Library
The Library includes research and resources (developed outside of TCLD) related to:- multi-tiered interventions in reading, math, and behavior,
- progress-monitoring tools, and
- specific identification methods for learning disabilities based on RTI models.
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There are 27 resources matching your request.
A Cultural, Linguistic, and Ecological Framework for Response to Intervention with English Language Learners
The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
A Cultural, Linguistic, and Ecological Framework for Response to Intervention with English Language Learners, developed by NCCREST, includes information on how best to implement Response to Intervention (RTI) in a way that will provide an equitable educational opportunity for students who are English Language Learners.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Monday, December 15, 2008
Addressing Promises and Challenges of Response to Intervention Models for ELLs
National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
Alfredo Artiles' Keynote presented at the 31st annual conference of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education (March 2008 - Melville, New York).
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Using ARRA Funds Provided Through Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to Drive School Reform and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
This document from the U.S. Department of Education provides guidance on possible uses of Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) Part B funds made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: WordDoc
Date posted on this site: Monday, February 22, 2010
Bill East: Effective Ways for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to Engage State Education Agencies (SEAs) and Schools Regarding RTI
RTI Action Network
Bill East: Effective Ways for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to Engage State Education Agencies (SEAs) and Schools Regarding RTI, developed by the RTI Action Network, includes information highlighting some of the important issues education agencies should consider related to RTI.
Grade level: K-12
Resource type: Podcast
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Culturally Responsive Response to Intervention
The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
Culturally responsive educational systems are grounded in the belief that culturally and linguistically diverse students can excel in academic endeavors. This resource is an online professional learning module developed by NCCRESt, consisting of three "academies" designed to (a) introduce culturally responsive RTI, (b) use data to assess student progress and inform decision making, and (c) ensure culturally responsive supports. Each academy provides a facilitator manual, PowerPoint, and participant handouts.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Thursday, February 25, 2010
District RTI Initiatives
The IDEA Partnership
RTI and related initiatives of school districts and area education service centers are among the many descriptions of district activities, with links, shown in the RKR Library.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Fidelity of Implementation within an RTI Framework
National Center on Response to Intervention
This webinar, produced by The National Center for Response to Intervention and led by Dr. Daryl Mellard, provides background knowledge about fidelity and how it plays an integral role within the entire RTI framework at the school and classroom levels. The webinar includes examples of how to assess fidelity, and offers resources and tools that can be used for this purpose.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Friday, June 18, 2010
Field Studies of RTI Programs
RTI Action Network
This article from the RTI Action Network reviews published field studies on the effectiveness of different RTI models. The corpus of identified studies includes examples of the standard protocol model, the problem-solving model, and a combination of both.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds
U.S. Department of Education
This document from the U.S. Department of Education addresses how funds under Title I and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) may be used to support Response to Intervention (RTI) in public schools. The document can be downloaded below. The document can also be viewed as a "talking" PowerPoint presentation. Susan Wilhelm (Title I) and Millie Bentley-Memon (Title III) from the Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs (SASA), Ruth Ryder from Special Education, and Kay Ringling from the General Counsel's office provide the audio portion of the presentation. It can be accessed below. After the link opens, click "View flash presentation"; when the presentation opens, click on "Begin Presentation".
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Multiple
Date posted on this site: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports: Innovation Configuration Matrix (ICM)
Kansas State Department of Education
This matrix developed by the Kansas State Department of Education describes the principles and practices within a Multi-Tier System of Supports. It focuses on the essential system components that are consistent across all ages (early childhood through high school) and across all domains (academic and behavior). The primary use of this matrix is to assist in the understanding of a multi-tiered system and describe what it may look like when implemented within a district, building, or other community agency.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Monday, February 22, 2010
Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports: Research Base
Kansas State Department of Education
This document from the Kansas State Department of Education is structured to align with the "Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS): Innovation Configuration Matrix". It was created to assist in the understanding of the actual research base underlying the principles and practices of MTSS. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all research that supports MTSS but a highlight of some main pieces of work.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Monday, February 22, 2010
Meeting the Needs of Significantly Struggling Learners in High School: A Look at Approaches to Tiered Intervention
National High School Center
This 2007 brief, developed by the National High School Center, describes issues relating to the implementation of RTI at the high school level. It provides an overview of RTI, describes current research on RTI and secondary education, and provides a case study of a high school that implemented RTI.
Grade level: 6-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Planning and First Steps
National Center on Response to Intervention
Planning and First Steps for RTI, a webinar presentation by Alexandra Hilt-Panahon and Deborah Gould Stover in collaboration with the National Center on Response to Intervention, offers an example of RTI implementation. Topics covered include the initial district planning, introducing RTI to stakeholders, creating data teams and staff alignment, developing schedules, and providing professional development. Examples of school-wide schedules and professional development are provided.
