RtI: The Key to “All” is Every

1. Response to Intervention RtI: The Key to “All” is Every 2010-2011 RtI Basics in BASD

2. Food for thought… RtI is about intervening and adjusting instruction to meet students’ needs instead of thinking there is something “wrong” with the child.

3. Response to Intervention After this session, you will have a shared understanding of the Basics of RtI listed below. • Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum for all • Data-based decision making • Balanced assessment with problem solving team approach in a professional learning community (PLC) • Targeted interventions with progress monitoring • Specially Designed interventions with progress monitoring

4. Tier III (5%) Intensive interventions progress monitoring Very small groupwork Tier II (10-15%) Selected interventions progress monitoring Small groupwork Specialized Focus support and extend tier I. Tier I ( 80% shows adequate growth within the core.) Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum for all students universal screenings for all differentiation for all Ongoing thoughtful assessment that monitors individual student progress over time.

5. Tier I: Focus on the Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum for All • The curriculum with topics and common core standards that are actually taught and assessed in all classrooms. • Teaching the essentials in sufficient depth, with adequate time for authentic literacy: deep reading, writing, and talking. • Structurally sound lessons that ensure that all studentsare learning.

6. Problem Solving Team Approach

7. The screening tools reflect what is valued

8. Intervention Defined

9. Quality Intervention! • It takes a knowledgeable professional to diagnose student needs. It is student centered. • Instructional efforts are coordinated between tiers I and II. • Interventions are highly engaging interactions. • The focus is on acceleration over remediation. • It requires rich assessment that incorporates both formative and summative measures.

10. Helpful Links • http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/Podcasts.aspx • http://www.readwritethink.org/ • http://www.easycbm.com/teachers/auth/ • http://www.interventioncentral.org/index.php/academic-resources

11. Can do! We are at the crossroads. Our Roadmap to Instructional Excellence is for every student and every teacher. As we go forward we must be committed to insuring that every child has access to the guaranteed and viable curriculum. RtI is one of the “best practices” that we will need to reach our target!

12. Exit Slip True False _______ I now know that the “Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum” for all students is key to the RtI process. _______ I now know that data-based decision making is basic to the RtI process. _______ I now know that balanced assessment and the problem solving team approach and professional learning communities (PLC) are involved in the RtI process. _______ I am beginning to understand that targeted interventions and progress monitoring will occur in Tier II. _______ I am beginning to understand that specially designed intervention and progress monitoring will occur in Tier III. Stay tuned for more RtI on Feb 24th! After that day you will be an RtI Whiz!!