Differentiation - Finding the Right Slope Tammy Rasmussen Oregon RTI

Response to Intervention in Oregon Protocol Tiered Interventions Health of the Core LD Identification High Quality Professional Development

The Heart of RTI is the Core Research based/Evidence Based Focus on Reading Five Big Ideas 90 minutes All Students

Differentiate the Core Matched to the need Designed through assessments Flexible Team Decisions The same for every student Cardiac Assessment Blue Birds/Red Birds Working in Isolation What it is… What it is NOT… Difficult to intervene until your Core is healthy!

Differences Learning to Read Estimates from NICHD research (NC Dept. of Public Education) Population % Journey to Reading Instructional Requirements 5 Easy: children read before starting school Need no formal decoding instruction 35 Relatively Easy Learn to read regardless of instructional approach 40 Formidable Challenge Need systematic and explicit instruction 20 One of the most difficult tasks to be mastered in school Need intensive, systematic, direct, explicit instruction

How effective are your interventions here?

How about here?

Is Your Core Healthy?

Scheduling Reading 90 minutes every day 60 minutes is whole group 30 minutes is Workshop (differentiated by skill need) Push in support for Workshop only Workshop is Core materials only Intervention time is in-addition to

Data Drives Our Workshop/Differentiation What do you notice about the needs of particular students? Does every student need the same type and intensity of workshop? How do we differentiate so some students can extend their learning? (RTI supports ALL students)

Remember the Ladder? Which differentiation strategies provide more intensity? Which differentiation strategies are too intense or require more scaffolding? Which strategies do certain students need in our data sheet?

Differentiation is a Team Sport Collaborate with your grade level teams Share students with similar needs when possible Ensure you are focusing on Core instruction. The HEART!