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Great work Beth!  The resources for RtI are very informative.

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To teach the kids is the toughest task. They always want to play and enjoy. So, if it is possible…

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on New Report Explores Use of RTI in Pre-K

Thursday, May 7th session on “Putting the QUALITY into Quality PreK” at the New America Foundation featured a very forward-thinking…

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Special Education Teachers need to be knowledgeable about the district core curriculum.  In the supplemental instruction cycle, the role of…

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Obama is pushing for additional funding for education

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 29, 2010

In the State of the Union address on Thursday, January 27, 2010, President Obama discussed a $4 billion increase in the education budget. A large part of the billion dollar increase, $1.35 billion, will go to increasing the amount of funding in the Race to the Top funds. As well as increasing funding, he will also have these grants, originally limited to states, opened up to school districts.

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Tiered Instruction is an Essential Component in a Response to Intervention Model

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 28, 2010

It seems that when we think of RTI we focus the discussion on universal screening and progress monitoring. Though these are very important, the core of RTI is the instruction that is provided to the student. Universal screening is important because it helps us determine where our students are struggling so we know what instruction to provide. Progress monitoring is important because it shows us if the instruction that is provided is helping the student meet their goals. Without appropriate and effective instruction, students will not progress.

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Making Data Matter: Tools to Accelerate Achievement

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 22, 2010

Education Week Leadership Forum
April 7, 2010, Chicago, IL
April 19, 2010, Washington, DC

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Great resource for Reading intervention lessons

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 22, 2010

Read Write Think was created by the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the Verizon Foundation to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction.

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Making Decisions About Adequate Progress in Tier 2

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 21, 2010

This article, by Douglas Dexter and Dr. Charles Hughes of Penn State University, discusses the identification of students not progressing adequately in Tier 2 of an RTI model, and provides recommendations to improve Tier 2 instruction and identify those students needing Tier 3 interventions.

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RTI and ELL Students: What you need to know

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 19, 2010

Recorded webinar presented by Casey Gordon, an ELL Coordinator at Kent ISD. The webinar focuses on how teachers can ensure that RTI is a positive program for ELL students.

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The Reading-Ready Brain

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 15, 2010

Principal Leadership magazine publilshed this story about Penn-Trafford High School in Harrison City, PA. The article describes how best practices were being used in their school to reach struggling students through RTI, but not all students were engaged. The school decided they needed a new approach for these students.

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Free Reading Intervention Activities

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 15, 2010

FreeReading is a great website that provides an open-source resource for teachers and parents who want to work with their children on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension.

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International Reading Association releases new guiding principles on reading interventions

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 13, 2010

IRA has published a document with their guiding principles in regard to reading interventions in the Response to Intervention Process.

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RTI Watch - Response to Intervention Newsletter

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 12, 2010

Today we launched RTI Watch, a free Response to Intervention focused newsletter. RTI Watch will run 2 to 3 times a week to provide you with the latest information you need to stay up-to-date on Response to Intervention.

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