Comments on: New thinking about RTI within the MTSS framework

By: Jan Bryan, Ed.D., Vice President, National Education Officer

Jan Bryan, Ed.D., Vice President, National Education Officer — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:55:22 +0000

In reply to Rita Platt. Isn't it a great quote? Glad you enjoyed the read.

By: Meredith Sanders

Meredith Sanders — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:19:31 +0000

This is so true…”Keep in mind that goal setting is about the development of the student and the effectiveness of the intervention. Essentially, you set a goal for the student and for the intervention. Goals need adequate time and enough test administrations to ensure that you make a sound decision.”
Some goals may take longer to reach than others. The point is we help them reach the goal that has been set.

By: Dvawn Maza

Dvawn Maza — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:42:37 +0000

Good read

By: Brittany Downs

Brittany Downs — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:07:41 +0000

I think that progress monitoring should be set as mentioned above. I have worked in districts where the students are progress monitored using STAR weekly or every other week.

By: Katherine Williams

Katherine Williams — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 18:45:15 +0000

We currently use AR reports for RTI reporting. I love how accessible they are and how they show how our students are faring without a great amount of assessment effort on the part of the teacher.

By: Lisa Capon

Lisa Capon — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 18:31:50 +0000

Great information

By: Lloyd Goldberg

Lloyd Goldberg — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 05:21:18 +0000

The issue at my school is we use several benchmarks for reading, but if the student falls below the 25th percentile for any other be of them they are placed in rti regardless of their success on the others or overall ability.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 00:37:02 +0000

I’m not sure I agree with the length of time the interventions were stated…if progress monitoring is done on a regular basis, the it will be clear when the intervention is working…sometimes all an intervention needs is a “reminder” which may show results quicker.

By: Ruth Edge

Ruth Edge — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 18:50:39 +0000

Our district focused on pull outs and hired intervention teachers to try to reach our lowest students. With core instruction being interrupted for all pull outs and intervention teaching being part of the pull outs, our students were the lowest performing group that has come through in years. This pull out approach to intervention did not reach our students effectively as they had predicted. We sent the most ill-prepared students on to the next grade. I hope the lesson was learned and we won’t try this again. I look forward to having a protected reading block this fall and will implement what I am learning through Renaissance to set goals for my students.

By: David Keech

David Keech — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 12:26:37 +0000

Implementation of interventions with specific purposes and goals is obviously best practice, and frankly, the only way intervention works. Often lost in the shuffle, however, is the importance of teacher decisions in what students need best. Quality teachers have always, and always will be, what students need most.

By: Alecia walkuski

Alecia walkuski — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:49:51 +0000

Short, pointed assessments help preserve instructional time. I think it is important to periodically to ensure that instruction is working for the student. STAR, which usually only takes 20 minutes, is a great tool; as is a more specific STAR custom assessment.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 04:32:51 +0000

Definitely going to share this article.

By: Mary Suppe

Mary Suppe — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 22:31:42 +0000

“Long enough” periods very important for progress monitoring.

By: Carly

Carly — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:14:53 +0000

This past year my students were constantly pulled out. Those who received T2 interventions were being tested every 10 days. One thing learned was that the interventions weren’t making the gains hoped for. This year we’ve been told core time will be protected and T2 interventions will be expected by the classroom teacher. I’m excited about Ren’s new approach to data, which should help me meet my students’ needs as well as administrations expectations!

By: Laura Q

Laura Q — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:02:17 +0000

Great this data report is used frequently at my school for various reasons.

By: Rita Platt

Rita Platt — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:46:52 +0000

THIS: “Intervening without consideration for what a student specifically needs is like choosing an antibiotic without identifying the bacteria causing an infection,” VanDerHeyden, et. al. (2016). AMEN!

By: Carly

Carly — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:25:22 +0000

In reply to Jody Steinhaus. Very well stated!

By: P R

P R — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:12:15 +0000

My district sets the mastery goals for each grade level . Then, the teachers are to use this data from progess assessments to facilitate instruction that should increase student growth.

By: Jody Steinhaus

Jody Steinhaus — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:41:57 +0000

Being intentional with our instruction is imperative. Knowing the children, building on their strenghts, and guiding them in areas of need is essential to their success. The AR data will help with this process.

By: Renee Graham

Renee Graham — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 16:40:55 +0000

My district customizes the benchmark to reflect the goals of the district.