Integration of RTI & Formative Assessment

1. Integration of RTI & Formative Assessment Presented by Christine Tredo, Heidie Caraway, Heidi Lipka, Staci Lorich, Melissa  Steen      

2. Keynote Speaker: Tom Komp Principal of Boulevard Elementary School in Gloversville, NY WNY RtI Symposium March 2010 "Student data drives instruction and program decision!"

3. One size does not fit all... Link to Wordle

4. What is RTI? Response to Intervention (RTI) is a way of screening children, early in their schooling in order to help schools and educators identify those who may not be responding to instruction – and thus may be at risk for school failure. The technique allows schools to provide any student more intensive support–and monitor their progress—than may be typically available in every classroom.  Ultimately, RTI is a LICENSE TO CHANGE SOMETHING! Professional Resources: www.rti4success.org www.Rtinetwork.org www.ideapartnership.org

5. New York State Response To Intervention

6. 3 Tier RTI Problem Solving Model TIER 3IntensivePROGRESS MONITORIntensive (weekly) monitoring towards specific goals for at-risk students TIER 2STRATEGIC MONITORMonthly monitoring for students who are questionable or of concern TIER 1 BENCHMARKUniversal Screening

7. Literacy Block with RTI in Mind Flexible Grouping High Quality Literature Small Group Instruction Balanced teacher-student led discusssions  Sustained Engagement with Text Integration of Technology Center/Station Rotations Flexible Grouping Teaching Tool

8. Tier I and the Teacher Formative Assessment to transform instructional decisions and student learning outcomes!

9. Intervention Connection Procedure ProcessProduct

10. Intervention Connection As a response to intervention, EDU 311 Wpre-service teachers from Buffalo State College and mentoring teachers from Hyde Park Elementary School piloted a model that could be used to support struggling readers.

11. Child Study: Collaboration with Hyde Park Each Hyde Park mentoring teacher pre-selected a child from their classroom that wouldbenefit from a targeted component of literacydevelopment. The mentoring teacher also decided what theintervention should specifically focus on.Ex) high frequency words Each 311W Pre-Service teacher met with theselected student every Monday and everyWednesday for 30 minute intervention sessions. The student and the pre-service teacher metfor 10 sessions.

12. How does the Child Study work? Student Interview: How does this child feel about reading? What did we learn that we could apply? Pre Service Teachers Used:A bookA hands on intervention strategyA writing connection Pre- Service Teachers Assessed: Used anecdotal records and formative assessment to evaluate student progress.

13. Priority Skill Strategy PHONEMIC AWARENESS ALPHABETICS/WORD FAMILIES HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS VOCABULARY COMPREHENSION BEAD COUNTING SORTING BOARD PARKING LOT GAME VOCABULARY WORD BOX GET THE GIST Classroom Application

14. Intended Outcomes • Pre-Service Teacher • Using formative assessments and intervention strategies, pre-service teachers begin to understand and become familiar with how they can support a struggling reader. • Mentoring Teacher • Receives feedback from the pre-service teacher that includes all assessments, and strategies used; also a summarized report on the progress that the child made during the 10 intervention sessions. • Student • Benefits from one-to-one support in a specific literacy component that interfered with literacy acquisition.

15. TOOLBOX How to use Formative Assessment • Mentor Text: • James Popham Transformative Assessment • His research highlights... • How to use this planned process to gain assessment-elicited evidence of students’ status • Red, Yellow, Green Cup • Whitebaord & White Noise • Sell ideas to kids! • Corrective Feedback •                 "This is what you did, this is what I expect, this is what you did" • Self-monitoring • Power of Change...Now!

16. TOOLBOX Assessment Scales & Rubrics Mentor Text: Robert Marzano Classroom Assessment & Grading Assessment Scales & Rubrics Input Scale on 9/20 Common Language used by teachers and students Meeting the expectation Above and Beyond Almost There Assessment drives a teachers instruction forward!a

17. RTI: DATA DRIVEN • Both Mentor Texts support the implementation of RTI in the classroom by: • Providing modes of assessment (Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking) • Strategies for formatively and summatively assessing student learning • Differentiation and Enrichment Options • Ways to maximize TIME ON TASK in Tier I

18. As educators...

19. Use Technology to Teach Online resources can be used as a support to the five essential components of effective reading instruction.  Here are just a few: Wordle - Create bubbl.us-Online Webbing Tool  Scriblink - Your Online WhiteboardStarfall-Learn to Read with phonicsSkillsWise - Grammar Games  ReadWriteThink-Interactive Student Resources

20. Use Technology to Teach: Tip Remember... Create, Share, and Organize your web resources using Delicious: Online Bookmarking I am heidie.caraway on Delicious

21. Stay Current: Professional Readings Edutopia.org spreads the word about ideal, interactive learning environments and enables others to adapt these successes locally! Read Defining Differentiated Instruction Watch Success Spoken Here: Preparing Citizens of the World

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