1. RTI-Reading Strategies and Interventions
RTI-Reading Strategies and Interventions
By: Viola Gilbert, Cindy Miller-Walker, Misty Rushing, Karen Branch, and Chad Geary            
Strategies
Interventions
Tier I Best Practices
Differentiating instruction for all students
Identifying and grouping students to work on targeted skills.
Tier II Best Practices
Small, homogenous groups of 3 to 4 that address the main reading component (comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary)
More teacher/student interaction
Frequent opportunities for student practice
Specific feedback
Build skills gradually
Systematic instruction
Tier III Best Practices
Taught in very small groups or one on one
Duration is 9-12 weeks
Progress Monitoring up to twice a week
Need active instruction
Variety of practice opportunities
Continuous, corrective feedback
Focus on a few key skills at a time
Individualized according to learning styles  
A method of instructing a student in a particular area of learning or behavior with the intention of improving performance which includes targeted assessment, planning, and data collection.
Plans or methods used to obtain a specific goal. 
Examples:
Cooperative learning groups
Extra practice
Mini lessons
Graphic organizers
Color-coded question cards
Mind-mapping
Pre-Reading activities
Vocabulary study 
Examples:
Check in/Check out program
Researched-based programs such as: Reading Recovery, Kaleidoscope, Success Maker, and Voyager Passport