Delta Math RtI Program Overview DELTA MATH Leadership Team deltamath@oaisd.org

Delta Math RtI Program

Overview

DELTA MATH Leadership Team

deltamath@oaisd.org

Essential QuestionsWhat is math RtI and why should we do it?What resources are provided in the DELTA

MATH RtI program?What do the readiness screeners look like?

Preventing FailureStudents struggling

with mathematics may benefit from early interventions aimed at improving their mathematics ability and ultimately preventing subsequent failure.

Balanced Assessment

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All Students

Daily: Warm-up, Teach, Check, Practice, Reflect

Weekly: Section Quizzes

Unit: Pre-Test, Re-teach/Enrich, Test

Cumulative: Quarterly, Semester

Readiness Screeners*

Progress Monitoring*

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Researcher Recommendations

DELTA MATH…1. Screens all students2. Focuses on whole

numbers and fractions

7. Monitors Progress8. Includes

motivational strategies in tier 2 and tier 3 interventionsIES Practice Guide,

2009

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DELTA MATH Mission

We provide educators withtools and protocols that

identify targeted learning gaps and respond to individual

student needs.

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Program Resources

Provides Focus

IES Practice Guide: Recommendation #2, 2009

Aligned to the CCSS

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Readiness Screener Purposes

What resources are provided to screen all

students?

What does DELTA MATH screening look like?

Video PreviewWatch for these resources and how they are

used?

VideoThis DVD will be handed out during the

administrator and team leader breakout session.

Program Guide A1This program guide will

be used to summarize what you saw in the video.

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Follow the Script to guide students through each part of the screener.Provides time

approximations for scheduling sessions.

Also provides explicit direction for screener administration. What to say… What to do…includes wait time!

Step 1

Step 2Administer and collect

Part 1 of the grade level readiness screener. Provides a safe and

familiar environment for all of the computational problems.

Also serves as written documentation.

Step 3Correct the timed facts

problems included in grades 1, 2, 3 and 4 before beginning part 2 on the computer.Grades 1-3

Addition and Subtraction Benchmark is 10 Correct in 1

min.Grade 4

Multiplication and Division Benchmark is 10 Correct in

30 sec.

Step 4Login to answer conceptual and short

computation problems during Part 2.Teachers read each problem from the grade level

script.Scratch paper and pencils are permitted.

Step 5Hand back the completed

Part 1 for students to transfer their answers.

……….

Step 6Submit readiness screener data for instant

analysis.

How will you find and prepare screener

resources?

Program Guide A2Please watch as we go live

to demonstrate where to find each grade level script and Part 1.

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Explore a 5th Grade Screener Script and Part 1 using the Focused Exploration worksheet.

Team Time: Focused Exploration

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How can you prepare students for screening?

Practice Screener DemoFind an alter egoOpen http://rti.oaisd.org/~rtidemo

Note: During the afternoon breakout session, your team leader and administrator will discuss options to access screeners.

Listen for the step-by-step directions and explanations provided by the script.

(Go live to the website)Suggested models

Demo vs. Whole Group

Please review the practice screener script that you will use to support students. Please note the extra

details added in italics.

Team Time: Focused Discussion

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Use the directions and grade level passwords to explore at least one Grade Level Screener.

Team Time: Focused Exploration

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