Syosset Schools: Jim Wright's RTI Workshop

On Th 29 August 2018, Jim Wright presented a workshop, ‘Continuum of Care’: Classroom Strategies to Support & Motivate High School Students, to staff of Syosset High School. Here are resources from that training:

Breakout Activities:

On T 13 Feb/W 14 Feb 2018, Jim Wright presented an overview of RTI for teachers of Syosset elementary and middle schools: RTI/MTSS in the Classroom: The Middle-School Teacher as Intervention 'First Responder'. Here are resources from the training:

 

ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IDEAS
General Academic Skills
Reading: Phonics/Alphabetics
Reading: Sight-Word Vocabulary

Sight-Word Vocabulary. The student has rapid recognition of sight-words. 
Reading Fluency

 Fluency. The student reads with adequate fluency to comprehend the text.

  • Paired Reading. The tutor and student read aloud together from a passage, until the student isgnals that they would like to read alone.
  • Repeated Reading: Group. This version of repeated reading is delivered to a group of 3 students.
  • HELPS Program. This free program provides 15-minute 1:1 tutoring sessions to work on reading fluency. NOTE: Teachers create a free account on the HELPS site and then can access the free materials.
Reading Comprehension

Self-Monitoring:The student monitors understanding of the text while reading.

  • Click or Clunk. The student uses self-signals to monitor understanding at the sentence, paragraph, and page level--and applies 'fix-up' skills.

 Main Idea:The student locates the main idea of a paragraph or passage in informational text.

Linking Ideas:The student makes connections between ideas in the text.

  • Linking Pronouns to Referents. When reading advanced texts, the student circles pronouns, writes their referents above them, and then rereads the text, inserting the referent for each pronoun.
  • Ask-Read-Tell. The student creates a reading plan and sets reading goals, monitors understanding while reading, and reflects on the reading once finished. ART Interactive Form.
 Writing

 Sentence Complexity. The student writes sentences of appropriate variety and complexity for the subject and/or grade level.

  • Sentence Combining. The student is given examples of 2 clauses to be combined into a single sentence.
Math
 Self-Management

Self-Management in Academic Skills. The student uses appropriate skills and strategies to manage their own learning.

 

On W 30 Aug 2017, Jim Wright consulted with the RTI/MTSS Leadership Team from Syosset Schools to develop RTI/MTSS district plans for academics. Here are resources from this training:

 

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.

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

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.

These websites are good sources for information about quality Tier 2/3 programs:

  • 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.

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.

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.