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Response to Intervention (RtI) > Reference Materials

Response to Intervention (RtI)

Response to Intervention (RtI)

 Designing Interventions that Match Student Needs Conference - October 14, 2011
National Center on Response to Intervention; University of Massachusetts @ Amherst
 
 
NYSED, Associate Commissioner of the Office of Special Education
 
 
American Institutes for Research - National Response to Intervention Center
 
Sheryl McBeth and Jillian Horan
Hempstead Public Schools - Marshall School

 

Stephen Bongiovi and Jacqueline Bourassa
New York State Comprehensive Center (NYCC)

 A Parent's Guide to RtI

A Parent's Guide to Response to Intervention - The National Center for Learning Disabilities' RtI Action Network has developed this guide for parents and schools involved in implementing response to intervention (RtI) in the elementary grades. As schools work to implement this new approach, some confusion may arise, so parents should feel free to as questions and raise concerns along the way.

 Effective Tools for Successfully Implementing RtI

Effective Tools for Successfully Implementing RtI
This presentation features resources related to three types of tools used in the successful implementation of RtI: Screening Tools, Progress Monitoring Tools, Instruction Tools. 

The handouts referred to in the presentation are available at the National Center on Response to Intervention's website.  Click here to access the site.

 

 High School Tiered Interventions Initiative (HSTII) Report

Tiered Interventions in High Schools: Using Preliminary "Lessons Learned" to Guide Ongoing Discussion

The High School Tiered Interventions Initiative (HSTII)  is a collaboration among the National High School Center, the Center on Instruction, and the National Center on Response to Intervention to enhance understanding of how tiered intervention models are emerging in high schools across the country.

 

In response to the high school practitioners’ need for information and guidance, this report summarizes what has been learned thus far and how those lessons learned can advance the ongoing discussion about effective RTI implementation in high schools. This report is grounded in available research and the professional wisdom of leading researchers and practitioners, including staff members from eight high schools implementing tiered interventions.

This report is divided into three main sections:

1. “Response to Intervention” provides a brief description of the RTI framework and the essential components of RTI.

2 “Applying the RTI Framework at the High School Level” illustrates how the essential components of RTI were implemented at the eight visited schools.

3. “High School Contextual Factors That Affect Tiered Intervention Implementation” highlights contextual factors unique to high schools and examines how these factors can affect school-level implementation of tiered interventions.

 

 2010 New York State RtI Conference Materials

 WebEx Presentations

Extensive Reading Interventions in Grades K-3: From Research to Practice

This Web-Ex presentation from the Center on Instruction Special Education Strand presents findings from the “Extensive Interventions in Grades K-3: From Research to Practice” report and discusses its implications on reading-related issues for primary-grade students at risk for reading difficulties and learning disabilities.

To access the accompanying PowerPoint presentation, click here.

To access the Extensive Reading Interventions in Grades K-3: From Research to Practice report, click here.

 

A Principal’s Guide to Intensive Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in Elementary Schools

On May 10, 2006, Dr. Joseph Torgesen presented this webcast. To view the archived video, go to http://www.wfsu.org/fcrr/ and click on “A Principal’s Guide to Intensive Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in Elementary Schools.” in either RealTime or Windows Media.

 

Introduction to RtI Classification Tool and Resource Locator (RtI CTRL)

The Center on Instruction hosted an Introduction to the Response to Intervention Classification Tool and Resource Locator (RTI CTRL). This resource contains both a web-based self-assessment and a resource filtering tool that SEAs can use to find resources that are relevant to their needs. The self-assessment allows users to identify their current implementation activities within several elements of RTI, and the results of the assessment yield a unique set of useful resources that are relevant to their current implementation level and may provide guidance as RTI is further implemented. Dr. Saro Mohammed provided an overview of the tool and discussed how this tool can help RCCs build capacity of SEAs.  To access the accompanying PowerPoint presentation, click here.

 

The High School Tiered Intervention Initiative

The Center on Instruction, the National Center on Response to Intervention, and the National High School Center partnered to host a webinar on September 23, 2009, to describe this collaborative initiative (HSTII) which will enhance the understanding of tiered intervention models emerging in high schools across the country.  To access the PowerPoint presentation, click here.

