On Wednesday, 2 September 2015, Jim Wright presented to staff from the Springs United Free School District on the topic, How Elementary Staff Can Serve as Effective RTI First-Responders. Here are resources shared at that training:
- PPT: How Teachers Can Serve as Effective RTI First-Responders [1]
- PPT: Elementary Breakout Session: Morning [2]
- PPT: Secondary Breakout Session: Afternoon [3]
- Workshop Handout [4]
- Supplemental Handout: How To: Improve Academic Interventions: 7 Big Ideas [5]
Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention
- How To: Create a Written Record of Classroom Interventions [7]
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Interactive Form) [8]
- Definitions: Core Instruction, Academic Interventions, Accommodations, Modifications [9]
Here are skills-checklists discussed at the training:
- Academic Skills Checklist: Reading Decoding Fluency [10]
- Academic Skills Checklist: Reading Comprehension [11]
- Academic Skills Checklist: Writing [12]
- Student Math Competencies: Sampling of Essential Skills [13]
- Online Tool: Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [14]
- Online Tool: Behavioral Self-Monitoring Checklist Maker [15]
ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IDEAS |
Reading: Phonics/Alphabetics |
Reading: Sight-Word Vocabulary |
Sight-Word Vocabulary. The student has rapid recognition of sight-words.
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Reading Fluency |
Fluency. The student reads with adequate fluency to comprehend the text.
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Reading Comprehension |
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 |
Sentence Complexity. The student writes sentences of appropriate variety and complexity for the subject and/or grade level.
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Math |
Self-Management |
Self-Management in Academic Skills. The student uses appropriate skills and strategies to manage their own learning.
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Methods of Data Collection
Curriculum-Based Measurement: Sample Measures and Norms |
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CBM Type |
Online CBM Application |
CBM Directions & Norms |
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Letter Name Fluency Generator [61] | LNF/LSF: Directions & Norms [62] |
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Reading Passage Generator [63] DIBELS Next: Free Reading Passages [64] (NOTE: You must create a free account to access these materials.) |
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C |
DIBELS Next: Free Maze ('Daze') Passages [64] (NOTE: You must create a free account to access these materials.) |
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Early Math Fluency Generator [68] | Early Math Fluency: Directions & Norms [69] |
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Cumulative Mastery Log
Rubrics
Behavioral Checklists
- VIDEO: How to Collect Data in the Classroom: Checklists [78]
- ONLINE APP: Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker [79]
- VIDEO: Academic Survival Skills Checklists [78]
- ONLINE APP: Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker [14]
- HANDOUT: Academic Survival Skills Checklists: 5 Ways to Help Students to Become Effective Self-Managing Learners [80]
Behavior Report Cards