interventionists discussed at the training:
- Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Math Computation With Constant Time Delay [8]
- Reading Fluency: Assisted Cloze, Paired Reading, & Other Strategies [9]
- Text Lookback [10]
- Question Generation [11]
- Reading Comprehension Fix-Up Strategies [12]
- [12]Math: Cover-Copy-Compare [13]
- Customized Math Self-Correction Checklists [14]
- Phrase-Cued Text Lessons [15]
- Phrase-Cued Text Passage Generator [16]
Below are links to online tools discussed at the workshop:
- Fixed-Interval Audio Tapes (MP3 files)
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[18] - Behavior Report Card Maker [18]
- CBM Writing: Directions for Administration and Norms [19]
- CBM Writing Probe Generator [20]
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Maze Passage Generator [21] (to create classroom reading-comprehension screening tools)
Here are websites that feature information about Tier 2/3 Intervention Programs:
- Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse [35]. 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 [36]. 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 [37]. 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 [38]. This website is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and offers specific guidelines for how to teach effectively across disciplines.