RtII & Title 1
Dr. Diane Barrie
Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and
Assessment
October 4, 2012
Agenda
• Core Beliefs
• What is RtII?
• Essential Components of RtII
We Believe…
• All students can learn and grow. They may not
learn the same way or at the same rate, but it is
our challenge to unlock the door for each child
into the world of literacy.
• We can effectively teach all children.
What Is RtII?
• Multistep approach to helping each individual student
reach his or her maximum potential designed to…
▫ help students who struggle with learning by providing
scientifically-based reading programs (“interventions”)
▫ address the needs of students who are performing at grade
level by providing enrichment activities in reading and
writing
Essential Components
1. High-quality, standards-aligned classroom
instruction and interventions
2. Tiered instruction
3. Ongoing student assessment
4. Parent involvement
Instruction and Interventions
• Core Program – for all student
• Intervention Programs:
▫ Fundations
▫ Making Connections
▫ Foutnas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention
Tiered Instruction
• Tier 3: Intensive Support
▫ very small group (2-5) with a
reading specialist or
instructional intervention
specialist
• Tier 2: Strategic Support
▫ support in a smaller group (58) with a reading specialist or
instructional intervention
specialist
• Tier 1: Benchmark Support
▫ enrichment reading program for
students at or above grade level
Tier 3
Intervention
For a
Few Students
5%
Tier 2
Intervention
for
Some students
15%
Tier 1
Foundations
Standards-Aligned Instruction
For
All Students
80%
Determining Tier Placement
• Results of universal screeners
• Teacher Observation
• Classroom Performance
Tiers are fluid
Parents informed of child’s tier placement
Tier Time = TEAM TIME (Together Everyone
Achieves More)
Ongoing Student Assessment
• DIBELS - The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Literacy Skills - Grades K-4
• CORE Phonics - Grades K, 1, 2
• 4Sight - Grades 3 and 4
• STAR Reader – Grades 2, 3, 4
Tier I - BENCHMARK GROUP
• Enrichment materials used to challenge higher level thinking
skills, enrich vocabulary and motivate independent learning
styles:
- guided reading books
- chapter books/novels
- author study
- research projects
- Harcourt Challenge Kit
- Readers Theater
- Response to literature activities
Tier II - STRATEGIC INTERVENTION
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Students who need support with grade level
curriculum
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Interventions based on researched programs
delivered with fidelity that are specialized and
based on student needs
Tier III - INTENSIVE INTERVENTION
• Students who are not making adequate progress and
need additional support
• Interventions delivered with fidelity that address
student needs in an intensive and explicit way using
strategies based on research
Progress Monitoring
• Tier 2 – students monitored every two weeks
• Tier 3 – students monitored every week
Who is on the Core RtII Team?
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Principal
Reading Specialist
Instructional Intervention Specialist
Counselor
Speech and Language Clinician
Math Specialist
ESL Teacher
Special Area Teachers
How Can Parents Help? READ!
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Read with your child daily
Read to your child
Listen to your child read
Ask questions about the story
Have your child ask you questions about the
story
• Show your child you are a reader, too
RtII Information
on the MSD Website
www.methacton.org