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Response to Intervention RTI, Student Literacy Assessment, & Curriculum- Based Measurement: A Skill- Building Lab Jim Wright

Response to Intervention 2 PowerPoints & Handouts from Workshop Available at: GSTBOCES.php

Response to Intervention Workshop Topics 1.RTI Assessment Requirements & Curriculum-Based Measurement 2.Evaluating the ‘RTI Readiness’ of Literacy Measures 3.Review of Common CBM Literacy Assessments 4.CBM Oral Reading Fluency: Case Study 5.Collecting School-Wide CBM Norms: Procedures 6.Application of Local Norming Data to Evaluation of Core Literacy Programs, Development of CSE Eligibility Rules

Response to Intervention 4 Five Core Components of RTI Service Delivery 1.Student services are arranged in a multi-tier model 2.Data are collected to assess student baseline levels and to make decisions about student progress 3.Interventions are ‘evidence-based’ 4.The ‘procedural integrity’ of interventions is measured 5.RTI is implemented and developed at the school- and district-level to be scalable and sustainable over time Source: Glover, T. A., & DiPerna, J. C. (2007). Service delivery for response to intervention: Core components and directions for future research. School Psychology Review, 36,

Response to Intervention 5 RTI ‘Pyramid of Interventions’ Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1: Universal interventions. Available to all students in a classroom or school. Can consist of whole-group or individual strategies or supports. Tier 2 Individualized interventions. Subset of students receive interventions targeting specific needs. Tier 3: Intensive interventions. Students who are ‘non- responders’ to Tiers I & II may be eligible for special education services, intensive interventions.

Response to Intervention 6 Target Student Discrepancy 1: Skill Gap (Current Performance Level) Avg Classroom Academic Performance Level ‘Dual-Discrepancy’: RTI Model of Learning Disability (Fuchs 2003) Discrepancy 2: Gap in Rate of Learning (‘Slope of Improvement’)

Response to Intervention NYSED RTI Guidance Memo: April 2008

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Response to Intervention 9 “The Regents policy framework for RtI: Defines RtI to minimally include: Appropriate instruction delivered to all students in the general education class by qualified personnel. Appropriate instruction in reading means scientific research-based reading programs that include explicit and systematic instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency (including oral reading skills) and reading comprehension strategies. Screenings applied to all students in the class to identify those students who are not making academic progress at expected rates.”

Response to Intervention 10 “ Instruction matched to student need with increasingly intensive levels of targeted intervention and instruction for students who do not make satisfactory progress in their levels of performance and/or in their rate of learning to meet age or grade level standards. Repeated assessments of student achievement which should include curriculum based measures to determine if interventions are resulting in student progress toward age or grade level standards. The application of information about the student’s response to intervention to make educational decisions about changes in goals, instruction and/or services and the decision to make a referral for special education programs and/or services.”

Response to Intervention 11 “ Written notification to the parents when the student requires an intervention beyond that provided to all students in the general education classroom that provides information about the: -amount and nature of student performance data that will be collected and the general education services that will be provided; -strategies for increasing the student’s rate of learning; and -parents’ right to request an evaluation for special education programs and/or services.”

Response to Intervention 12 “The Regents policy framework for RtI: Defines RtI to minimally include: Requires each school district to establish a plan and policies for implementing school-wide approaches and prereferral interventions in order to remediate a student’s performance prior to referral for special education, which may include the RtI process as part of a district’s school-wide approach. The school district must select and define the specific structure and components of its RtI program, including, but not limited to the: -criteria for determining the levels of intervention to be provided to students, -types of interventions, amount and nature of student performance data to be collected, and -manner and frequency for progress monitoring.”

Response to Intervention Effective Formative Evaluation: The Underlying Logic… 1.What is the relevant academic or behavioral outcome measure to be tracked? 2.Is the focus the core curriculum or system, subgroups of underperforming learners, or individual struggling students? 3.What method(s) should be used to measure the target academic skill or behavior? 4.What goal(s) are set for improvement? 5.How does the school check up on progress toward the goal(s)?

Response to Intervention 14 Summative data is static information that provides a fixed ‘snapshot’ of the student’s academic performance or behaviors at a particular point in time. School records are one source of data that is often summative in nature—frequently referred to as archival data. Attendance data and office disciplinary referrals are two examples of archival records, data that is routinely collected on all students. In contrast to archival data, background information is collected specifically on the target student. Examples of background information are teacher interviews and student interest surveys, each of which can shed light on a student’s academic or behavioral strengths and weaknesses. Like archival data, background information is usually summative, providing a measurement of the student at a single point in time.

