Administrators’ Back to School INSTITUTE August 2013 RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI ) Brownsville Independent School District Curriculum & Instruction Department Angie T. Morales, RtI Specialist

Federal Requirement From NCLB: “…holding schools, local education agencies, and States accountable for improving the academic achievement of all students…” and “…promoting school wide reform and ensuring the access of all children to effective, scientifically-based instructional strategies…” [PL §1001(4) and (9)] From IDEA: “…to improve the academic achievement and functional performance of children with disabilities including the use of scientifically based instructional practices, to the maximum extent possible.” [20 U.S.C. 1400(c)(5)(E)] 2 2

Federal Requirement To implement proactive models of instruction that allow all students to receive effective instructional as well as behavioral interventions in the general education setting. Response to Intervention, or RtI, a multi-tiered approach to instruction, is evolving as the framework of the general education program for all students including those who experience difficulties either academically or behaviorally. RtI helps to ensure that all students have the opportunity to experience a full range of educational opportunities in the general education program. (Texas Education Agency) 3 3

State Requirement Referral of students for a full and individual initial evaluation for possible special education services shall be a part of the district’s overall, general education referral or screening system. Prior to referral [to special education] students experiencing difficulty in the general education classroom should be considered for all support services available to all students, such as tutorial; remedial; compensatory; response to scientific, research-based intervention; and other academic and behavior support services. (19 TAC § ). 4

RtI Local Policy FFE (LOCAL)  Student Assistance Program—RtI EIE (LOCAL)  Response to Intervention  District RtI Team  Campus RtI Team 5

RtI is about PREVENTION – not referral to Special Education RtI is about enhancing, improving and increasing student and staff performance RtI is a General Education initiative that believes we can effectively teach ALL children RtI is about intervening early RtI uses data to make decisions about the curriculum, teacher implementation and child 6 6

Academic SystemsBehavioral Systems 1-5% 15-20% 80-90% Intensive, Individual Interventions Tier IIITier III Individual Students Assessment-based High Intensity Of longer duration Intensive, Individual Interventions Tier IIITier III Individual Students Assessment-based Intense, durable procedures Targeted Group Interventions Tier IITier II Some students (struggling) High efficiency Rapid response Targeted Group Interventions Tier IITier II Some students (struggling) High efficiency Rapid response Universal Interventions Tier ITier I All students Preventive, proactive Universal Interventions Tier ITier I All settings, all students Preventive, proactive R T I M ULTI -T IER P ROCESS 7 7

Interventions do NOT include: Preferential seating Shortened assignments Parent contacts Classroom observations Suspension Doing MORE of the same/general classroom assignments Retention Peer-tutoring The RTI Guide, pg. 51 8

 Match the intervention to the deficiency of the focus skills  Implement the multi-sensory learning sytles  Cue work habits and organizational skills  Modify direct instruction time  Modify guided and independent practice  Ensure optimal pacing  Increase task structure, such as directions, checks for understanding and feedback  Increase opportunities to engage in active academic responding, such as writing, reading aloud or answering questions in class  Decrease group size Key to Intervention is that teachers and staff implement them with the purpose of improving progress in or toward the grade-level curriculum and to measure or monitor their effectiveness to determine how well the student is responding (progress monitoring) Copyright © ERICC, 2010 Intervention may include the following guidelines: 9

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 BISD, Curriculum & Instruction, Response to Intervention  The Florida Center for Reading Research:  Intervention Central:  National Center on Response to Intervention:  RTI Wire: Websites for Interventions 11

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Teamwork! Continue to make a difference for each child on a daily basis. =========================== Thank you! Do you have any questions? 27