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RtI Response to Intervention. The Road to Success. “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” ~Leonardo da Vinci. Urgency…. A Phone Call Makes a Difference.
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The Road to Success • “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” • ~Leonardo da Vinci
A Phone Call Makes a Difference • Our principal received a call with a request.
Off to Chamberlain • Why are we going? • RtI task force
RtI Speak • Universal Screening • CBMs Curriculum Based Measurement • Probes include: FSF, LNF, LSF, PSF, NWF, ORF DAZE or MAZE • Benchmark Assessments • Progress Monitoring • Strategic Monitoring • Interventions • Targeted Interventions • Data Collection
Time to Shop and Eat at Al’s Oasis • They have good food. • Many name brands to choose from.
The Ah Ha Moment • What can benchmark assessment and progress monitoring do for instructional decisions? • For the first time, a teacher can see a child’s reading brain on paper.
This is what we saw. • Data • Organized Data • Organized Meaningful Data • Organized Meaningful Data for Student Achievement • Data was awesome and we were sold!
Data can be easily viewed. • My Revelation. • Technology is the key. • So if data can be collected and presented, RtI is a powerful new framework in teaching.
AssessmentWe Chose DIBELS & AIMSWeb
Universal Screening (DIBELS) Benchmarking: Fall, Winter, Spring
All tests were done as a team in a screening settings. The kids loved it. *Detecting Rhymes *Counting Syllables *Counting Phonemes *Comparing Word Lengths *Representing Phonemes with Letters *Phoneme Deletion *Phonological Segmentation *Phoneme Segmentation *Phonics Screener
Data-Driven Instruction • Data reports make the goals, and the child’s progress, clear to the teacher and to the parent. • Data reports help parents and teachers communicate more constructively. • Graphs are used in conferences with parents and administrators, as it gives specific information about a child’s progress and the success of the instructional methods being used.
Paraprofessionals assist with the process: probes & interventions
Interventions The road to success
Florida Materials are Great for Interventions http://www.fcrr.org/
Technology • Read Naturally • Tune in to Reading • SuccessMaker • Reading A-Z (RAZ Kids) • PBS Kids • Renaissance Learning (Accelerated Reader)
Intensive Interventions: SRA Most highly qualified staff deliver instruction to this group.
Main Components *Data Collection *Interventions-- Delivered by most highly qualified staff. *Documentation
Visit us… • www.grotonarea.com • Check our staff page for information about the progress of RtI at Groton area elementary.