1. Response to Intervention (RtI) Aldine ISD District Staff Development October 9, 2009

2. Vocabulary AIMSWeb: a web-based progress monitoring system  direct, frequent and continuous student assessment  Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) assessments benchmarking progress monitoring EIT: Early Intervention Team  Campus-wide team designed to help teachers with struggling students academically and behaviorally  Team meets regularly discuss individual student progress make suggestions on strategies and interventions  Team consists of 5 – 7 members: Campus administrator- chairman Counselor (for behavior issues) 3 – 4 master teachers Ad-hoc members for particular situations

3. RtI Components  Universal Screening  Tiered Instruction  Progress Monitoring

4. RtI Components: Tiered Instruction Tier I: The interventions in Tier I occur within the regular classroom and are:  Provided by the classroom teacher  Research-based, high-yield instructional strategies  Differentiated instruction using flexible grouping within the regular classroom While this appears to be the same for all students, the targeted students receive additional instruction and interventions based on identified skill gaps and needs.

5. RtI Components: Tiered Instruction Tier II: intervention occurs outside the regular classroom, some students receive skill specific interventions  Provided by an interventionist  Small groups: 3 – 6 students  30 minutes 3 – 4 sessions weekly for specific skill building Tier III: intervention occurs outside the regular classroom, a small group of students receive intensive, skill specific interventions  Provided by an interventionist  Small groups: 2 – 3 students  Two 30 minute or one 45 minute session daily for specific skill building

6. Summary RtI is a process with three components designed to meet the instructional needs of all students  Provided by the classroom teacher  Research-based, high-yield instructional strategies  Differentiated instruction using flexible grouping within the regular classroom