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Response to Intervention – What Every Special Educator Should Know

Response to Intervention – What Every Special Educator Should Know. CEC November 25, 2008 Patti J. Whetstone, Ed.D. Overview. Legislative mandates What is RtI? How is it implemented? How is special education included? What should I be doing? Questions and Answers…. Legislative Mandates.

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Response to Intervention – What Every Special Educator Should Know

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  1. Response to Intervention – What Every Special Educator Should Know CEC November 25, 2008 Patti J. Whetstone, Ed.D.

  2. Overview • Legislative mandates • What is RtI? • How is it implemented? • How is special education included? • What should I be doing? • Questions and Answers…

  3. Legislative Mandates • IDEIA (2004) – Professionally sound instruction, interventions based on research, deliver academic and behavioral services to improve student performance. • NCLB (2001) – accountability for results, choice for parents, increased local control and flexibility, emphasis on scientific research. • Kentucky Education – accountability, interventions, progress monitoring, improving student outcomes.

  4. What is RtI? • Multi-tiered • Interventions matched to the learning needs of the student • Research based interventions • Data based decision-making • Progress monitoring • Problem – solving model

  5. Problem Solving Model

  6. Tier 1 – Research based instruction for all students. Universal screening. Approximately 80% of all students respond successfully.

  7. Tier 2 – Focused supplemental instruction for students at risk. In ADDITION to the instruction provided in Tier 1. Approximately 15% of students.

  8. Tier 3 – Intensive academic or behavioral interventions. Specifically designed and focused on student needs. In ADDITION to the services provided in Tier 1 and 2. Approximately 5%.

  9. What steps do schools take to implement RtI? • Establish expectations for implementation • Establish rules for moving in, out and between tiers. • Develop and utilize a problem-solving model • Standardized treatment model.

  10. What is the role of the special educator? Tier 1 – • Team members may include: administrator, district office, teachers (grade level), school psychologists or individuals with assessment knowledge, paraprofessionals, specialists, family and community members.

  11. Role: • Design and implement core academic and behavior curriculum. • Assist teachers in helping students struggling – in general education as well as in special education classrooms. • Review data – make decisions • Consider the “whole” child

  12. Tier 2 – • Team members – may include administrators, general education teachers, district administrators, special educators, specialists (reading, behavioral, etc.), individuals who can interpret assessment data, interventionist.

  13. Roles: • Ensure every student is making progress in the core academic and behavior curriculum. • Assist teachers in helping students struggling – in general education as well as in special education classrooms. • Determine intervention, frequency and decision making points. • Review data – make decisions based on specific student data. Progress monitoring.

  14. Tier 3 – • Team members may include: administrators, district representatives, general education teachers, special education teachers, individuals who can analyze and interpret test data, specialists, family and community.

  15. Roles – • Ensure students are successful in the school setting. • Design, develop and implement individualized interventions. • Decision making based on individual data and progress.

  16. Resources/References www.education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Kentucky+System+of+Interventions/ www.whatworks.ed.gov http://www.ncld.org/content/view/1002/389/

  17. Eligibility Determination • Learning Disabled – no longer need to apply the discrepancy formula if state/district has developed a process for eligibility.

  18. Issues Solutions Anticipated

  19. Questions?

  20. Contact information… Patti J. Whetstone, Ed.D. Western Kentucky University Patti.whetstone@wku.edu

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