Response to Intervention: Many Parts, One Purpose Problem Solving Universal Screening Progress Monitoring Written Plan Data

Agenda Introduction Review of RTI RTI Model Components of RTI Universal Screeners Team Approach Plan Interventions Progress Monitoring

The RtI Model Child struggles Teacher seeks support from team Child’s study team reviews data and proposes interventions Interventions are monitored and adjusted as needed Teachers are successful ALL Students are successful 3

Academic SystemsBehavioral Systems 1-5% 5-10% Intensive, Individual Interventions Individual Students Assessment-based High Intensity Of longer duration Intensive, Individual Interventions Individual Students Assessment-based Intense, durable procedures Targeted Group Interventions Some students (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response Targeted Group Interventions Some students (at-risk) High efficiency Rapid response 80-90% Universal Interventions All students Preventive, proactive Universal Interventions All settings, all students Preventive, proactive Enter a School-Wide Systems for Student Success 4

RtI Video PyramidVideo 5

6 Data analysis and decision making occur at all levels of RTI Teams use screening and progress monitoring data to make decisions Instruction Movement Components of RTI: Data-based Decision Making

7 Conducted to identify or predict at risk for poor learning outcomes Tests are brief Progress monitoring to corroborate students’ risk status Fidelity of implementation Components of RTI: Universal Screening

Data Collection Istation (PK thru 8) Think Through Math (3 thru 8) Locally Developed Assessments Informal Assessments ESTAR & MSTAR (Project Share) State Assessments 8

Components of RTI: Interdisciplinary Teams Uses the expertise of various professionals to support the student who is struggling. Building-based team uses data to work in support of teacher to design, implement, and study the effectiveness of interventions. 9

Components of RTI: WRITTEN Intervention Plan A clear statement of the problem DATA to confirm the initial concern A description of the specific intervention MINIMAL Duration of the intervention Schedule and setting of the intervention Person(s) responsible for implementing the intervention McCook, The RTI Guide, (page 51),

Components of RTI: Multi-Tiered Research-Based Interventions Rely on a solid core curriculum Rely on positive behavioral support systems Make data collected valid and reliable 11

12 Progress Monitoring Used to assess students’ academic performance Quantify a student rate of improvement or responsiveness to instruction Evaluate the effectiveness of instruction Can be implemented individually or an entire class

Components of RTI: Fidelity/Integrity Monitoring Critical components Frequency Intensity Duration Instructor behaviors match intervention Instructor data collection 13

RtI Closing VideoVideo 14

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