Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway WHAT IS RTI AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ELLS? RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway Session Goals RTI Groundwork Examining Assessment Systems Data Analysis and Instructional Design Advancing your RTI Model 1.Overview of the RTI model 2.Role of ELLs in an RTI system

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway What are your goals for your students as readers? To use print as a tool in a lifelong journey of learning To use new words to convey ideas precisely To use language to explore new ideas RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway What is RTI? Excellent Tier 1 (Core) Instruction Ongoing student assessment Tiered instruction for struggling students

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway Assessment and Instruction In the classroom: Patterns in the data shape priorities for the core of instruction Students who are struggling receive a “double dose” targeted to their specific needs Students who struggle despite intervention receive increasingly specialized services The Three-Tiered Model Literacy Block Tier 1 Core of Instruction Extra exposure to instruction focused on the student’s needs Tier 2 "Double Dose" of Instruction One-on-one Tutoring Special services Tier 3 Intensive Intervention 5

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway RTI Assessment System Tier 1 Universal / school wide system to inform instructional planning and support all students’ learning Tier 2 Targeted for a smaller subset of students to inform intervention and monitor progress Tier 3 Individualized to better understand persistent difficulties and adjust intervention RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway New Perspective on Student Performance Following up with struggling students Screening all students in literacy

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway Student Pathway: Tier 1 Initial Screening Outcome Tests Assessments in One Academic Year

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway Alternative Pathways for Struggling Students Screening Outcome Tests Student Difficulty Surfaced Is this problem different from what peers are facing? Has the student had sufficient opportunities to learn? How can we layer instructional supports throughout the day? Is the problem persistent, despite instruction? Process of Hypothesis Testing

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway The Two Needs of ELLs Explicit English Language Instruction Explicit Literacy Instruction Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking Skills

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway Principles for Tier 1: ELLs ELLs in mainstream classroom settings included in the RTI system Assessment used to guide instructional planning and support – NOT for high stakes decisions or to label students ELLs flagged as at-risk or below-benchmark should receive targeted instructional support

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway RTI and Best Practices: An Overlap RTI: A school-wide system to periodically screen for student risk, provide supplemental instruction for students needing Tier 2 or 3 supports, and tailor Tier 1 instruction Best practices in literacy assessment: Using a variety of data sources to design tailored instruction, facilitate student learning, and monitor progress over time

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway CLOSING AND REFLECTION RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway

Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway For Discussion: RTI Model for ELL Academic SuccessLesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway See What did you notice about RTI from today’s presentation? Was anything new or surprising? Think What are your ideas about implementing RTI, particularly with ELLs? Wonder What questions or concerns do you have? What are you curious about? Excited to try?