Response to Intervention RTI
A Three Tiered System Tier 3 Individual or very small group intervention (1-3 kids) Tier 2 Small-group intervention (5-6 kids) Tier 1 Classroom instruction National Trend
St. Joseph Trend 61% 29% 10% Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
Tier 1 - Classroom instruction This is balanced literacy instruction used in our classrooms.
Tier 2 - Small-group intervention Tier 1 assessments determine eligibility for tier 2 participation. Tier 2 is conducted out of the general education classroom / conducted by a reading teacher with extensive training in phonemic awareness, formative assessment, and the technology used to manage the assessments. More intense intervention lasting anywhere from weeks. Phonemic awareness instruction.
Tier 3 –Intense, low student / teacher ratio Tier 2 students not demonstrating progress through phonemic awareness instruction. Very focused Instruction similar to reading recovery focus on reading strategies. Students would not be considered for tier 3 until they have demonstrated a lack of progress in tier 2.
How is it assessed? DIBELS and TRC TRC= text reading comprehension DIBELS= 6 measures ISF- Initial sound fluency LNF- Letter name fluency PSF Phoneme segmentation fluency NWF- Nonsense word fluency WUF- Word use fluency DORF- Daily oral reading fluency
Year 1 Data Grade# of Kids services in Tier 2 # of kids serviced in Tier 3 # of Tier 2 kids that tested out # of tier 3 kids that tested out K Total required intervention 442 (54%) tested out and no longer needed intervention
RTI Data YearAssessmentGrade 2 Adv/ Prof DRA55%NO RTI DRA65%Pilot RTI TRC81%Full RTI TRC89% (incomplete)Full RTI 3 rd gradeNO RTI SRI60%Pilot RTI SRI63%Full RTI SRI63%Full RTI SRI?