Vision: Every child in every district receives the instruction that they need and deserve…every day. Oregon Response to Intervention Vision: Every child in every district receives the instruction that they need and deserve…every day. Using RTI for Determining Initial SLD Eligibility: Referral, Evaluation, and Instructional Planning David Putnam, Ph.D. Sally Helton OrRTI Spring Conference May 22 nd, 2014

Vision: Every child in every district receives the instruction that they need and deserve…every day. Oregon Response to Intervention Vision: Every child in every district receives the instruction that they need and deserve…every day.

Targets SPED Referral: When does it occur and what’s the process? What are the key questions we need to answer in a comprehensive evaluation for SLD? –Does the student have significantly low skills? –Does the student make slow progress despite intensive interventions? –Does the student have an instructional need? –Are the struggles primarily due to one of the exclusionary factors?

Oregon Response to Intervention Special Education Evaluation Process Referral Evaluation planning meeting Conduct comprehensive evaluation Eligibility meeting IEP meeting

Research-Based Core Curriculum w/ Strong Instruction Tier 2/3 Supplemental Intervention ASSESSMENT Formal Diagnostic As needed Formal Diagnostic As needed Progress Monitoring Weekly-Monthly Progress Monitoring Weekly-Monthly Universal Screening 3 times/year Universal Screening 3 times/year DATA-BASED DECISION MAKING Individual Problem Solving Team Schoolwide Screening reviewed 3 times/year Schoolwide Screening reviewed 3 times/year INSTRUCTION Tier 2/3 Supplemental Intervention Intervention Review Team 6-8 weeks Intervention Review Team 6-8 weeks Tier 3 Individualized Intervention Individual Problem Solving Team 6-8 weeks Individual Problem Solving Team 6-8 weeks SPED referral?

Oregon Response to Intervention Is there suspicion of a disability?

Suspicion of a Disability Team Referral

Oregon Response to Intervention Parent Referrals The team must consider the referral –Cannot refuse the referral due to RTI (OSEP, 2011) –Can refuse the evaluation if there is good evidence (i.e., data) indicating the student can be successful with general education supports –Must provide written notice to parents if the request to evaluate is refused Parents have a right to make a referral at any time

Oregon Response to Intervention What happens after a referral is made? Relevant information is collected/consolidated along with a SPED referral form: Intervention data, developmental history, problem solving form(s), progress monitoring data, diagnostic data (ICEL), language info An Evaluation Planning Meeting is conducted to determine if a student needs to have a comprehensive evaluation.

Oregon Response to Intervention Evaluation Planning Meeting Do you need to conduct a Special Education evaluation? What additional information you need as a team? (Permission to Evaluate Form) –Get caregiver consent 60 school day timeline begins Provide caregiver with Parents Rights brochure

Oregon Response to Intervention Comprehensive Evaluation A comprehensive evaluation is always required to determine if a student qualifies for Special Education service, regardless of your model of identification. Neither RTI nor PSW in isolation is sufficient for a comprehensive evaluation.

Oregon Response to Intervention Comprehensive Evaluation (10) "Evaluation" means procedures used to determine whether the child has a disability, and the nature and extent of the special education and related services that the child needs. Oregon Administrative Rules,

Comprehensive SLD Eval: Regardless of Eval Model a)Academic assessment b)Review of records c)Observation (including regular education setting) d)Progress monitoring data g)Other: A.If needed, developmental history B.If needed, an assessment of cognition, etc. C.If needed, a medical statement D.Any other assessments to determine impact of disability Oregon Administrative Rules,

Comprehensive SLD Eval: RTI Model e)…documentation of: A.The type, intensity, and duration of scientific, research- based instructional intervention(s)… B.…rate of progress during the instructional intervention(s); C.A comparison of the student's rate of progress to expected rates of progress. D.Progress monitoring on a schedule that: i.Allows a comparison of the student's progress to… peers; ii.Is appropriate to the student's age and grade placement; iii.Is appropriate to the content monitored; and iv.Allows for interpretation of the effectiveness of intervention. Oregon Administrative Rules,

Oregon Response to Intervention Talk Time How does your district currently define “comprehensive evaluation” for SLD eligibility? What components are typically included? Does it provide comprehensive information that leads to effective instructional decision making?

Oregon Response to Intervention Three key questions Slow Progre ss Low Skills Instruction al Need SPED Entitlement Decision Is the student significantly different from peers? Does the student make less than adequate progress despite interventions? Does the student need specially designed instruction? =

Guidelines for Comprehensive Evaluation

Oregon Response to Intervention Evaluating Low Skills Low Skills Is the student significantly different from peers?

