Reading RTI
Response to Intervention
Response to Intervention
How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction by Sharon Walpole and Michael McKenna
Wilson Language System
IMSE Morphology +
RTI (Response to Intervention) is a multi-tiered approach, aimed at providing students with a variety of interventions that accelerate their learning . The goal of RTI is to improve students' skills, meet individual goals, and read on grade level. Students receiving RTI Tier 3 services will be seen by the reading specialist outside of the classroom. Students receiving RTI Tier 2 and 1 services will be seen by a classroom teacher inside the classroom. Each group meets daily for 30 minutes. The grade level team and the reading specialist meet monthly to move students to groups that best fit their needs.
Students are expected to leave their classroom quietly when their provider arrives or their classroom teacher dismisses them. They should bring any necessary materials (canvas bags with the black and white book or reading notebook) and come to the group ready to learn. RTI lessons only last 30 minutes, and students are working the entire time. Bathroom and nurses visits are kept to a minimum.
There is no additional homework from the RTI team. If you would like additional books for your child to read at home, please contact Mrs. Coffin (lcoffin@lakeplacidcsd.net)
Three times a year (fall, winter, and spring,) the district gives the NWEA assessments. All assessments are given on the computer. Each grade level team meets to discuss the results. RTI groups are formed using the results of the NWEA, and other Amplify assessments.
Tier 3 students are progress monitored based on their individual goals. Some measures include Correct Letter Sounds, Nonsense Word Fluency, and Oral Reading Fluency.
Parents may contact Mrs. Coffin, Reading Specialist, at any time via e-mail (lcoffin@lakeplacidcsd.net). Quarterly progress reports will be sent home during report card time. Mrs. Coffin is available for conferences during Parent/Teacher Conference Day or anytime by appointment.
The RTI groups follow the classroom teachers’ expectations for students’ behavior and discipline policy. The same rules apply in the RTI groups as in the classrooms. If a student misbehaves during RTI time, the classroom teacher is notified, and the student will need to clip down or flip a card in class.