Spectrum K12 Blog - Response to Intervention Category
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 06, 2010
Today we launched The RTI Corner. The RTI Corner was created to provide educators a central place to find and access the best, free resources related to RTI.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Nov 06, 2009
The International Reading Association (IRA) is conducting a survey to learn about teachers’ experiences with Response to Intervention (RTI). The survey provides teachers a chance to share their stories about how RTI is working in their classrooms and schools.
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