Oregon Response to Intervention Low Skills: Is the student significantly different from peers?

How big of a discrepancy is significant? Data SourceGeneral Suggestions* OAKS Very low? Low? Does not meet? Below the 16 th percentile (1 SD below the mean)? 10 th percentile? CBM’s (screening assessments) In the Intensive/Well Below Benchmark range? Below the 16 th percentile as compared to national and/or local norms (1 SD below the mean)? 10 th percentile? More than 2 times discrepant from peers/benchmark? Standardized (norm-referenced) Achievement Tests Below the 16 th percentile (1 SD below the mean)? 10 th percentile? Below a standard score of 85 (1 SD below the mean)? Core Program Assessments In bottom 20% as compared to peers? Bottom 10%? *These suggestions should be used as approximate guidelines and NOT as rigid cut scores

Calculating Magnitude of Discrepancy Absolute discrepancy: Discrepancy Ratio: Expected performance Current performance – ÷ Larger Number Smaller Number 72 wcpm (Winter 2 nd Grade) 32 wcpm = = -40 wcpm – 72 wcpm (Winter 2 nn Grade) 32 wcpm ÷ 2.25 times discrepant

Oregon Response to Intervention What if the data is mixed? Consider divergent data source(s) and possible explanations For Example: –Group administered vs. Individual administered? –Timed vs. Untimed? –Multiple chances vs. One-time assessment? –Accommodations vs No Accommodations

What if the data are mixed? Questio n Evidence from Assessment/ScoreLow? Discrepant From Peers? Does the student exhibit LOW SKILLS? CBM/Screening: All Intensive Y N Core Program: 40% average, class average 90% Y N Intervention: Passed 65% of checkouts, peers passed 70% Y N OAKS: Did not meet (8 th %ile) Y N Achievement Tests: 29 th %ile overall (SS: 92), 40 th %ile on 2 reading subtests (SS: 96) Y N Other: Phonics Screener: 15% of sounds correct Survey Level Assessment: Instructional Level 3 grades below Y N Preponderance of Evidence? Y N Additional Information Needed? ???

Oregon Response to Intervention Evaluation Report: Low Skills Include a description of the following: 1.Student’s level of performance –CBMs, OAKs, Standardized assessments, Core Program assessments 2.Expected level of performance –Benchmarks, Local norm, National norm 3.Magnitude of the discrepancy –Times discrepant, difference score, percentile rank as compared to average range, etc.

Oregon Response to Intervention Eval Report Example: Low Skills In all areas of easyCBM, Student falls in the below average range or below the 10 th %ile. Average rate of improvement for a typical 2 nd grade student in passage reading fluency is 1.5 words per week or approximately 54 total word gain in one year’s time. Student’s average rate of improvement was.5 words per week or 18 total words. Student has also been progress monitored in the areas of word reading and passage reading fluency. Student falls in the below the 10 th %ile in all areas.

Oregon Response to Intervention Team Time What assessments do you currently have that you can use to evaluate lows skills? Do you have district guidelines for what is significantly low? –If not, how will those be developed?

Oregon Response to Intervention Evaluating Slow Progress Slow Progre ss Does the student make less than adequate progress despite interventions?

Oregon Response to Intervention Slow Progress: Does the student make inadequate progress despite intervention?

Oregon Response to Intervention How much progress is enough? How much growth should we expect? –National growth norms What does typical growth look like, on average?

National Growth Rates: Reading GradeAverage ORF Growth (WCPM)* Ambitious ORF Growth (WCPM)* Average Maze Growth (WCR)** *Fuchs et al (1993), **Fuchs & Fuchs (2004)

Oregon Response to Intervention Comparison to Similar students How does a student’s growth compare to students with similar educational difficulties? –DIBELS Pathways to Progress –AIMSWEB

Oregon Response to Intervention How much progress is enough? How much growth should we expect? –National growth norms What does typical growth look like on average? –Local growth norms What does typical growth look like in your district, school, classroom, or intervention group?