Grade level: K-5
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Friday, June 18, 2010
Preventing Disproportionate Representation: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Prereferral Interventions
National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
In this brief, four key elements of culturally- and linguistically- responsive preferral intervention for culturally and linguistically diverse students.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Progress Monitoring Tools Chart
National Center on Response to Intervention
The Progress Monitoring Tools Chart, developed by the National Center on Response to Intervention's Technical Review Committee, includes the results of the first annual review of reading and math progress monitoring tools.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
RTI and Disproportionate Representation: An Annotated Bibliography
National Center on Response to Intervention
This annotated bibliography, developed by The National Center on RTI, outlines citations for key articles for understanding disproportionate representation. For ease of use, the bibliography is categorized into three sections: Practitioner-oriented, Practitioners Who Want to Learn More, and Research-oriented. The Practitioner-oriented category is mainly composed of articles that are simple and practical. The category entitled, Practitioners Who Want to Learn More, is for those who want more detailed information about disproportionality. While the majority of the articles are research-based, the Research-oriented category has more articles that focus on the technical and conceptual aspects of disproportionality.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
RTI and Math Instruction
RTI Action Network
This article from the RTI Action Network addresses RTI implementation in mathematics. It presents three considerations required for decision-making in RTI: Who needs intervention? What type of intervention is needed? And is the intervention working? It then discusses the importance of implementation fidelity and system change to ensure desired and sustainable outcomes for mathematical learning.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
RTI in Texas: 2008-2009 Response to Intervention Guidance Document
Texas Education Agency
RtI in Texas: 2008-2009 Response to Intervention Guidance Document, developed by the Texas Education Agency, includes information about RtI implementation from the Response to Intervention Coordination Council (RtICC).
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
RTI Tiered Instruction Goes Mainstream
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
This Fall 2008 issue of Northwest Education is devoted solely to RTI in the general education classroom. It provides examples of RTI at both the elementary and high school levels, as part of a comprehensive reading program, and as part of a math program. It also includes an interview with Dean Fixsen of the National Implementation Research Network on "the gap between what research has shown to be effective and what actually gets put into practice."
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Monday, March 16, 2009
RTI: Considerations for School Leaders
The IRIS Center for Faculty Enhancement
This module provides information about ways to build support for RTI, factors that should be addressed when implementing RTI, and methods of collecting data and evaluating the effectiveness of the RTI approach.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Online Module
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
School RTI Initiatives
The IDEA Partnership
Schools' involvement in Response to Intervention and related problem-solving activities are among the many descriptions of school initiatives, with links, shown in the RKR Library. New descriptions are added regularly.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Schools, Families, and Response to Intervention
RTI Action Network
Schools, Families, and Response to Intervention, developed by the RTI Action Network, includes information from Amy Reschly on how RTI is an opportunity to bring about meaningful change in family-school relationships, allowing for the creation of engaged partnerships between educators and families through collaborative, structured problem-solving efforts.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Selecting a Scientifically Based Core Curriculum for Tier I
RTI Action Network
This article from the RTI Action Network discusses the RTI component of scientifically based instructions for all students--Tier 1. It also provides information on selecting a Tier 1 core program in reading, and addresses the issue of selecting core programs in other subjects of writing, mathematics, science, and social studies.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Opportunities for High School Improvement
The National High School Center
This policy brief, developed by the National High School Center, offers an overview of the major provisions of ARRA that may be used for funding high school improvement initiatives. It highlights suggestions made by the Department of Education regarding ways funds may be spent and provides best practices and resources related to these suggestions.
Grade level: 8-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Thursday, February 25, 2010
The RTI Data Analysis Teaming Process
RTI Action Network
The RTI Data Analysis Teaming Process, developed by the RTI Action Network, includes information by Joseph Kovaleski and his colleagues from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania describing a Data Analysis Teaming process and providing a script for team meetings that allows all team members to be involved in planning for every student's academic performance.
Grade level: K-12
Resource type: Website
Date posted on this site: Wednesday, November 04, 2009
The Student Assistance Team and the Three-Tier Model of Student Intervention
New Mexico Public Education Department
The New Mexico Public Education Department has developed a manual that provides guidance and tools for its school districts and charter schools to use in order to build technically sound systems to effectively implement RTI.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Friday, June 18, 2010
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making
U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences
The purpose of this practice guide, developed by IES, is to help K-12 teachers and administrators use student achievement data to make instructional decisions intended to raise student achievement. These decisions include, but are not limited to, how to adapt lessons or assignments in response to students' needs, alter classroom goals or objectives, or modify student-grouping arrangements. The guide also provides recommendations for creating the organizational and technological conditions that foster effective data use.
Grade level: K-12
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Resource type: PDF
Date posted on this site: Friday, June 18, 2010