(brief) RTI OVERVIEW & BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT TRAINING: 2nd-5th Grades MEASURING STUDENT PROGRESS IN YOUR PLC Lake Myra Elementary School * July 2009

Intervention Alignment ….IA Response to Intervention…RTI …. is a collaborative learning process of providing differentiated research based data driven instruction and intervention to both high achieving & struggling learners to predict, measure & evaluate academic growth.

Universal Core Instruction Benchmark Assessments PLC Collaboration Tiers of Intervention Progress Monitoring

RTI Pyramid Tier 3 – Intensive Individualized Instruction Tier 2 – Small Group Targeted Instruction Increasing Intensity Tier 1 – Universal Core Instruction

Desired Outcomes After TodayAfter Week 1After Week 2After Week 3 Know how to administer and score the benchmark assessment. Administer and score 5 students, then at the end of week 1, come back together for a troubleshooting and debriefing check-in. Administer and score 5 or more students. Check in at the end of the week if necessary. Complete and score rest of class and meet to enter data at early release day.

Benchmark Assessments  General Outcome Measures  “Predictors” “Indicators”of reading achievement  Big 5 Areas – R-CBM Fluency assesses Fluency & Comp.  Standardized  Research based  Time Sensitive  Short for “do-ability”  CBM – Curriculum Based Measurement

R-CBM: Oral Fluency – Before Testing  Student Passages (3 – Fall)  Class List  Stop Watch (F&P Kit)  Clipboard  Pencil  1:1, away from distractions, sit across from, best vs. fast reading, it’s about testing not teaching

During Testing  Administration Fidelity  Standardized directions  Emphasize Words Read Correctly  3-Second Rule  No Other Corrections  Discontinue Rule  Being Polite  Speed Reading  Interruptions

Oral Fluency - Rules for Scoring  What is a word read correctly?  What is an Error?  What is not Incorrect?  Score = WRC/Errors  Qualitative Features Checklist  Practice Oral Reading Fluency Passages  Practice 1 – Passage 1  Practice 2 – Passage 5  Practice 3 – Passage 8

R-CBM Practice Video 1- Passage 1

R-CBM Practice Video 2 – Passage 5

R-CBM Practice Video 3 – Passage 8

Oral Fluency - Rules for Scoring  What is a word read correctly?  What is an Error?  What is not Incorrect?  Score = WRC/Errors  Practice Oral Reading Fluency Passages  Median Words Correct/ Median Errors **  Score immediately

CBM Reading Maze  GOM of Comprehension  Administered whole class  3 minutes – timed, stopwatch vs. wall clock  Students circle correct choice  The dog barked (in, at, is) the cat – Cover Sheet  Slash / through incorrect responses  Maze Score = total number of corrects/errors  Prorating: pg.16

Next Steps  How does the benchmark assessment data fit into the PLC conversation?  What does the benchmark assessment data tell us?

Thank You! Jennifer Jones