How much progress is enough? Typical growth rate: 1.4 wcpm per week Student in intervention making “typical” growth

How much progress is enough? Students in interventions must make more progress than the typical student in order to close the gap. Typical growth rate: 1.4 wcpm per week Student in intervention making ambitious growth: 2 wcpm per week

How much progress is enough? Students in interventions are receiving more instructional support than the typical student. Typical growth rate: 1.4 wcpm per week Student in intervention making ambitious growth: 2 wcpm per week

Slow Progress QuestionEvidence from Assessment/Score Slow Progres s? Discrepant From Peers? Does the student exhibit SLOW PROGRES S? Progress Monitoring: Y N Diagnostic Assessments: Y N Core Assessments: Y N Intervention Assessments: Y N Intervention Matched to Student Need? Y N Intervention Time & Intensity Appropriate? Y N Intervention Delivered with Fidelity? Y N Preponderance of Evidence? Y N Additional Information Needed?

Oregon Response to Intervention Progress Monitoring Data

Slow Progress QuestionEvidence from Assessment/Score Slow Progres s? Discrepant From Peers? Does the student exhibit SLOW PROGRES S? Progress Monitoring: 1.1 WCPM/week (Typical = 1.5, Local norm = 2) Y N Diagnostic Assessments: Phonics Screener From 10% to 15% sounds correct in 20 weeks Y N Core Assessments: From 35% average to 40% average in 20 weeks Y N Intervention Assessments: From 45% to 65% in 20 weeks Y N Intervention Matched to Student Need? Y N Intervention Time & Intensity Appropriate? Y N Intervention Delivered with Fidelity? Y N Preponderance of Evidence? Y N Additional Information Needed?

Oregon Response to Intervention Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Phonemic Awareness Phonics (Alphabetic Principle) Oral Reading Accuracy & Fluency 39 Interventions Matched to Student Need

Slow Progress QuestionEvidence from Assessment/Score Slow Progres s? Discrepant From Peers? Does the student exhibit SLOW PROGRES S? Progress Monitoring: 1.1 WCPM/week (Typical = 1.5, Local norm = 2) Y N Diagnostic Assessments: Phonics Screener From 10% to 15% sounds correct in 20 weeks Y N Core Assessments: From 35% average to 40% average in 20 weeks Y N Intervention Assessments: From 45% to 65% in 20 weeks Y N Intervention Matched to Student Need? Y N Intervention Time & Intensity Appropriate? Y N Intervention Delivered with Fidelity? Y N Preponderance of Evidence? Y N Additional Information Needed?

Oregon Response to Intervention Intervention Time & Intensity Appropriate In addition to 90 minutes of research- based core instruction –Minimum of minutes of daily, supplemental/targeted interventions using: Explicit, systematic, research-based curricular materials Research-based instructional strategies

Slow Progress QuestionEvidence from Assessment/Score Slow Progres s? Discrepant From Peers? Does the student exhibit SLOW PROGRES S? Progress Monitoring: 1.1 WCPM/week (Typical = 1.5, Local norm = 2) Y N Diagnostic Assessments: Phonics Screener From 10% to 15% sounds correct in 20 weeks Y N Core Assessments: From 35% average to 40% average in 20 weeks Y N Intervention Assessments: From 45% to 65% in 20 weeks Y N Intervention Matched to Student Need? Y N Intervention Time & Intensity Appropriate? Y N Intervention Delivered with Fidelity? Y N Preponderance of Evidence? Y N Additional Information Needed?

Oregon Response to Intervention Intervention Delivered with Fidelity Were the interventions delivered as intended? Did we do what we said we would do?

Oregon Response to Intervention Intervention Delivered with Fidelity Wickstrom et al studied 33 intervention cases. Teachers agreed to do an intervention and were then observed in class. 33/33 on a self report measure indicated that they had used the intervention as specified by the team. 0/33 Teachers had fidelity above 10%. Slide taken from a presentation by Joseph Witt

Slow Progress QuestionEvidence from Assessment/Score Slow Progres s? Discrepant From Peers? Does the student exhibit SLOW PROGRES S? Progress Monitoring: 1.1 WCPM/week (Typical = 1.5, Local norm = 2) Y N Diagnostic Assessments: Phonics Screener From 10% to 15% sounds correct in 20 weeks Y N Core Assessments: From 35% average to 40% average in 20 weeks Y N Intervention Assessments: From 45% to 65% in 20 weeks Y N Intervention Matched to Student Need? Y N Intervention Time & Intensity Appropriate? Y N Intervention Delivered with Fidelity? Y N Preponderance of Evidence? Y N Additional Information Needed? ???

