1. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org RTI And Systems Change: Roadblocks & Opportunities Jim Wright www.interventioncentral.org NYASP Fall Conference October 21, 2006

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6. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 6 “The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.” Sherlock Holmes

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8. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 8 “If you torture data long enough, it will tell you anything you want.” Anonymous

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12. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 12 RTI: 4 Steps Toward Systems Change 1.Get administrators ‘on board’: Make RTI goals congruent with their goals 2.Educate school community in the RTI model: ‘What’s in it for teachers? For parents?’ 3.During RTI implementation, share success stories: Newsletters, faculty meetings, teacher word-of-mouth 4.Inventory building intervention and assessment efforts: Coordinate these resources with RTI effort

13. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 13 Systems Change: Activity At your table… Discuss the ‘next steps’ you plan to take in your building or district to promote an RTI model.

14. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 14 “What, exactly, is the internet? Basically it is a global network exchanging digitized data in such a way that any computer, anywhere, that is equipped with a device called a 'modem', can make a noise like a duck choking on a kazoo.” Dave Barry

15. Response to Intervention www.interventioncentral.org 15 For a comprehensive directory of up-to-date RTI Resources available for free on the Internet, visit RTI_Wire at: http://www.jimwrightonline.com/ php/rti/rti_wire.php

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