1 MISD Tier 3 Screeners McKinney ISD Special Populations Department Dr. Laura W. Simmons, Special Populations Coordinator

2 Why Utilize Screeners in the Tier Process? As part of the RTI process, the RTI Team may request academic and behavioral diagnostic screening for a student in order to better address the referral question(s). The campus RTI Team should keep in mind that many of these screeners are not designed as a test battery in which every subtest is administered, but rather a set of measure is selected depending on the purpose at hand, namely to design an appropriate Individual Intervention Plan.

3 Types of Screeners Currently Utilized… IQ Screeners (Should be used in its entirety) –KBIT-2 (should be used in its entirety) Academic Screeners –KTEA-2 Brief –WRAT-R, WRAT 3, WRAT 4, WRAT Expanded Other RTI Screeners –Conners’ Rating Scale-Revised (Parent Rating & Teacher Rating) –Conners’ Rating Scale-3 (Parent Rating & Teacher Rating) –PAL-2

4 General Guidelines for Screening: Screeners should not be administered until after the purpose of using the scale has been explained to parents, and the parent has given informed consent to screening. Testing environment-no interruptions, one on one, table or desk between you and student Need pencil, manual, and protocol (test form) Be mindful that you do not use voice inflection when reading questions. No hints Student is typically not allowed to use pen or paper Do not reveal whether answers are right or wrong, use phrases like “You are doing a good job” Allot ample time to complete the screening Please keep in mind that testing protocols used should be the original form, and are part of the RTI records. Follow the directions exactly as written for each test and subtest. Pay careful attention to the floor and ceiling for each subtest.

5 Testing 101… Terms to Know Raw Score Standard Score Confidence Interval What does this data mean?

6 KBIT 2 Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-2nd Edition Measures verbal and nonverbal intelligence For ages 4-90 Approximate administration time is 20 minutes

7 WRAT Series of Academic Screening Wide Range Achievement Test- 3rd and 4th Editions Subtests that measure Reading, Spelling, and Math Should only be utilized when helping to frame the referral concerns

8 WRAT Expanded Tutorial The WRAT-Expanded is a brief achievement instrument that provides an overall assessment of the general skill level of classroom students. The WRAT-Expanded provides both individually and group administered forms, which have been co-normed to enable direct comparisons between the two forms.

9 KTEA 2--Brief Kaufman Test for Education Achievement-2nd Edition Quick measure of achievement in the areas of Reading (word recognition and reading comprehension); Math (computation and application problems); and Written Expression (written language and spelling). For ages 4-5 through 25 Approximate administration time is minutes

10 Conners 3 Parent and Teacher Tutorial Used to gather information about attention and related difficulties. Not meant to give a diagnosis. Should give to multiple teachers who work w/ that student Versions: –Parent Rating Scales—Completed by parents or legal guardians for ages 6–18 years. Available in full-length version, Conners 3–P; and short version,Conners 3–P (S) Teacher Rating Scales—Completed by teachers for ages 6–18 years. Available in full-length version, Conners 3–T; and short version, Conners 3–T (S) Self-Report Rating Scales—Self-report for ages 8–18 years. Available in full-length version, Conners 3–SR; and short version, Conners 3–SR (S)

11 PAL 2 Process Assessment of the Learner-2nd Edition Diagnostic assessment for reading (phonological decoding accuracy, morphological decoding fluency silent reading comprehension fluency); writing (handwriting, spelling, composite narrative); and math (oral counting, fact retrieval fluency, computational operations, place value, part-whole concept, and multi-step problems solving.) User Guide CD explains how to design instructional interventions based on test results and has instructional interventions that can be downloaded. For grade K-6. Approximate administration time various on subtests given.

12 Training Scenarios Scenario #1 Scenario #2 Scenario #3

13 Questions & Concerns? Dr. Laura W. Simmons Special Population Coordinator