Dyslexia Resource Guide

Rules Governing Children with Dyslexia

Academic Reading Course

RTI

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Tier III - SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION

  • Focus: Students not responding appropriately to Tier I core instruction and Tier II interventions.
  • Interventionist: Highly trained, skilled and knowledgeable school or specialized personnel.
  • Setting: Most often takes place outside of general education classroom.
  • Grouping: Small, homogenous grouping (1:1 - 1:3).
  • Curriculum: Supplemental, customized, intensive, systematic, evidence-based instruction that targets math or reading areas of greatest need; compliments/supplements core instruction.
  • Duration: Varies, a minimum of 10-30 weeks Research Determined by Intervention.
  • Length of Instructional Sessions: 30-60 minutes; five times per week. Note: in addition to core instruction at Tier 1. (AIR Provide research for support.)
  • Assessment: Combination of informal and formal measures to inform instruction, identify specific skill deficits and determine intervention relative to mathematics and/or reading.
  • Progress Monitoring: Once per week to examine rate and level of performance for the purpose of determining student response to supplemental instruction/intervention.
  • Behavior: Attention to behavior factors (absenteeism, inattention) that impact performance.


Tier II - SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION

  • Focus: Students considered at-risk as determined by universal screening, progress monitoring data and additional validated measures of student performance. This Tier should target 10%-15% of the student population.
  • Interventionist: Trained, skilled and knowledgeable school personnel which may include classroom teacher (e.g. paraprofessional, classroom instructor, elective instructors).
  • Setting: Variable, can occur in and/or outside of general education classroom.
  • Grouping: Small, homogenous grouping (1:3 - 1:5) based on similar instructional needs.
  • Curriculum: Supplemental, evidence-based intervention designed to address skill deficits of students; compliments/supplements core instruction.
  • Duration: Varies, based on rate of progress and performance of students; 12-18 weeks minimum or time period consistent with intervention guidance.
  • Time: 20- 30 minutes, 3 to 4 times per week or consistent with intervention research. (AIR: Provide Research Based Support) Note: in addition to core instruction at Tier 1.
  • Assessment: Combination of informal and formal measures to inform instruction and determine response to intervention, and use diagnostic assessments to identify specific skill deficits relative to reading and math.
  • Progress Monitoring: Every two weeks examine rate and level of performance for the purpose of determining student response to supplemental instruction/intervention.
  • Behavior: Attention to behavior factors (absenteeism, inattention) that impact performance.

Tier I - CORE INSTRUCTION


  • Focus: ALL students (Should meet the needs of approximately 85% of the students.)
  • Interventionist: General education teacher
  • Setting: General education classroom
  • Grouping: Variable and flexible grouping formats
  • Curriculum: Scientific, research-based math and reading instruction aligned to state standards and differentiated based on student need and ability
  • Duration: Year-long
  • Time: Involves a significant block of uninterrupted ELA and math instruction per day
  • Assessment: Screening 3 times per year (Fall, Winter, Spring) plus a combination of informal measures to inform instruction and identify students who may be at-risk for math and reading failure
  • Progress Monitoring: Students who are just below or a few points above the recommended benchmark score on universal screening may be progress monitored on a monthly basis
  • Behavior: Attention to behavior factors (absenteeism, inattention) that impact performance.