Oregon Response to Intervention Evaluation Report: Slow Progress Include a description of the following: 1.For each intervention provided: –Student rate of progress –Expected rate of progress –A description of the intervention –What intervention strategies resulted in the largest amount of growth –Fidelity data

Oregon Response to Intervention Eval Report Example: Slow Progress

Oregon Response to Intervention Eval Report Example: Slow Progress Student has been intervened with in the area of reading since the beginning of her 2 nd grade school year. During her 3 rd grade school year, the intervention was intensified two different times, once she was moved back for additional review and the 2 nd time she was moved into a smaller group and placed with a certified teacher. Student’s performance was not at a rate comparable to her peers, thus she was supported through various methods of intensifying the instruction. In addition, Student started her 2 nd and 3 rd grade year in Reading Mastery Classic lesson. Her performance supports a picture of a skill deficit in reading that is resistant to instruction.

Oregon Response to Intervention Team Time Does your district have guidelines for how “adequate progress” is defined? How can you determine that interventions are: –Appropriately matched? –The right time and intensity? –Delivered with fidelity?

Oregon Response to Intervention Disability is not enough The student must have an instructional need for specially designed instruction A diagnosis from a doctor, clinician, or even a member of the educational team (i.e., dyslexia, etc.) does not automatically qualify a student for special education services.

Oregon Response to Intervention Three key questions Instruction al Need Does the student need specially designed instruction?

Oregon Response to Intervention Does the student need Specially Designed Instruction?

Oregon Response to Intervention What is Specially Designed Instruction? Federal Definition: adapting the –Content –Methodology and/or –Delivery of instruction

Oregon Response to Intervention What is Specially Designed Instruction? Additional components: 1.Needs to be truly necessary rather than merely beneficial 2.Designed or implemented by certified special education personnel 3.Not available regularly in general education

Oregon Response to Intervention What conditions result in the most growth: ICE? 30 Minutes daily Reading Mastery (8 students) Reduce group size to 4, increase OTR’s Increase to 45 minutes daily, add behavior plan

Question:Evidence/Data of NeedDifferent than typically provided in general ed? Does the student have an Instructional Need for special education services? Instruction/Methodology Y N Curriculum/Content Y N Environment/Delivery Y N Additional Information Needed?Beyond what general ed can provide? Y N Instructional Need?

Question:Evidence/Data of NeedDifferent than typically provided in general ed? Does the student have an Instructional Need for special education services? Instruction/Methodology Y N Curriculum/Content Y N Environment/Delivery Y N Additional Information Needed?Beyond what general ed can provide? Y N Instructional Need?

Oregon Response to Intervention Content/Curriculum The knowledge and skills being taught to the student are different than those that are taught to typically developing same aged peers –Example a student with an IEP may be working on increasing the number of words that he can spell correctly while typically developing peers are being taught to write short stories with complete paragraphs.

Oregon Response to Intervention Content/Curricula Guidelines What are the specific skill needs? –Examine low skills Compare to other students (how big is the discrepancy)? Are the skills needs beyond what can be taught regularly in general education? –What are your district resources? –Can you provide the support on-going?

Oregon Response to Intervention Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Phonemic Awareness Phonics (Alphabetic Principle) Oral Reading Accuracy & Fluency 61 Reading Skills

Oregon Response to Intervention Specific Skill Needs: PA

Oregon Response to Intervention Specific Skill Needs: Phonics

Oregon Response to Intervention Content/Curricular Needs Look at one of your reports..... –How did you describe the skill needs? Is it specific? –How did you describe their needs being beyond what general education could typically provide? Is it clear that the skill needs are beyond what can be taught in general education on-going?

Question:Evidence/Data of NeedDifferent than typically provided in general ed? Does the student have an Instructional Need for special education services? Instruction/Methodology: Y N Curriculum/Content Y N Environment/Delivery Y N Additional Information Needed?Beyond what general ed can provide? Y N Instructional Need? Intervention: Reading Mastery (65% passing rate) Diagnostic: 15% sounds (cvc) PM: ORF (1.1 WCPM/week) OAKS: 8 th percentile

Question:Evidence/Data of NeedDifferent than typically provided in general ed? Does the student have an Instructional Need for special education services? Instruction/Methodology Y N Curriculum/Content Y N Environment/Delivery Y N Additional Information Needed?Beyond what general ed can provide? Y N Instructional Need?

Oregon Response to Intervention Methodology/Instruction Different instructional strategies and approaches are being used to teach content to the student than are used with typically developing, same-aged peers. –Example Using Reading Mastery to teach a student to read –Increased modeling, guided practice, corrective feedback, and independent practice/application

Oregon Response to Intervention Methodology/Instruction Guidelines What specific instructional strategies resulted in the most growth? –Examine slow progress results How does this instruction compare to what is typically taught at that grade level?

