1. Pre-referral Assessment and Intervention: RTI Tiers One and Two
Chapter Three
Pre-referral Assessment and Intervention: RTI Tiers One and Two
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2. In This Chapter You Should:
Identify roles of the special education teacher in Response to Intervention and/or the pre-referral process.
Determine main components of Tiers One and Two
Understand purpose and types of assessments used in Tier Two
Realize the purpose of the team in RTI and the pre-referral process
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3. Pre-referral Interventions and Teamwork
Team based
determined by a group of professionals
Pre-referral
provided before a student is referred for evaluation for special education
What creates a high-performing and successful team?
Often incorporated into a team-based, multi-tiered system of support
Exists as a vital part of educating students
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4. An Overview of Response to Intervention
RTI is the practice of:
Providing high-quality instruction/intervention matched to students’ needs
Using learning rate over time and levels of performance
Making important educational decisions
Each tier in RTI provides more intensive interventions
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5. The Four Main Roles of the Special Education Teacher in RTI
Manager
Diagnostician
Interventionist
Collaborator
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6. Facilitating Effective Teams
A good facilitator should:
Know who to invite to the meeting
Develop an agenda for the meeting
Make sure everyone knows the time and location of meetings
Establish the rules for the team process
Be authentic
Be capable of dealing with difficult people who are members of the team or interested observers
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7. Tier One Universal screening Assess for baseline
Identify students who may need additional support
Provide evidence-based instruction to all students
Monitor growth
Special education teachers provide support in Tier One
problem solving team
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8. Tier Two The Pre-referral Process Pre-referral assessment
Gathering data to determine a clear picture of a student’s specific strengths and areas of need
Pre-referral interventions
The team examines the target behavior, its cause and baseline, and identifies appropriate interventions
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9. Standard Protocol Versus Problem Solving
a set procedure or standard protocol for which interventions are chosen
Problem-solving approach
tends to be more collaborative in nature and places more emphasis on identifying the factors that are contributing to the problem to determine interventions
A hybrid approach may also be used
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