Response to Intervention 15 Formative assessment measures are those that can be administered or collected frequently—for example, on a weekly or even daily basis. These measures provide a flow of regularly updated information (progress monitoring) about the student’s progress in the identified area(s) of academic or behavioral concern. Formative data provide a ‘moving picture’ of the student; the data unfold through time to tell the story of that student’s response to various classroom instructional and behavior management strategies. Examples of measures that provide formative data are Curriculum- Based Measurement probes in oral reading fluency and Daily Behavior Report Cards.

Response to Intervention 16 Formal Assessment Defined “ Formative assessment [in academics] refers to the gathering and use of information about students’ ongoing learning by both teachers and students to modify teaching and learning activities. …. Today…there are compelling research results indicating that the practice of formative assessment may be the most significant single factor in raising the academic achievement of all students—and especially that of lower-achieving students.” p. 7 Source: Harlen, W. (2003). Enhancing inquiry through formative assessment. San Francisco, CA: Exploratorium. Retrieved on September 17, 2008, from

Response to Intervention 17 Academic or Behavioral Targets Are Stated as ‘Replacement Behaviors’ “ A problem solution is defined as one or more changes to the instruction, curriculum, or environment that function(s) to reduce or eliminate a problem. ” p. 159 Source: Christ, T. (2008). Best practices in problem analysis. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp ).

Response to Intervention 18 School Instructional Time: The Irreplaceable Resource “In the average school system, there are 330 minutes in the instructional day, 1,650 minutes in the instructional week, and 56,700 minutes in the instructional year. Except in unusual circumstances, these are the only minutes we have to provide effective services for students. The number of years we have to apply these minutes is fixed. Therefore, each minute counts and schools cannot afford to support inefficient models of service delivery.” p. 177 Source: Batsche, G. M., Castillo, J. M., Dixon, D. N., & Forde, S. (2008). Best practices in problem analysis. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp ).

Response to Intervention 19 Formative Assessment: Essential Questions… 1. What is the relevant academic or behavioral outcome measure to be tracked? Problems identified for formative assessment should be: 1.Important to school stakeholders. 2.Measureable & observable. 3.Stated positively as ‘replacement behaviors’ or goal statements rather than as general negative concerns (Bastche et al., 2008). 4.Based on a minimum of inference (T. Christ, 2008). Source: Batsche, G. M., Castillo, J. M., Dixon, D. N., & Forde, S. (2008). Best practices in problem analysis. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp ). Christ, T. (2008). Best practices in problem analysis. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp ).

Response to Intervention 20 Academic or Behavioral Targets Are Stated as ‘Replacement Behaviors’ “The implementation of successful interventions begins with accurate problem identification. Traditionally, the student problem was stated as a broad, general concern (e.g., impulsive, aggressive, reading below grade level) that a teacher identified. In a competency- based approach, however, the problem identification is stated in terms of the desired replacement behaviors that will increase the student’s probability of successful adaptation to the task demands of the academic setting.” p. 178 Source: Batsche, G. M., Castillo, J. M., Dixon, D. N., & Forde, S. (2008). Best practices in problem analysis. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp ).

Response to Intervention 21 Inference: Moving Beyond the Margins of the ‘Known’ “An inference is a tentative conclusion without direct or conclusive support from available data. All hypotheses are, by definition, inferences. It is critical that problem analysts make distinctions between what is known and what is inferred or hypothesized….Low-level inferences should be exhausted prior to the use of high-level inferences.” p. 161 Source: Christ, T. (2008). Best practices in problem analysis. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp ).

Response to Intervention 22 Examples of High vs. Low Inference Hypotheses High-Inference Hypothesis. The student has an auditory processing issue that prevents success in reading. The student requires a multisensory approach to reading instruction to address reading deficits. Known Unknown Low-Inference Hypothesis. The student needs to build reading fluency skills to become more proficient in decoding. Known Unknown The results of grade-wide benchmarking in reading show that a target 2 nd -grade student can read aloud at approximately half the rate of the median child in the grade.

