Element 5: Become Familiar with Tiered Instruction
Purpose: As defined by the National Center on Response to Intervention, "tiered instruction describes levels of instructional intensity within a multi-tiered prevention system." The primary prevention/intervention level comprises the core instruction. The secondary prevention/intervention level consists of supplemental instruction, while the tertiary prevention/intervention level provides intensive interventions to those students showing minimal response to the secondary interventions. This element provides resources on the tiered instruction concept.
Activity 1: Primary Prevention/Intervention
Task 1: Implement Primary Prevention/Core Instruction
Task 2: Monitor Primary Prevention/Core Instruction
Activity 2: Secondary Prevention/Intervention (Supplemental Interventions)
Task 1: Design and Deliver Secondary Prevention/Intervention
Task 2: Monitor Secondary Prevention/Interventions
Activity 3: Tertiary Prevention/Intervention (Intensive Interventions)
Task 1: Design and Deliver Tertiary Prevention/Intervention
Task 2: Monitor Tertiary Prevention/Interventions
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Element 6: Improve as a Teacher
Purpose: Planning for professional growth is part of a career-long learning process. Adjusting teaching practice to incorporate response to intervention (RTI) strategies is part of that process. This Element provides information on developing a professional learning plan and resources for professional growth.
Activity 1: Individual Professional Learning Plan
Task 1: Identify Areas for Professional Growth
Task 2: Set Goals for Individual Professional Growth
Activity 2: Professional Learning
Task 1: Identify Resources for Professional Growth
Task 2: Monitor Individual Professional Growth
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Element 7: Commit to Fidelity and Evaluation
Purpose: Fidelity refers to adhering to and/or principles associated with a program or initiative. With RTI fidelity represents adherence to the principles outline in its essential components. Element 7 provides resources to help educators adhere to the RTI model principles.
Activity 1: Evaluation of Model Implementation
Task 1: Understand Implementation Fidelity
Task 2: Measure Implementation Fidelity
Activity 2: Use Fidelity and Achievement Data to Inform Continuous Improvement
Task 1: Learn about Continuous Improvement and Fidelity
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Element 8: Factors Supporting RTI Implementation
Purpose: In addition to the essential components of RTI, additional factors supporting its implementation include leadership, collaborative culture, changing staff member roles, stakeholder involvement, and parent and family partnerships. Being aware of the role these factors play with supporting RTI may enhance its successful implementation. Element 8 provides resources that aid these factors in supporting RTI implementation.
Activity 1: Leadership
Task 1: Define and Communicate the Vision for RTI
Task 2: Make Organizing Decisions
Activity 2: Collaborative Culture
Task 1: Communication
Task 2: Teaming
Activity 3: Staff Member Roles and Responsibilities
Task 1: Changing Roles of Staff Members
Activity 4: Stakeholder Collaboration
Task 1: Collaborate with Others
Activity 5: Parental Involvement and Community Partnerships
Task 1: Resources for Parents and Families
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Element 9: Be Familiar with RTI Implementation at the Secondary Level
Purpose: Response to intervention (RTI) is an instructional framework frequently used at the elementary school level, but the implementation of tiered interventions in middle and high schools is becoming increasingly popular. Though there is very little research on such frameworks at the middle school level and no research yet supporting the use of tiered interventions in high schools, "professional wisdom" is emerging to guide practitioners wishing to move forward with such implementation at the secondary level. Element 9 provides resources to assist educators in becoming familiar with the emerging research in this area, deepening their knowledge of how the essential components of RTI may translate to the middle and high school levels, and providing tools and resources that will guide the use of assessment and effective instruction within a tiered system of delivery.
Activity 1: Current Research
Task 1: Learn About Research on Secondary Level RTI
Activity 2: Implementation of RTI in Secondary Schools
Task 1: Explore the Use of RTI in Secondary Schools
Task 2: Learn About RTI in Secondary Schools
Activity 3: Resources and Tools
Task 1: Learn About Tools and Resources to Support RTI in Secondary Schools
Sub-Task 1: Assessment
Sub-Task 2: Primary Prevention/Core Instruction
Sub-Task 3: Literacy
Sub-Task 4: Mathematics
Sub-Task 5: Interventions - Literacy
Sub-Task 6: Interventions - Mathematics
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