Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Common Title One Terms

Coaching Session- A meeting with teachers and other support personnel to try to find the underlying cause for a child’s struggles in the classroom and determine supports

Data check-in- a quick check with the teacher and Response to Intervention team that occurs every 5-6 weeks to determine if progress is happening or if changes need to be made. Intervention updates/progress reports are sent home following each data check-in session.

Enrichment-Activities used to help a student who has already mastered a classroom lesson or standard expand his/her knowledge while challenging him/her to learn more deeply.

Intervention- A specific, research based activity or process used to help a student grow and progress with a skill so he/she can eventually be successful independently and working on grade level.

Panther Time- A time in every classroom when no new lessons/content are taught so that students can receive intervention, enrichment, or other activities/services without missing any core instruction.

Progress monitoring - Goals are set based on a student’s performance and monitored frequently (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly) to make sure the intervention is helping each student progress toward the goal.

RtI - This is an acronym that stands for Response to Intervention. RtI is a program designed to identify needs of students, set goals, provide intervention or enrichment, and monitor progress toward these goals.