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The Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory (R-TFI) lists the core features of MTSS for each of the three tiers. Each tier can be assessed separately. It was designed primarily for use in schools that are engaged in an intensive professional learning scope and sequence to implement an integrated reading and behavior MTSS model.
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R-TFI
Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory
Cumulative Review and Distributed Review
Studying or practicing a skill, or skill set, in sessions that are short in duration and spaced over time
Decision Rules
Pre-determined set of guidelines for how to link data to action
Fidelity
Information that describes how well a practice, program or strategy is implemented
High-Stakes Summative Data
Used to evaluate student learning, acquisition of skill, and academic achievement typically at the end of a unit, semester, or school year
Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS)
An integrated system of instruction, assessment, and intervention designed to meet the achievement and behavioral needs of all learners with multiple levels of supports
Precise Problem Statements
Include specific information to outline what the problem is (skill area, problem behavior), where it is occurring (grade, classroom, location), when it occurred (time of year, day of week, time of day), who was involved (some grades, some students, specific students), and why it is happening (instruction, curriculum, environment, motivation)
RIOT (Review, Inform, Observe, and Test)
Procedures for gathering information necessary to explain student academic or behavioral problems
S.M.A.R.T. Goals
A general statement of an intended outcome that aligns with the critical reading skills that is a high priority for the school, a specific grade level and/or students who are functioning below grade level. The goal is S.M.A.R.T.: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely
Strategy Fidelity Data
Information about teacher use of the content area reading strategies based on self-report and coaching observations
System Fidelity Data
Information about the school’s implementation of systems to support a Content Area Reading Model. The Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory is an example of system fidelity data
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R-TFI At-a-Glance:
The R-TFI currently measures three Tiers (Tiers 2 & 3 are consolidated) and eight subscales.
Not recommended that the Tiers 2 & 3 section be completed until the Tier 1 section has also been completed
Recommended that the R-TFI be completed at least once per school year; typically in the spring
R-TFI Approach:
R-TFI Approach:
Conducting the assessment helps examine reading MTSS in the following areas:
Evidence-based practices for improving student reading
Systems that create a continuum of supports to meet the variety of reading needs among students
Data and evaluation for reading
Should try to coordinate the timing of the completion of the RTFI with the school improvement planning process so the results can help guide the Improvement Plan.
Facilitating R-TFI
Facilitating R-TFI
R-TFI Facilitator Training January 2018_ODE.pdf"We Facilitated the Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory R TFI, Now What?," Presented by: Dr. Kim St. Martin, 2019 Literacy Conference, Ohio Department of Education, June 2019
Successfully_Facilitating_the_R-TFI_v1.1.pdfR-TFI_Reporting_System_Acceptable_Use_Agreement_4_2017.docxSecondary-Level R-TFI
Secondary-Level R-TFI
"Is your building looking to improve literacy across grades 4-12? If so, the Reading-Tiered Fidelity Inventory is the first step. This recording is designed to support facilitation of the Reading-Tiered Fidelity Inventory with a school-based team. "
Sept.2020_R-TFI_Secondary-Level Edition_v1.5.pdf"The purpose of the Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory (R-TFI) Secondary-Level Edition is to provide School Leadership Teams with a tool to assess the implementation of a School-wide Content Area Reading Model."
12_R-TFI_Secondary_Tier_1_Item_Explanations.pdf"The purpose of this document is to support R-TFI facilitators with building necessary background knowledge to confidently and successfully administer the tier 1 items on the Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory, Secondary-Level Edition."
Elementary R-TFI
Elementary R-TFI
11_R-TFI_Elementary_Tier_1_Item_Explanations.pdf"The purpose of this document is to support R-TFI facilitators with building necessary background knowledge to confidently and successfully administer the tier 1 items on the Reading Tiered Fidelity Inventory, Elementary-Level Edition."
Is your building looking to improve literacy across grades K-5? If so, the Reading-Tiered Fidelity Inventory is the first step. This recording is designed to support facilitation of the Reading-Tiered Fidelity Inventory with a school-based team.
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