Response to Intervention (RtI) The Third Year Richboro Elementary School

What is Response to Intervention (RtI)? The practice of providing high-quality instruction/intervention matched to student needs Using learning rate over time and level of performance to inform educational decisions

Why ??????

The Reason…. Research shows that early intervention using research-based instructional methods can effectively reach all students

How ? Universal screening of students in the grades K-3 (3 times per year) School staff implement specific, research-based interventions to address the student’s area of need On-going monitoring of student progress to determine the intervention’s effectiveness

3 Tier Model Tier 1 – Universal or Core Language Arts instruction for all students, with flexible small group instruction – Meets the needs of 80% of learners Tier 2 – Supplemental Targeted Intervention for Students (in addition to reading instruction in the classroom) – Needed by 15% of the students Tier 3 – Intensive Supplemental Interventions provided – Needed by 5% of the students Adapted from NASDSE, 2005 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3

When??? After Universal Screening is administered and student need is determined Each grade level has selected two to three times each week to implement the strategies

Who??? Kindergarten and 1 st grade pilot Second grade worked on writing Kindergarten through third grade Continuing with grades K-3rd

RTI is a systematic approach to help children increase their likelihood for school success allows us to differentiate instruction based upon a child’s individual needs, as determined through universal screening

More to come…. Parent notification of tier movement Parent volunteers are being recruited to assist with our school plan The State of Pennsylvania is hoping to include writing, math, behavior for Response to Intervention We are concentrating on Reading-Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension

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