Oregon Response to Intervention Methodology/Instruction Explicit modeling Guided practice Corrective feedback Independent practice Active engagement

Oregon Response to Intervention Methodology/Instructional Needs? Look at your evaluation reports.... –How do you specifically describe the student’s instructional needs? How do these needs differ than what is typically taught to most students at the grade level?

Question:Evidence/Data of NeedDifferent than typically provided in general ed? Does the student have an Instructional Need for special education services? Instruction/Methodology: Y N Curriculum/Content Y N Environment/Delivery Y N Additional Information Needed?Beyond what general ed can provide? Y N Instructional Need? Intervention: Reading Mastery (65% passing rate) Diagnostic: 15% sounds (cvc) PM: ORF (1.1 WCPM/week) OAKS: 8 th percentile Reading Mastery 5 days a week/ 60 minutes in addition to core: increased explicitness, OTRs

Question:Evidence/Data of NeedDifferent than typically provided in general ed? Does the student have an Instructional Need for special education services? Instruction/Methodology Y N Curriculum/Content Y N Environment/Delivery Y N Additional Information Needed?Beyond what general ed can provide? Y N Instructional Need?

Oregon Response to Intervention Delivery/Environment The way in which instruction is delivered is different than what is provided to typically developing peers. –Examples Needs to be taught in small group Needs to have more frequent reinforcement

Oregon Response to Intervention Delivery/Environment Guidelines What are the specific environmental needs that the student needs? –Frequent reinforcement –Visual cues for behavior –Smaller group size Are these needs beyond the scope of what general education can provide? –What are your district resources? –Can you provide the support on-going?

Oregon Response to Intervention Delivery/Environmental Needs? Look at your evaluation reports.... How do you specifically describe the student’s environmental needs? –How do these needs differ than what is typically provided to most students at the grade level?

Question:Evidence/Data of NeedDifferent than typically provided in general ed? Does the student have an Instructional Need for special education services? Instruction/Methodology: Y N Curriculum/Content Y N Environment/Delivery Y N Additional Information Needed?Beyond what general ed can provide? Y N Instructional Need? Intervention: Reading Mastery (65% passing rate) Diagnostic: 15% sounds (cvc) PM: ORF (1.1 WCPM/week) OAKS: 8 th percentile Reading Mastery 5 days a week/ 60 minutes in addition to core: increased explicitness, OTRs Small group instruction: group of 4

Oregon Response to Intervention Instructional Need? How do you distinguish if it is an instructional need (i.e. Beyond the scope of what general education can provide)?

Oregon Response to Intervention How you determine instructional need? It comes down to the balance: How does the weight of the intervention compare to the rate of progress?

Oregon Response to Intervention 3rd grader Fall Benchmark: 70 DORF –Iris: 25 DORF Winter Benchmark: 86 DORF –Iris: 30 DORF Typical/Ambitious gain: 1.0/1.5 words/week Iris:.6 words/week Cohort: 1.5 words/week Core Program: HM 60 minutes Reading Mastery Classic 5 days a week Iris

Oregon Response to Intervention 2 nd Grader Fall Benchmark: ORF 52 –Susie: 22 ORF Winter Benchmark: ORF 72 –Susie: 33 ORF Typical/Ambitious gain: 1.5/2.0 words per week –Susie’s Gain: 1.4 words/week –Cohort: 1.5 words/week 90 min. MacMillan Phonics for Reading 45 min a day and Read Naturally 20 min. per day Add additional decoding instruction in small group core –PM: Susie 45 ORF –Susie’s gain: 1.5 words/week –Cohort gain: 2.2 words/week Susie # 1

Oregon Response to Intervention 2 nd Grader Fall Benchmark: DORF 52 –Susie: 22 DORF Winter Benchmark: DORF 72 –Susie: 33 DORF Typical/Ambitious gain: 1.5/2.0 words per week –Susie’s Gain: 1.4 words/week –Cohort gain: 1.5 words/week 90 min. MacMillan Read Naturally 20 min. per day Susie # 2

Question:Evidence/Data of NeedDifferent than typically provided in general ed? Does the student have an Instructional Need for special education services? Instruction/Methodology: Y N Curriculum/Content Y N Environment/Delivery Y N Additional Information Needed?Beyond what general ed can provide? Y N Instructional Need? Intervention: Reading Mastery (65% passing rate) Diagnostic: 15% sounds (cvc) PM: ORF (1.1 WCPM/week), cohort (2.2 wcpm) OAKS: 8 th percentile Reading Mastery 5 days a week/ 60 minutes in addition to core: increased explicitness, OTRs Small group instruction: group of 4

