Spectrum K12 Blog - Response to Intervention Category
Posted by Beth DuBose on Jun 04, 2009
Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc., and leading education organizations including the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE), American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), and State Title 1 Directors today announced the results of their 2009 survey of K-12 district administrators to gauge the extent to which Response to Intervention (RTI) has been adopted and implemented.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 17, 2009
This publication from the National Center for Learning Disabilities explains how the essential components of RTI — universal screening and progress-monitoring with research-based, tiered interventions — can be applied in preschool settings.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 08, 2009
The Council of Exceptional Children (CEC) has a wonderful resource available for schools that are trying to use Response to Intervention with students with emotional/behavioral disorders. The article includes ways that a school can setup a tiered system to provide interventions to these students.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 07, 2009
The federal Institute of Education Sciences has released a practice guide on reading instruction and response to intervention.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Apr 06, 2009
The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy examined 11 high schools in 9 districts in Massachusetts. These high schools have recently reduced their dropout rates by using strategic interventions designed for their at-risk students. By identifying students that were at-risk of dropping out, these high schools were able to develop targeted interventions for these students.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Mar 04, 2009
The other day we looked at how Universal Screening is one element that schools and districts must consider when developing their RTI implementation plan. Another element is Progress Monitoring. Many questions arise when developing your Progress Monitoring plan.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Mar 02, 2009
Response to Intervention is an important process that a lot of schools and districts have or are planning to adopt. Yet, some districts and schools are having a hard time determing what elements should make up their RTI plan. One of those elements that many are struggling with is Universal Screening. When should we do it? What should we use? How many times should the students be screened?
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Feb 17, 2009
President Obama signed the Economic Stimulus Bill today under which K-12 public schools will receive a substantial funding increase for FY2009 and FY2010. Two areas that stand to receive a significant funding boost are Title I and IDEA.
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 14, 2009
Reading seems to be a primary focus for districts when first starting their Response to Intervention implementation. There are many resources available on interventions for reading, but what about math?
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Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 12, 2009
The U.S. Department of Education has published a PowerPoint presentation entitled “Implementing Response to Intervention (RtI) Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds – Key Issues for Decision-makers.”
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