Response to Intervention 23 Adopting a Low-Inference Model of Reading Skills Source: Source: Big ideas in beginning reading. University of Oregon. Retrieved September 23, 2007, from 5 Big Ideas in Beginning Reading 1.Phonemic Awareness 2.Alphabetic Principle 3.Fluency with Text 4.Vocabulary 5.Comprehension

Response to Intervention 24 Formative Assessment: Essential Questions… 2.Is the focus the core curriculum or system, subgroups of underperforming learners, or individual struggling students? Apply the ‘ ‘Rule (T. Christ, 2008) : –If less than 80% of students are successfully meeting academic or behavioral goals, the formative assessment focus is on the core curriculum and general student population. –If no more than 15% of students are not successful in meeting academic or behavioral goals, the formative assessment focus is on small-group ‘treatments’ or interventions. –If no more than 5% of students are not successful in meeting academic or behavioral goals, the formative assessment focus is on the individual student. Source: Christ, T. (2008). Best practices in problem analysis. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology V (pp ).

Response to Intervention Using Local Norms in Coordination with Benchmark Data

Response to Intervention 26 Baylor Elementary School : Grade Norms: Correctly Read Words Per Min : Sample Size: 23 Students Group Norms: Correctly Read Words Per Min: Book 4-1: Raw Data LOCAL NORMS EXAMPLE: Twenty-three 4 th -grade students were administered oral reading fluency Curriculum-Based Measurement passages at the 4 th -grade level in their school.  In their current number form, these data are not easy to interpret.  So the school converts them into a visual display—a box-plot —to show the distribution of scores and to convert the scores to percentile form.  When Billy, a struggling reader, is screened in CBM reading fluency, he shows a SIGNIFICANT skill gap when compared to his grade peers.

Response to Intervention 27 Baylor Elementary School : Grade Norms: Correctly Read Words Per Min : Sample Size: 23 Students January Benchmarking Low Value=31 Hi Value=131 Median (2 nd Quartile)=713 rd Quartile=1081 st Quartile=43 Billy=19 Group Norms: Correctly Read Words Per Min: Book 4-1: Raw Data Correctly Read Words-Book 4-1 Group Norms: Converted to Box-Plot Source: Tindal, G., Hansbrouck, J., & Jones, C. (2005). Oral reading fluency: 90 years of measurement [Technical report #33]. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon. National Reading Norms: 112 CRW Per Min

Response to Intervention 28 Formative Assessment: Essential Questions… 3.What method(s) should be used to measure the target academic skill or behavior? Formative assessment methods should be as direct a measure as possible of the problem or issue being evaluated. These assessment methods can: –Consist of General Outcome Measures or Specific Sub-Skill Mastery Measures –Include existing (‘extant’) data from the school system Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) is widely used to track basic student academic skills. Daily Behavior Report Cards (DBRCs) are increasingly used as one source of formative behavioral data. Source: Burns, M. K., & Gibbons, K. A. (2008). Implementing response-to-intervention in elementary and secondary schools: Procedures to assure scientific-based practices. New York: Routledge.

Response to Intervention Curriculum-Based Measurement: Assessing Basic Academic Skills

Response to Intervention 30 Curriculum-Based Evaluation: Definition “Whereas standardized commercial achievement tests measure broad curriculum areas and/or skills, CBE measures specific skills that are presently being taught in the classroom, usually in basic skills. Several approaches to CBE have been developed. Four common characteristics exist across these models: The measurement procedures assess students directly using the materials in which they are being instructed. This involves sampling items from the curriculum. Administration of each measure is generally brief in duration (typically 1-5 mins.) The design is structured such that frequent and repeated measurement is possible and measures are sensitive to change. Data are usually displayed graphically to allow monitoring of student performance.” SOURCE: CAST Website:

Response to Intervention 31 RTI Literacy: Assessment & Progress-Monitoring (Cont.) To measure student ‘response to instruction/intervention’ effectively, the RTI Literacy model measures students’ reading performance and progress on schedules matched to each student’s risk profile and intervention Tier membership. Benchmarking/Universal Screening. All children in a grade level are assessed at least 3 times per year on a common collection of literacy assessments. Strategic Monitoring. Students placed in Tier 2 (supplemental) reading groups are assessed 1-2 times per month to gauge their progress with this intervention. Intensive Monitoring. Students who participate in an intensive, individualized Tier 3 reading intervention are assessed at least once per week. Source: Burns, M. K., & Gibbons, K. A. (2008). Implementing response-to-intervention in elementary and secondary schools: Procedures to assure scientific-based practices. New York: Routledge.

