RTI for Middle
and High Schools: An Overview for Educators
Jim Wright, Presenter
On Thursday,
14 June 2012, Jim Wright presented to the Advisory Councils of the
Greene CSD Middle and High Schools to present on the topic RTI
for Middle and High Schools: An Overview for Educators.
Here are PowerPoints
and other resources shared during that visit. NOTE: To download
and save these files to your computer, right-click and choose 'Save
Target As...':
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RTI
for Middle and High Schools: An Overview for Educators: PPT in pdf
format |
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Workshop
Handout |
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RTI: Audit
Jim Wright, Presenter
On Monday, 21
May 2012, Jim Wright visited the primary and intermediate grade
levels in the Greene, NY, school district to perform an RTI audit.
Here are PowerPoints
and other resources shared during that visit. NOTE: To download
and save these files to your computer, right-click and choose 'Save
Target As...':
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Response
to Intervention: Quality Indicators: PPT in pdf format
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Key
RTI Elements: A Checklist |
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RTI
Tier Description: Tier 1 Core Instruction; Tier 1 Intervention; Early
Tier 2; Advanced Tier 2: Tier 3 |
RTI
Information Sources from the New York State Education Department
and the NYS RTI TAC
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New
York State Education Department Guidance Document on RTI. Released
in October 2010, this NYSED guidance document provides a guide to
schools at any grade level in how to structure their RTI model and
services. |
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NYS
RTI Technical Assistance Center. This site provides resources
and guidance for NYS schools on implementation of RTI. |
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NYSED
2008 RTI Guidance Memo. This memo presents the main points of
the Regents Policy Framework on RTI for schools. |
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NYSED
Part 100 Regulations on RTI. This subsection of Part 100.2 (NYSED
regulations) describes expectations for RTI for all schools. |
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RTI
Readiness Checklist. This checklist from the NYS RTI Technical
Assistance Center allows schools to self-administer a quick 'RTI Readiness
Check'. |
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Websites
to Evaluate Commercial Intervention Programs |
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What
Works Clearinghouse Program Reviews. This website reviews core
instruction and intervention programs in reading/writing, as well
as other academic areas.The site reviews existing studies and draws
conclusions about whether specific intervention programs show evidence
of effectiveness. |
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Best
Evidence Encyclopedia. This site provides reviews of evidence-based
reading and math programs.The website is sponsored by the Johns Hopkins
University School of Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in
Education (CDDRE) . |
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Instructional
Intervention Tools Page. Sponsored by the National Center on RTI,
this page provides ratings to intervention programs in reading, math,
and writing.Users can streamline their search by subject and grade
level. |
Websites
to Compare RTI Screening & Progress-Monitoring Tools
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National
Center on RTI: Screening Tools Rating Page |
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National
Center on RTI: Progress-Monitoring Tools Rating Page |
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NYSED
Student Assessments for Use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher
and Principal Evaluations |
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Web Resources:
These web sites offer additional intervention resources that schools
may find helpful:
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What
Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides. These short (60-100 page)
manuals give research-based ideas for teachers and schools for interventions. |
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Reading
Interventions Manual from Jim Wright. This manual uses intervention
ideas taken from the National Reading Panel Report of 2000. It contains
4 reading fluency interventions, and 10 interventions for reading
comprehension. |
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Cognitive
Strategy Instruction . This website presents a series of interventions
in which students are taught thinking strategies that they can use
to perform better in reading, mathematics, writing, studying, and
other areas. The site was created by Dr. Bob Reid and Torri Lienemann
at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. |
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Ideas
to Boost Basic Academic Skills . This site, 'Scientifically Based
Research', contains interventions that target reading, math, and writing.
The strategies were written by Dr. Amanda VanDerHeyden of the University
of Southern California at Santa Barbara and Dr. Joe Witt of Louisiana
State University. |
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Reading,
Math, & Writing Interventions from MSU . Find pages featuring
intervention ideas to improve reading comprehension, writing, and
math skills on this site. It is sponsored by the School Psychology
Program at Michigan State University. |
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Intervention
Central . The site has a range of academic and behavioral intervention
ideas suitable for middle and high schools. |
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Florida
Center for Reading Research. Explore reading interventions and
lesson plans for elementary students. |
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FreeReading.
This site has reading intervention ideas taken from the National Reading
Panel study of 2000. |
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Evidence-Based
Intervention Network. Created by Dr. Chris
Riley-Tillman at the University of Missouri, this site has research-based
intervention scripts for academics and behavior. |
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Behavior
Advisor . Dr. Tom McIntyre of Hunter College offers research-based
behavioral strategies for whole groups and individual students..NOTE:
You must create a log-in account before you can access the free intervention
ideas on this site. |
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Writing
Next . Writing Next report on promoting
adolescent writing skills (2007) from the Carnegie Corporation of
NY. |
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National
Mathematics Advisory Panel Report. Curriculum
and instructional recommendations from the 2008 National Math Panel. |
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Who Is Jim Wright?
Jim Wright, M.S., is a certified school psychologist and
school administrator in central New York State. He is the creator of Intervention
Central (www.interventioncentral.org), a popular website featuring free
student intervention ideas.
Jim has over 17
years experience working in public schools. He is now a full-time trainer
and consultant to schools and organizations on issues relating to Response
to Intervention. He trains throughout New York and nationally on RTI
topics, including curriculum-base measurement, team-based problem-solving,
and academic and behavioral interventions. Most recently, Jim has published
'The RTI Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Schools' [book] and The Power
of RTI: Classroom Management Strategies K-6 [DVD] through National Professional
Resources, Inc.(http://www.nprinc.com).
PRINT PUBLICATIONS:
BOOKS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA
McDougal, J. L.,
Graney, S. B., Wright, J. A., & Ardoin, S. P. (2009). RTI in practice:
A practical guide to implementing effective evidence-based interventions
in your school. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Wright, J. (2008).
The power of RTI: Classroom management strategies (K-6) [DVD] .Port
Chester, NY: National Professional Resources, Inc.
Wright, J. (2007).
The RTI toolkit: A practical guide for schools. Port Chester, NY: National
Professional Resources, Inc.
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