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THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Presented by Julie A. DeCookELL Program Support TeacherSchool District of Janesville
WITESOL ConferenceOctober 9, 2009
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Journeys like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them willed or determined by the will—whatever we make think.
~Lawrence Durrell
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
The Planets Aligned
Disproportionate
RtI in Law
Standards-
Based Reportin
g
Curriculum
Renewal Process
Formative &
Common Assessme
nt
Grading &
Reporting
Diversity-
Focused Staff
ELL Progra
m Support
More
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Together Everyone Achieves More
Leadership from Special Education & Instructional Services
Ownership by Buildings & Central Office
Cross-district, Cross-specialty Collaboration
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Steps in the Process Opportunity to Learn
Interventions Pre-Referral Considerations
Referral & Evaluation
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Questions, Questions, and More Questions
Post-It Activity
Opportunity to Learn Interventions
Pre-Referral Considerations Referral & Evaluation
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Opportunity to Learn= Accessible Comprehensible
MeaningfulInstruction
In theUniversal Classroom
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Accessible ComprehensibleMeaningful
Differentiation
Cultural Relevancy
Formative Assessment
Linguistic Accommodations
Teacher-Ownership of Learning
Multiple Opportunities to
Learn
Talent Development
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Cultural Relevance“Mirror, mirror on the wall, do I see
myself at all?”
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Proportionate Representation Gifted Programming & Talent
Development Special Education Referrals &
Identifications Disaggregated Achievement Data
Disciplinary Data Attendance Data
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Opportunity to LearnWhat’s Working Well for You?
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Intervention Issues Research/Evidence-Based Interventions Ecological Validity Population Validity Fidelity of Implementation
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Intervention Selection & Progress Monitoring Issues
What is the expected trendline for growth?
Population-based trendline vs. standards-based trendlines.
Time it takes to acquire full proficiency vs. “fixing” gaps through 6-8 week interventions.
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Models of RtI Standards-Based: is the student
meeting expected benchmarks for his/her grade-level?
Problem-Based: is the student making comparable/expected/appropriate progress in relation to “true peers”?
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Intervention & Progress Monitoring
What’s Working Well for You?
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Prerefferal Considerations Native language proficiency & literacy
Dominant language proficiency & literacy Limited formal or interrupted schooling
Migrant Status Refugee Experience
Schooling Practices in Native Country Cultural and linguistic transfer issues
Health and Developmental History Current Health: Vision & Hearing
Slow progress or no progress?
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Prereferral Considerations Are difficulties typical of “true peers” or red
flags? Do difficulties show across types of activities,
content areas, skills, and languages? Has the student had adequately supported
English learning environments? Have ELL strategies/interventions been
successful? Are there any red flags in the student’s
schooling history? (Especially if outside the U.S.)
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Referral Dominant Language
Language of Instruction
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Prereferral/Referral ConsiderationsWhat Wisdom
Do You Have to Share?
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Essential Questions Per Tier to Ensure Appropriate
Instruction of ELLs
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
Our Questions and
Understandings thus Far
THE BEGINNING OF A STORY: RTI & ELLS
The Journey Continues