 

The Implementation of Tiered Interventions and RtI in High Schools

The High School Tiered Interventions Initiative (HSTII) is a collaborative effort among the Center on Instruction, the National Center on Response to Intervention, and the National High School Center that explores how RTI and tiered interventions are being implemented at the high school level. During this webinar held February 11, 2010, Lou Danielson, Greg Roberts, and Jenny Scala shared information on how the essential elements of RTI can be implemented in high schools, what some of the associated challenges and considerations are, and how contextual factors specific to high school settings make RTI implementation increasingly complex and challenging.  The PowerPoint presentation and transcript are also available.

 

Enhancing Academic Literacy of ELLs in Science and Social Studies Classrooms

This webinar provides an overview of two experimental studies aimed at boosting the academic achievement of older English learners. The CREATE Project at the University of Houston examined the efficacy of incorporating instructional practices associated with improved outcomes into middle-school social studies instruction as a means of enhancing vocabulary knowledge and comprehension for English language learners.  This content is also valuable to teachers interested in improving comprehension in adolescent readers.  To access the PowerPoint presentation, click here.

 

 2009 CTL (Center for Teaching and Learning) Conference: Moving Research Into Classrooms

Follow-Up Materials from the CTL's 2009 "Moving Research Into Classrooms" Conference

In this section you will find a summary of each conference presentation within the Response to Intervention strand. Also included are:

  • Presentations from all strand speakers (PowerPoint handouts)
  • A summary of key points from each presentation
  • Short audio clips of important points made by each speaker

The PowerPoint presentations, strand highlights, and presenter audio clips can be used to extend the knowledge gained from the IES Practice Guide and assist in applying the recommendations within classrooms. These materials can be used for individual learning as well as study and discussion within small group formats such as grade level teams, department level teams, and professional learning communities. In addition, the materials in this section could be used for professional development activities related to school improvement goals for an entire staff.

 2009 NYS RtI Conference Materials

Keynote Presentation: Responsiveness-to-Intervention

Doug Fuchs and Lynn S. Fuchs, Vanderbilt University

 

Two Perspectives on RTI: Implications for Instruction

Doug Fuchs, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

 

Aligning Primary and Secondary Prevention to Enhance Student Learning in Math Problem Solving

Lynn S. Fuchs, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

 

Solving the Reading Assessment Puzzle for Older Students

Lori Strong, College of St. Rose

 

Literacy at the Middle School Level – Using the Content Literacy Curriculum to Guide RtI Decisions                                            

Joan Miller, Mt. St. Mary’s College

 

Grades 4-12 Literacy Planning: A First Step to Implementing RtI

Joan Sedita, Founding Partner of Keys to Literacy


Increasing Active Student Participation in Elementary Classrooms

Debra Berlin, Florida Center for Reading Research

 

Response to Intervention: New York State Regulatory Framework

Barbara Miller, Associate, Special Education Policy - New York State Education Department

 

Building a Response to Intervention Pyramid at the Secondary Level

Karen Kemp, Director of Special Programs, Cohoes City Schools, New York

Mark Perry, Principal, Cohoes Middle School, Cohoes City Schools, New York

Alison Craver, 8th Grade Teacher, AIS/Enrichment Program, Cohoes Middle School, Cohoes City Schools, New York

 

Responsive Teaching and Response to Intervention: Considering the I in RtI

Donna M. Scanlon, Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University

 

Weaving Together the Pieces of Response to Intervention

Arlene B. Crandall, ABCD Consulting Inc.

 

 Response to Intervention and SLD Identification

This presentation from the IDEA Partnership outlines some of the advantages of Response to Intervention, its framework within general education, and how to use this framework as part of the Specific Learning Disability identification process. The 5-step process for implementing Response to Intervention is broken down, as well as the simplified 4-part Response to Intervention procedure.

 

Response to Intervention and SLD Identification Presenter's Guide

 

 General PowerPoint Presentations

Symposium: Response to Intervention

The Special Education Strand of the Center on Instruction hosted a one-day symposium on April 12, 2006, on Response to Intervention in Austin, Texas. Nationally known presenters Jack Fletcher, Don Compton, Doug Marston, Sharon Vaughn and Joe Witt provided information on recent empirical and practical developments related to Response to Intervention models and methods. PowerPoint presentations are available for downloading below.

Why RtI? Some Research Findings – Jack Fletcher

Utilizing CBM to Predict Placement Status – Compton, Fuchs and Fuchs

Core Concepts of RtI – Joe Witt

Problem Solving and Response to Intervention – Doug Marston

 

 
   
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