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From TN Department of Education Presentation

RTII: Response to Instruction and

Intervention

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Required Elements:

• Universal Screener: The universal screening tool will be skills-based and provide national norms. It will be administered 3 times a year for grades K-4.

• Tier I: Core instruction will be provided to ALL students using grade-level TNReady State Standards in ELA and Mathematics.

• Tier II and Tier III: Tiered interventions will be provided in addition to the core instruction provided at Tier I. Interventions will be research-based and will address a student’s area of skills deficit.

• Progress Monitoring: Progress monitoring will occur in the specific area of deficit at the frequency of approximately once per week.

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Areas of Deficit

• Basic reading skills (letters, letter sounds, decoding)

• Reading comprehension

• Reading fluency

• Written expression

• Math calculation

• Math reasoning (problem solving)

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Tier II, Tier III or Sp. Ed. Intervention: Core instruction plus ONE skill specific intervention

Core Instructio

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Tier II

Tier IIISp.Ed

Intervention

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• Classroom instruction for all - State Standards

• Research shows 80-85% of students will respond to Tier I Instruction (grade level checks, benchmarks)

– Collect data points, determine patterns, track individuals and groups,

– Guide instruction (teach/assess/monitor/adjust)

• Universal Screener (K-8, recommended 9-12)

Tier I - Instruction

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• High quality research based intervention in specific area of deficit. Conducted by highly trained personnel, not a computer program.

• Research shows 10-15% will need Tier II (10th-25th percentile)

• 20-45 minutes of explicit instruction , small groups (K=20 min.)

• Universal Screener (K-8, recommended 9-12; based on national norms)

Tier II - Intervention

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• Progress Monitor (every 1-2 weeks in area of deficit)

–Collect data points, determine patterns, track individuals

• Fidelity Monitoring

• Rate of Improvement charted and monitored

• Taught by highly trained personnel

Tier II - Intervention

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• High quality research based intervention in specific area of deficit (the most intensive intervention possible). Conducted by highly trained personnel, not a computer program.

• Research shows 3-5% will need Tier III (below 10th percentile)

• 45 minutes of research based instruction, small groups (K=40 min.)

• Universal Screener (K-8, recommended 9-12; based on national norms)

Tier III - Intervention

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• Progress Monitor (every week in area of deficit)

–Collect data points, determine patterns, track individuals

• Fidelity Monitoring – 5 times a marking period

– 3 direct observations (at least)

– 2 must be a review of implementation data (student attendance, lesson plans, progress monitoring results)

• Rate of Improvement charted and monitored

• Taught by highly trained personnel

Tier III - Intervention

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Specific Learning Disability definition:

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In Tennessee Schools:

• Students scoring from the 10th percentile to the 25th percentile and below on Aimsweb will be in Tier II intervention .Those scoring below the 10th percentile will be in Tier III intervention.

• Students scoring between (approximately) the 25th and 89th percentile will receive remediation of standards during Tiger Time.

• Students scoring in the 90th percentile and above will receive enrichment during Tiger Time.

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New Information, Fall 2015

• Aimsweb was administered September 1, 2 and 3.

• Grade level teams have met with the school RTII team to determine intervention groups and appropriate interventions.

• Tier II and Tier III intervention began August 17. New groups will begin Monday, September 21.

• Special Education Intervention (Tier IV) began when school started.

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Intervention, Remediation, Enrichment

• Intervention: Interventions will be based on the specific skills area in which individual students show deficits. Intervention will be approximately 45 minutes in duration (K is 20 min. or 40 min.).

• Remediation: Remediation of standards will be 45 minutes in duration and will be based on benchmark and teacher assessments for students scoring between approximately the 26th and 89th percentile on the nationally normed screener (K is a maximum of 40 min.).

• Enrichment: Enrichment will be for 45 minutes in duration and will be for students scoring at approximately the 90th percentile or above on the nationally normed screener. These activities could include but are not limited to literacy circles, Project Based Learning, lab experiences, exploration activities, etc. (K is a maximum of 40 min.)

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Questions (and hopefully answers)

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