Response to Intervention 32 Curriculum-Based Measurement: Advantages as a Set of Tools to Monitor RTI/Academic Cases Aligns with curriculum-goals and materials Is reliable and valid (has ‘technical adequacy’) Is criterion-referenced : sets specific performance levels for specific tasks Uses standard procedures to prepare materials, administer, and score Samples student performance to give objective, observable ‘low- inference’ information about student performance Has decision rules to help educators to interpret student data and make appropriate instructional decisions Is efficient to implement in schools (e.g., training can be done quickly; the measures are brief and feasible for classrooms, etc.) Provides data that can be converted into visual displays for ease of communication Source: Hosp, M.K., Hosp, J. L., & Howell, K. W. (2007). The ABCs of CBM. New York: Guilford.

Response to Intervention 33 Formative Assessment: Essential Questions… 4.What goal(s) are set for improvement? Goals are defined at the system, group, or individual student level. Goal statements: –Are worded in measureable, observable terms, –Include a timeline for achieving those goals. –Are tied to the formative assessment methods used to monitor progress toward the goal(s).

Response to Intervention Interpreting Data: The Power of Visual Display

Response to Intervention 35 Sample Peer Tutoring Chart

Response to Intervention 36 Sample Peer Tutoring Chart

Response to Intervention 37 Single-Subject (Applied) Research Designs “Single-case designs evolved because of the need to understand patterns of individual behavior in response to independent variables, and more practically, to examine intervention effectiveness. Design use can be flexible, described as a process of response-guided experimentation…, providing a mechanism for documenting attempts to live up to legal mandates for students who are not responding to routine instructional methods.” p. 71 Source: Barnett, D. W., Daly, E. J., Jones, K. M., & Lentz, F.E. (2004). Response to intervention: Empirically based special service decisions from single-case designs of increasing and decreasing intensity. Journal of Special Education, 38,

Response to Intervention 38 Single-Subject (Applied) Research Designs: Steps “The basic methods [of single-case designs] are selecting socially important variables as dependent measures or target behaviors taking repeated measures until stable patterns emerge so that participants may serve as their own controls (i.e., baseline) implementing a well-described intervention or discrete intervention trials continuing measurement of both the dependent and independent variables within an acceptable pattern of intervention application and/or withdrawal to detect changes in behavior and make efficacy attributions graphically analyzing the results to enable ongoing comparisons of the student’s performance under baseline and intervention conditions, and replicating the results to reach the ultimate goal of the dissemination of effective practices.” Source: Barnett, D. W., Daly, E. J., Jones, K. M., & Lentz, F.E. (2004). Response to intervention: Empirically based special service decisions from single-case designs of increasing and decreasing intensity. Journal of Special Education, 38,

Response to Intervention 39 Formative Assessment: Donald: Grade 3

Response to Intervention 40 Formative Assessment: Donald: Grade 3

Response to Intervention 41 Formative Assessment: Essential Questions… 5.How does the school check up on progress toward the goal(s)? The school periodically checks the formative assessment data to determine whether the goal is being attained. Examples of this progress evaluation process include the following: –System-Wide: A school-wide team meets on a monthly basis to review the frequency and type of office disciplinary referrals to judge whether those referrals have dropped below the acceptable threshold for student behavior. –Group Level: Teachers at a grade level assembles every six weeks to review CBM data on students receiving small-group supplemental instruction to determine whether students are ready to exit (Burns & Gibbons, 2008). –Individual Level: A building problem-solving team gathers every eight weeks to review CBM data to a student’s response to an intensive reading fluency plan. Sources: Burns, M. K., & Gibbons, K. A. (2008). Implementing response-to-intervention in elementary and secondary schools: Procedures to assure scientific-based practices. New York: Routledge. Shinn, M. R. (1989). Curriculum-based measurement: Assessing special children. New York: Guilford.

Response to Intervention 42 Team Activity: Formative Assessment and Your Schools At your tables, discuss: What kinds of formative measures in literacy that your schools tend to collect most often. How ‘ready’ your schools are to collect, interpret, and act on formative assessment data..

Response to Intervention 43 Team Activity: CBM Literacy Assessments: First Steps? At your tables: Discuss what process your school might follow in selecting or updating it’s academic screening tools for RTI. Think about the ‘first steps’ that your school should adopt in the fall to move forward with selecting or updating RTI academic screening tools.

Response to Intervention 44 END