Post on 18-Dec-2015
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Response to Intervention RtIRtI is an instructional approach
focused on the prevention of learning difficulties
Agenda•Overview of RtI•From SST to RtI Exceed•RtI Exceed •What is it? How will we use it?
WHAT IS RTI?
Response to intervention integrates assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and to reduce behavioral problems. With RTI, schools use data to:
Identify students at risk for poor learning outcomes Monitor student progress Provide evidence-based interventions and adjust the
intensity and nature of those interventions depending on a student’s responsiveness
- National Center for Response to Intervention
WHY RTI?
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and 2004 Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) both: Focus on prevention Fund intervention for at-risk students Use assessment to drive instruction Provide instruction for K–3 students,
including K–12 special education Provide common curriculum for all students An opportunity to reduce special ed referrals
and see how many students we could reach without special ed referrals
A TIERED APPROACH
WHAT DOES EACH TIER INVOLVE?
Tier I: Core classroom instruction that all students receive, assessment of student progress three times per- Units of Inquiry, Envision Math, benchmark assessments, FOSS, Estrellita/Bien Dicho, Grammar book (French) year, and ongoing professional development
Tier II: Intervention (additional instruction) and frequent progress monitoring (e.g., every 2 weeks) that struggling learners receive
Tier III: More intensive intervention and frequent progress monitoring that students with extreme learning difficulties receive when not making adequate progress in Tier 1 and 2
What RtI IS? What RtI is NOT?
•A way to provide strong instruction for ALL students•A structured way to provide intervention within the classroom•A process for monitoring student progress•A team effort•A way to ensure that all kids get the interventions they need to be successful.
•A way to get kids in Special Education•The responsibility on 1 teacher• A replacement for good core instruction
TIER 1- COMMON EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS
Units of Inquiry Envision Math Benchmark assessments FOSS Estrellita/Bien Dicho & Grammar book (French)
year SBRC and common body of evidence Middle School- Common grading policies by
content area K-5 Common homework
TIER 2 INTERVENTIONS
Power hour Interventions provided by the classroom
teacher Learning Upgrade/ MS Advisory Small group double dosing- Supported by
resource staff
What happens when Tier 2 interventions don’t work?
WHAT DID THE DATA SHOW? Results from Pilot Power Hour and Overall
CST results: English Learners reached their targets! School wide, students in all other grades improved
between 5% to 12% on the CST But our 4th grade Power Hour English Language
Learners averaged a tremendous improvement of 21.7%!
Reclassification data: ’07 10 RFEP students ‘o8 15 RFEP students ’09- 21 RFEP students ‘10- 37 RFEP students
That’s an improvement of 145% over 2 years!
TIER 2- MONITORING STUDENTS
What methods and programs to use How do we monitor student progress
Teachers select and plan for target students Monitoring sheets are submitted 4 times a year Benchmarks assessments 3 times a year English learner progress monitoring Parent contact Lunch time detention/ teacherease assignment
monitoring
SHOULD INTERVENTIONS BE PROVIDED IN STUDENTS’ FIRST LANGUAGE, SECOND LANGUAGE OR BOTH?
Tara Fortune and Mandy Menke: Struggling Learners & Language Immersion Education
Provides an overview of the research and suggests that: Consider the needs of each learner More English doesn’t equal better results BUT less
Spanish will affect the development of strong Spanish skills
Spanish speakers initially will benefit from Spanish interventions- monitor and add English interventions
FROM SST TO RTI EXCEED
What’s the same? Students that are at-risk will continue to be
monitored and supported Interventions by classroom teacher and
resource staff RtI meetings will still be scheduled by the
counselorWhat’s different? SST meeting will now be called RtI meetings Interventions will be documented in Exceed
prior to an RtI meeting Interventions will need to be data driven and
documented