Response To Intervention

January 2014

Parent Curriculum Night

Pathfinder Elementary

Goals for the power point… • As a result of this curriculum night, you will…

o better understand the background of RTI

o better understand the RTI process at Pathfinder

o better understand your child’s RTI group

o be able to ask any questions you may have

regarding RTI

The Tiers of RTI Common RTI Structure….

• Tier 1 – Universal Instruction – Available to all

students….the general classroom instruction

• Tier 2 – Individualized Instruction - Students who

need additional support are given individual

intervention plans. (Small group)

• Tier 3 – Intensive Intervention – Students whose

intervention needs are greater than general

education environment can meet are provided

intense services. i.e. Special Services

Pathfinder’s RTI Journey…

• 2011-12 – Success Maker – Instructional

software that provides elementary with

adaptive, personalized paths for mastery of

essential reading concepts.

• 2012-13 – Explode the Code – Phonics

program that helps students build the

essential literacy skills needed for reading

success: phonological awareness,

decoding, vocabulary, comprehension,

fluency, and spelling.

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We needed to walk before we could run…We focused on getting good at being us!

COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL CULTURE

• Teachers work not in isolation, but together, to clarify essential

learning and develop common strategies for assessing

learning.

• Schools develop, design, implement, and evaluate new

practices for raising student achievement.

FOCUSED ON RESULTS

• Measure effectiveness on the basis of results rather than

intentions.

• Aligned goal setting and tracking for the organization, staff,

and students

2013-14 RTI At Pathfinder We are getting back to the basics…

Ask ourselves these simple PLC questions…

What is it we want students to learn?

Learning Target

How will we know when each student has achieved the learning?

Common Assessment

How will we respond when a student is not learning?

Data Analysis and Intervention Groups

How will we respond when we know a student has mastered the

learning?

Intervention Groups

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What is our purpose?

Meet the ELA needs of ALL

students at Pathfinder

Elementary.

2013-14 RTI At Pathfinder How will we measure success?

First…grade levels identify learning targets specific to

their grade level.

Kindergarten – Students will be able to demonstrate all 26

letter sounds and ai, ee, ie, oa, ue (31 total sounds)

First Grade – Students will decode and apply regularly spelled

one syllable words and final e words representing long vowels.

Second Grade - Students will decode and apply regularly

spelled one syllable words and final e words representing long

vowels.

2013-14 RTI At Pathfinder How will we measure success?

Second…grade levels create a common assessment specific to

their identified learning targets.

Third…teachers administer the assessment to all students and grade the assessment. Teachers meet to chart the assessment

data to determine where students fall within the following areas:

* Proficient

* Close to proficient

* Far from proficient

* Intervention

2013-14 RTI At Pathfinder Fourth…begin the process of analyzing the assessment data. * Identify students’ strengths and misconceptions for

the learning goal.

Fifth…identify student needs and begin creating interventions for ALL students.

* Not only analyze learning target assessment results…But also professional judgment, DRA, SEL and STAR, reading fluency, guided reading practice.

2013-14 RTI At Pathfinder Fifth continued….By working as a grade level and within content

areas we bring best practices and

research based interventions to the

table and place students in groups

based on their needs.

Kindergarten Intervention Groups

Teacher Intervention If…Then Statement

Thomas

Sounds If we focus on two letters a week then students will apply the 26 alphabet sounds by the end

of the year.

Platz

Writing If we focus on getting students to hear the sounds they will be able to write a complete

sentence with capitalization, spacing and punctuation.

Wheeler

Phonemic Awareness If we focus on hearing and isolating the sounds in words then they will be able to apply it to

rhyming.

Kasper

Misconceptions If we focus on misconceptions and long vowels sounds the students will be able to identify

all 31 sounds.

Kremer

Literature Circles If we focus on literature circles then students will be able to improve their reading

comprehension as measured by the DRA.

White

Sight Words If we focus on the Dolch Pre-Primer sight words then students will master the 40 sight

words.

Snyder

Comprehension Strategies If we focus on comprehension strategies then students will have a deeper understanding of

what they are reading as measured by the DRA.

Mensing

CVC, CVVC, long vowels If we focus on hearing and isolating the sounds in words then they will be able to apply it to

three letter words. (9/10)

1st Grade Intervention Groups Teacher Intervention If…Then Statement

Bean

Popcorn Words If students participate in the popcorn word RTI session, then they will

be able to read 95% of first grade sight words.

McCall

Theme study If students participate in the theme study RTI session, then will be

able to apply comprehension strategies and story elements.

Pickett

Phonics If students participate in the phonics RTI session, then they can read,

write and apply CVC words.

Yates

Handwriting without Tears If students participate in the HWT RTI session, then they will

demonstrate age appropriate handwriting skills.

Seigel

Sentence Bootcamp If students participate in the sentence bootcamp RTI session, then they

will be able to write simple sentences using appropriate conventions.

Nelson

Theme study If students participate in the theme study RTI session, then will be

able to apply comprehension strategies and story elements.

Williams

Chapter book study If students participate in the chapter book study RTI session, then they

will be able to interpret stories at a higher level.

2nd Grade Intervention Groups Teacher Intervention If…Then Statement

Wiley

Literature Circles If all students participate in literature circles then they will learn

strategies that will help to improve their reading comprehension as

measured by AR quizzes or DRA assessments.

Fillingham

Open Court Phonics – Dictation with long

vowel patterns

If all students participate in decoding lessons then they will be able to

decode words with long vowel patterns in their reading and writing.

Glidewell

Open Court Phonics – Dictation with long

vowel patterns

If all students participate in decoding lessons then they will be able to

decode words with long vowel patterns in their reading and writing.

Seidl

Handwriting Without Tears If students participate in Handwriting Without Tears then they will be

able to write legibly with correct letter formation.

Milne/Wazac

Book Talk If all students participate in literature circles then they will learn strategies that

will help to improve their reading comprehension as measured by AR quizzes

or DRA assessments.

Fuller

Writing If students participate in fluency writing activities then they will be able

to write a well-developed paragraph.

McLees

Literature Circles If all students participate in literature circles then they will learn

strategies that will help to improve their reading comprehension as

measured by AR quizzes or DRA assessments.

2013-14 RTI AT Pathfinder Will students stay in this intervention group the

entire year?

• All students will be reassessed (pre/mid/post

assessment) during the data cycle using the

learning target assessment.

• Intervention groups will be analyzed and

teaching skills will be revamped according

to students’ needs and students will move

between groups when needed.

2013-14 RTI At Pathfinder When does this take place and how?

• Every day from 9:00-9:30 (Except Early

Release Days)

• 391 students travel to their various

locations in approximately 1 minute

and 48 seconds!

Please make sure your child is at school

on time every day!

What does the future hold…

• Is it perfect at Pathfinder…NO, but we believe we are addressing all of our students’ needs for ELA! We are going to work to find ways to better meet the individual needs of our kids

• We want to venture into math in the future.

• Interventions groups will continue to changes as students’ needs continue to change.