Oregon Response to Intervention Learner What additional supports are needed to help the student be successful? –Family collaboration –Assistive technology –Community supports

Oregon Response to Intervention Evaluation Report: Instructional Need Include a description of the student’s needs: 1.Instruction –The strategies that resulted in the most student growth 2.Curriculum –The specific skills/strategies that the student needs to master 3.Environment –The learning environment that the student needs to be successful 4.Additional learning supports –Any additional supports/collaborations that are needed If found eligible, this section of the report should be directly tied to the student’s IEP (e.g., specially-designed instruction, related services, accommodations, and supplementary aids and services)

Oregon Response to Intervention Eval Report Example: Instructional Need Student’s skills and rate of progress are significantly below grade level. The student does appear to benefit from repeated instruction, repeated modeling, high rates of having an opportunity to respond to instruction (10 opportunities per minute), and frequent positive feedback for correct academic responding of identified skills in reading for 60 additional minutes per day. This support is beyond the scope of what general education supports can provide.

Oregon Response to Intervention Talk Time How can your team begin to address/refine your data collection in these areas? 1.Instruction –The strategies that resulted in the most student growth 2.Curriculum –The specific skills/strategies that the student needs to master 3.Environment –The learning environment that the student needs to be successful 4.Additional learning supports –Any additional supports/collaborations that are needed

Oregon Response to Intervention Three key questions

Oregon Response to Intervention Exclusionary Factors: Has the student had ample opportunity to learn?

Oregon Response to Intervention Primary cause is not due to Lack of Appropriate Instruction Misconception –Need to be at 80% on universal screening assessments to indicate student has had appropriate instruction Fact –Cannot deny an evaluation solely based on the percentage of students at benchmark What if the district is at 50% of students at benchmark?, 30%? –does not mean there are no students who need special education services)

Oregon Response to Intervention What do we mean by appropriate instruction? (i)A lack of appropriate instruction in reading, including in the essential components of reading instruction Explicit & systematic instruction in the Big –Phonemic awareness –Phonics –Vocabulary development –Reading fluency –Reading comprehension strategies

All SLD evaluations must include: “(A) Data that demonstrate that before, or as part of, the referral process, the child was provided appropriate instruction in regular education settings” RTI OAR

Oregon Response to Intervention What evidence do we have of appropriate instruction: Core/Intervention? QuestionsData Sources? 1.Was the student provided instruction in the Big 5? 2.Was the instruction provided with a reasonable degree of fidelity? 3.Is there evidence that other students are benefitting from the instruction?

Oregon Response to Intervention Primary cause is not due to Limited English Proficiency English language development –Are they making progress? –Does the ELD match their academic level? Acculturation Cohort groups How do their skills and growth compare to students with similar language, acculturation, etc.?

Oregon Response to Intervention Factors Attendance Vision/hearing Motor impairment Emotional Disturbance Cultural Factors Environment or Economic Disadvantage Data sources Health screenings Medical reports Developmental history Parent interviews Primary cause is not due to other factors Is there any other possible reason why the student is struggling?

Oregon Response to Intervention Evaluation Report: Exclusionary Factors Include a description of the following: 1.The effectiveness of general ed instruction (e.g., fidelity, instructional strategies observed, etc) 2.Attendance 3.English proficiency & acculturation (if appropriate) –Growth as compared to peers with similar backgrounds 4.Evidence from developmental history, medical reports, health screenings, parent interviews that rule out other exclusionary factors.

Oregon Response to Intervention Eval Report: Exclusionary Factors Student has passed her most recent hearing and vision screenings. Overall, Student is very healthy and only goes to the doctor when needed. It was noted in the problem solving meeting that she has a hard time focusing and will get distracted by others around her. Student met most of her developmental milestones on time other than talking, Ms. Uranga noted on the developmental history that she talked late, and her first word was “Elmo”.

Oregon Response to Intervention Three key questions Slow Progre ss Low Skills Instruction al Need SPED Entitlement Decision Is the student significantly different from peers? Does the student make less than adequate progress despite interventions? Does the student need specially designed instruction? =

Oregon Response to Intervention SLD Decision Making How confident would you be in using this method to make a student eligible for special education under the SLD category? What do you or your district need to do to gain confidence in using this method?

Oregon Response to Intervention Questions? David Putnam, Director, Oregon Response to Intervention: Sally Helton, RTI Implementation Coach:

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