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RTI for Academics: 3-Day Summer Academy


On 11-13 August 2015, Jim Wright returned to South Country Schools for a 3-day follow-up training on RTI for academics. Here are resources shared at that training:
TIER 1 CLASSROOM INTERVENTIONS: DOCUMENTATION FORM
- How To: Create a Written Record of Classroom Interventions
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Interactive Form)
METHODS OF CLASSROOM 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 | LNF/LSF: Directions & Norms |
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DIBELS Next: Free Reading Passages (NOTE: You must create a free account to access these materials.) |
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DIBELS Next: Free Maze ('Daze') Passages (NOTE: You must create a free account to access these materials.) |
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Early Math Fluency Generator | Early Math Fluency: Directions & Norms |
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Cumulative Mastery Log
Rubrics
Behavioral Checklists
- VIDEO: How to Collect Data in the Classroom: Checklists
- ONLINE APP: Self-Check Behavior Checklist Maker
- VIDEO: Academic Survival Skills Checklists
- ONLINE APP: Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker
- HANDOUT: Academic Survival Skills Checklists: 5 Ways to Help Students to Become Effective Self-Managing Learners
Behavior Report Cards
ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IDEAS |
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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On 29-31 July 2014, Jim Wright presented a series of workshops on Response to Intervention to building teams in the South Country School District in East Patchogue, NY.
Here are resources shared at the workshop:
Day 1: Morning: RTI: An Introduction
- PowerPoint\
- New York State Education Department Guidance Document on RTI. Released in October 2010, this NYSED guidance document provides a guide to schools at any grade level in how to structure their RTI model and services.
- NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center. This site provides resources and guidance for NYS schools on implementation of RTI.
- NYSED 2008 RTI Guidance Memo. This memo presents the main points of the Regents Policy Framework on RTI for schools.
- NYSED Part 100 Regulations on RTI. This subsection of Part 100.2 (NYSED regulations) describes expectations for RTI for all schools.
- RTI Readiness Checklist. This checklist from the NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center allows schools to self-administer a quick 'RTI Readiness Check'.
Day 1: Afternoon: Tier 1: Universal Instruction & Classroom Intervention
- PowerPoint
- How To: Improve Academic Interventions: 7 Big Ideas
- Checklist: Elements of Direct Instruction
- Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet [in RTF/MS Word format]. This 1-page form is an organizer to help teachers to easily document Tier 1 (classroom) interventions.
Video: How to Find & Fix Problems With Academic Survival Skills |
Handout: How To: Use Checklists to Measure Academic Survival Skills | Online Tool: Academic Survival Skills Checklist Maker |
Day 2: Morning: Tier 2: Supplemental Intervention: Standard -Treatment Protocol
- Building & District RTI Resource Inventory Form. [RTF/MS Word format]
- Tier 2: Data Analysis Team Process Script (Kovaleski & Pederson, 2008):[RTF/MS Word format]
- Tier 2/3 Form: Intervention Programs at a Glance Organizer [RTF/MS Word format]
- Tier 2/3 Intervention Website: What Works Clearinghouse. 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. 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. 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.
- Intervention Integrity: Explanation & Forms
- Intervention Integrity: Intervention Script Builder
- Intervention Integrity: Intervention Contact Log
Day 2: Afternoon: Tier 3: Intensive Intervention: Problem-Solving Protocol
- Tier 3: RTI Team Roles
- Tier 3: RTI Team Case Manager Pre-Meeting Form
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting introductory Script
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting 'Companion Guide'
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Forms: Elementary
- Tier 3: RTI Team Meeting Minutes Forms: Secondary
- Tier 3: RTI Team 'Quality Indicators' Checklist
Day 3: Morning: Part 1: Schoolwide Screeners
- Student Intervention: Progress-Monitoring Sheet [in RTF/MS Word format]. This sheet allows electronic entry of student monitoring data.
Screening resources for secondary schools:
- Existing Data: Creating a Screening Plan for Your Middle or High School
- Student Engagement Instrument (screener suitable for middle/high school)
- Scholastic Reading Inventory (example of adaptive reading screener that can be used by secondary schools)
Links for Sites for Tier 2 Behavior Progress Monitoring:
- Behavior Report Card Generator
- Direct Behavior Ratings: U of Conn
- National Center on Intensive Intervention: Behavior Progress-Monitoring Tools Page
Day 3: Morning: Part 2: Academic Interventions
Here are 3 websites with good research-based intervention ideas:
Here are links to some interventionists discussed at the training:
- Incremental Rehearsal: Letter Identification
- Sample Reading Fluency Interventions: 7 Ideas
- HELPS Reading Fluency Program
- Text Lookback
- Question Generation
- Reading Comprehension Fix-Up Strategies
- Group Reading Fluency Intervention: Repeated Reading
- RAP (Read-Ask-Paraphrase): Reading Comprehension
- Ask-Read-Tell Cognitive Strategy: Reading Comprehension
- Number Sense Intervention: Counting Board Game
- Math Facts (and Spelling) Intervention: Cover-Copy-Compare
- Math Facts: Self-Administered Folding-In (SAFI) Technique
- Reciprocal Peer Tutoring in Math Computation With Constant Time Delay
- Customized Math Self-Correction Checklists
Day 3: Afternoon: RTI Systems-Change
Tier 1: Core Instruction: Best Practices
Here are practice guides from the What Works Clearinghouse that outline research-based instructional approaches that are most effective for struggling learners:
Reading
- Assisting Students Struggling with Reading
- Improving Reading Comprehension in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade
- Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and Intervention Practices
Writing
Mathematics
- Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics
- Teaching Math to Young Children
- Encouraging Girls in Math and Science
- Developing Effective Fractions Instruction for Kindergarten Through 8th Grade
- Improving Mathematical Problem Solving in Grades 4 Through 8
- Teaching Strategies for Improving Algebra Knowledge in Middle and High School Students
Study Skills
English Language Learners
- Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School
- Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades