Parent Leadership Team Meeting

Intro to RtI

Introduction

RtI OverviewProblem Solving Process

What papers do I fill out?

A3 documenting the story

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Florida SLD Criteria for Eligibility

after July 10, 2010

Underachievement in:

Oral expressionListening

comprehensionWritten expressionBasic reading skills

Reading fluency skills

Reading comprehensionMathematics Calculation

Mathematics problem-solving

RTI:Resource intensive

or insufficient response to

scientific, research-based intervention

Conditions 1 and 2 not primarily the result of:

Visual, hearing or motor disability

Intellectual disabilityEmotional/

Behavioral disabilityCultural factors

Irregular attendanceEnvironmental or

economic disadvantage

Classroom behaviorLimited English

proficiency

Condition 1 Condition 2 Condition 3

+ +

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What is ‘Response to Intervention’ (RTI)?

'Response to Intervention' is an emerging approach to the diagnosis of Learning Disabilities that holds considerable promise. In the RTI model:

A student with academic delays is given one or more research-validated interventions.

The student's academic progress is monitored frequently to see if those interventions are sufficient to help the student to catch up with his or her peers.

If the student fails to show significantly improved academic skills despite several well-designed and implemented interventions, this failure to 'respond to intervention' can be viewed as evidence of an underlying Learning Disability.

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What are advantages of RTI?

One advantage of RTI in the diagnosis of educational disabilities is that it allows schools to intervene early to meet the needs of struggling learners.

Another advantage is that RTI maps those specific instructional strategies found to benefit a particular student. This information can be very helpful to both teachers and parents.

Core instruction – differentiated, high quality

Establish teams – Teacher Data Teams that can make collaborative decisions▪ Meeting times▪ Facilitator▪ Problem Solving method

Identify at risk students (FIND ‘EM)▪ FAIR, observation, FCAT, formative assessments

Skill deficits, interventions, progress monitoring

Getting Started

What are the components of RTI?

Let’s all speak the same LINGO!

1. Tiers of Intervention: Students who do not respond to high-quality classroom instruction (Tier 1) and intervention (Tier 2) receive more intensive, individualized research-based interventions (Tier 3). Tiers are the level of intensity of the intervention.

2. Progress Monitoring: Data-based documentation of repeated assessments reflecting student progress.

3. Data Based Decision Making: Students who don’t respond to these interventions or require a highly individualized program to progress are evaluated in a more comprehensive manner.

Translation

iii=

Tier 2 level of services

Tiers are the type of instruction NOT the kids. We are looking at what is successful learning, NOT

what is wrong with the student.

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RTI – Tier Talk

Tier I

Tier II

Tier III

90 Minute Core Reading Block. All students receiving differentiated reading instruction in small groups.

Small Group Reading Intervention for 30 minutes 3 – 5 times per week outside of the 90 Minute Reading Block. Intervention is research based, systematic, explicit, and targeted to student skill deficit. Data drives interventions.

Intensive Intervention for 30 minutes 5 times per week outside of the 90 Minute Reading Block. Conducted in small 1-3 student group.

RtI will work if it is implemented as a school and

student improvement initiative.

It will not work when implemented only to determine eligibility.

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The steps of RTI for an individual case…

Under RTI, if a student is found to be performing well below peers, the school will:

1. Estimate the academic skill gap between the student and typically-performing peers

2. Determine the likely reason(s) for the student’s depressed academic performance

3. Select a scientifically-based intervention likely to improve the student's academic functioning

4. Monitor academic progress frequently to evaluate the impact of the intervention

5. If the student fails to respond to several well-implemented interventions, consider a referral to Special Education

Paradigm Shift

Eligibility focus Diagnose and Place Get label

Outcome focus Problem Solving and

Response to Intervention

Get help

Paradigm Shift

Eligibility Focus Diagnostic/Test & Place Model PreReferral Get label

Outcome Focus Problem Solving/ Response to

Intervention Model Get help

Problem Solving in RtI“The Scientific Method”

Identify

the ProblemDesign

Intervention

Monitor

ProgressAnalyze

the ProblemImplement

Intervention

Evaluate

Intervention

Effectiveness

Timeline

LJ

RtI… The 5 Step Process Another Way of Saying It…

1. Find ‘em (assessment)2. Do Something with ‘em

(interventions)3. Watch ‘em (progress monitoring)4. Make informed decisions (data-

based)5. Change .. if necessary

(instructional modification)

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Benefits of RtI

Reduce the time a student waits before receiving additional instructional assistance.

Reduce the overall number of students referred for special education services and increase the number of students who succeed within general education

Provide critical information about the instructional needs of the student

Limit the amount of unnecessary testing that has little or no instructional relevance

Ensure that students receive appropriate instruction, particularly in reading, prior to placement in special education.

CST gets a MakeoverCST IPST

Individual Problem Solving Team

CST – CHILD STUDY TEAM

• Testing• Discrepancy• Q or DNQ• Place in

Program

IPST – Individual Problem Solving Team

• Monitoring Interventions

• Discrepancy• Peer

comparisons• Data driven• Problem solving

The “New Way”: Individual Problem Solving Team

Students referred when there is a poor response to Tier 2 services

After at least two different interventions documented

Looking for academic gapSlower learning rate over timeTeam decides… additional academic

or behavioral intervention, placement, etc.