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From Jim Wright: RTI/MTSS Workshop Resources


On Friday 20 Octover 2017, Jim Wright presented a keynote and breakout session at a regional conference sponsored jointly by Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES and the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education at SUNY Oneonta. Here are resources from that training day:
Keynote Session
- PowerPoint Slides: RTI/MTSS in the Classroom: The Teacher as Tier 1 Intervention ‘First Responder’
- Handout: How to Implement Strong Core Instruction: Direct Instruction Checklist (Interactive Form)
- Tier 1/Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Google Docs)
- Measuring Positive Classroom Learning Behaviors in Kindergarten: A Predictor of School Success. This simple scale presents 7 behaviors that predict acdaemic success.
- Numbered Heads Together: Cooperative Learning Activity
- RTI/MTSS for Academics: District-Wide Planning Tool: Shareable Google Docs
Check out these websites with classroom instruction & intervention resources:
- Evidence-Based Intervention Network. Sponsored by the School Psychology program at the University of Missouri, this site has academic and behavior intervention ideas.
- Florida Center for Reading Research. This website, sponsored by the University of South Florida, contains free printable lesson plans that teachers can use for students in the primary and intermediate grades.
- Intervention Central. Jim Wright's website has free, research-based ideas for academic and behavioral interventions, as well as progress-monitoring tools.
- What Works Clearinghouse. This federally sponsored website contains a series of 'practice guides': teacher-friendly publications that summarize current best practices in classroom instruction in reading, mathematics, and other areas.
RTI: The Model
- New York State Education Department Guidance Document on RTI. Released in October 2010, this NYSED guidance document provides a guide to schools at any grade level in how to structure their RTI model and services.
- NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center. This site provides resources and guidance for NYS schools on implementation of RTI.
- NYSED 2008 RTI Guidance Memo. This memo presents the main points of the Regents Policy Framework on RTI for schools.
- NYSED Part 100 Regulations on RTI. This subsection of Part 100.2 (NYSED regulations) describes expectations for RTI for all schools.
- RTI Readiness Checklist. This checklist from the NYS RTI Technical Assistance Center allows schools to self-administer a quick 'RTI Readiness Check'.
Breakout Session
- PowerPoint Slides: Academic Interventions for the Classroom: A Toolkit
- Tier 1/Classroom Intervention Planning Sheet (Google Docs)
- Helping Students to Retain Skills and Content: Classroom Ideas
- Academic Problems: Determining the Root Cause
- ONLINE APP: Academic Survival Skills Checklist Generator. This free app allows teachers to create and save customized checklists for use in classrooms.
ACADEMIC INTERVENTION IDEAS |
General Academic Skills |
Acquisition of Academic Item-Set
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Reading: Phonics/Alphabetics |
Reading: Sight-Word Vocabulary |
Sight-Word Vocabulary. The student has rapid recognition of sight-words.
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Reading Fluency |
Fluency. The student reads with adequate fluency to comprehend the text.
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Reading Comprehension |
Self-Monitoring:The student monitors understanding of the text while reading.
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Main Idea:The student locates the main idea of a paragraph or passage in informational text.
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Linking Ideas:The student makes connections between ideas in the text.
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Spelling |
Spelling Acquisition. The student is able to spell a grade-appropriate range of words correctly.
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Writing |
Sentence Complexity. The student writes sentences of appropriate variety and complexity for the subject and/or grade level.
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Math |
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Self-Management |
Self-Management in Academic Skills. The student uses appropriate skills and strategies to manage their own learning.
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- KWL Charts. Students complete the KWL chart to link prior knowledge to the current reading or other academic activity to boost understanding and improved retention.
Academic Interventions for the Classroom: A Toolkit