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A Targeted Approach For Tier 2
A Targeted Approach For Tier 2
One of the most effective ways to provide support to a classroom full of students who have a wide variety of interests, strengths, and areas for needed growth is through targeted, small group guided instruction. In our Tier 1 instruction, our students receive on grade level, standards aligned instruction. Our students who are one or more grade levels below also need strategic support to reach them where they are and to intentionally support their growth. On this page you will see our district's simple, step by step approach to providing targeted Tier 2 instruction to our students. Check out how our middle school teachers are working to implement this process in order to provide all students with meaningful opportunities to apply the skills and strategies they are learning.
Core Components of Effective Tier 2 Instruction
Core Components of Effective Tier 2 Instruction
Data is Used to Determine Student Needs and to identify Skills and Strategies to Target
Data is Used to Determine Student Needs and to identify Skills and Strategies to Target
Targeted Small Group Instruction is Provided Using Evidenced and Research Based Interventions
Targeted Small Group Instruction is Provided Using Evidenced and Research Based Interventions
Ongoing Progress Monitoring is Done to Determine Growth and to Inform Instruction
Ongoing Progress Monitoring is Done to Determine Growth and to Inform Instruction
Provided During ELA and Math Block So All Students Receive Tier 1 Instruction and Those Who Qualify Have the Opportunity for Tier 2 Instruction
Provided During ELA and Math Block So All Students Receive Tier 1 Instruction and Those Who Qualify Have the Opportunity for Tier 2 Instruction
Step 1: Analyze Data to Inform Tier 2 Instruction
Step 1: Analyze Data to Inform Tier 2 Instruction
The first essential step in providing effective Tier 2 targeted instruction is to collect and analyze your student data. It will be important to review the results of your iReady diagnostic assessment to determine which students quality for Tier 2 instruction as well as what your students' strengths are and what skills students specifically need targeted support for in order to make academic gains. In addition to reviewing standardized assessment data, it will also be important to review formative and summative class assessments as well. In the video below, 8th grade ELA teacher, Charity Price at Fairforest Middle School shares her process for data analysis to guide her Tier 2 instruction. Please click the link below to see and hear her process.
IMG_0204.MOVClear Steps for iReady Data Analysis for Tier 2
Clear Steps for iReady Data Analysis for Tier 2
Step 1: Log in to iReady and click on "Assess and Teach" and then click on "Analyze Performance"
Step 2: Next, choose your class you want to view. You will see your student results overall placement in a color coded line graph and when you scroll down you will see your individual student placements on each domain for your subject area. You can see overall strengths and weaknesses and individual strengths and weaknesses.
Step 3: Under the "Choose Your Column" tab at the top left of your student results you can adjust to view national norm percentages, lexile measures (reading) and the overall annual growth measures.
Step 4: Under the "Reports" tab at the top of your iReady dashboard, you will see the option for "Instructional Groupings" report. Click your subject area and your class and you will see the students grouped by areas of instruction where they most need support. Click on each blue group number title to view students' scores in that grouping, recommendations for what skills this group of students needs targeted support for growth, as well as recommendations for teacher led instruction. On the right side of the recommendations for teacher led instruction you will find links to specific iReady lessons and instructional resources to use for Tier 2 instruction with your students in each group.
Step 5: Consider multiple data points. In addition to analyzing iReady results from their diagnostic, look closely at your formative assessment from your classroom Tier 1 instruction to determine possibilities that exist to link your instruction in Tier 2 with Tier 1 when possible. Ex: Charity's example of choosing to provide students support in Tier 2 with identifying main idea so that it would intentionally support their work in Tier 1 with writing an accurate summary.
Step 2: Standards-Aligned, Student Centered Planning for Effective Tier 2 Instruction
Step 2: Standards-Aligned, Student Centered Planning for Effective Tier 2 Instruction
Click the link below to hear 8th grade ELA teacher, Charity Price at Fairforest Middle School explain how she intentionally plans for her small group Tier 2 instruction.
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For ELA:Clear Steps for Instructional Planning for Tier 2
1.) Choose an authentic, relevant text aligned to students' lexile levels.
2.) Determine the specific skill students need support with identified by iReady instructional grouping report as well as your own determinations of what skills will align and support your Tier 1 instruction.
3.) Choose your instructional resources. Charity is using a combination of the iReady lesson plan resources for Main Idea found in the "Tools for Instruction" in her instructional grouping report as well as additional instructional resources she created such as her Google Slides presentation, graphic organizers, summary templates, etc.
2.) Consider what academic supports students will need in order to be successful in their small group utilizing a gradual release model: "I Do" (teacher models/demonstrates, explains, "We Do" (small group guided practice), followed by "You Do" (independent student practice).
*To view Charity's lesson plan that shows her intentional planning click the link below:
Charity Price's Tier 2 Small Group Lesson Plan
Step 3: Setting Up Your Environment For Success with Tier 2 Small Group Instruction
Click the link below to hear 8th grade ELA teacher, Charity Price at Fairforest Middle School explain how she sets up her classroom environment for success with her Tier 2 small group instruction.Step 3: Setting Up Your Environment For Success with Tier 2 Small Group Instruction
Questions to Consider When Setting Up Your Classroom Environment for Small Group Instruction
Questions to Consider When Setting Up Your Classroom Environment for Small Group Instruction
1.) What will your students who need targeted Tier 2 instruction be doing during small group instruction?
2.) What will your students who are not receiving targeted Tier 2 instruction be doing during small group instruction?
3.) How can we ensure that all students are making progress on their academic goals during this targeted time each day?
4.) What scaffolding supports will your students need in order to be successful?
5.) How will you communicate to students what they are expected to do during Tier 2 instruction each day? Will you use Google Classroom? A Choice Board? A Flip Chart?
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Top Tips for Effective Tier 2 Instruction
Click the link below to hear 8th grade ELA teacher, Charity Price at Fairforest Middle School explain how she sets up her classroom environment for success with her Tier 2 small group instruction.
1.) Create Explicit Instructions - Ensure that you are anticipating what students' questions and needs are and create instructions that provide for them. It will be important for these to be delivered orally and also visually in the form of either a flip chart, an anchor chart, or written on the board for students to view and refer back to during their independent work.
2.) Organize Instructional Materials - Consider what instructional materials students will need in advance of their lesson and provide access to students either digitally or hard copy in clearly labeled folders for easy access.
3.) Keep Proximity to All Students - Closely monitor student work and progress during small group instruction. Ensure that all students can see you and you can see all students.
4.) Utilize Non-Verbal Cues - Establish effective cues for your students so they know how to get your attention in a non-disruptive positive way so they can communicate their needs and you can communicate and reinforce your expectations without stopping your small group instruction.
Effective Tier 2 Targeted Instruction in Action
Effective Tier 2 Targeted Instruction in Action
Click the link below to hear 8th grade ELA teacher, Charity Price at Fairforest Middle School teach her ELA block, providing students with both whole group and small group instruction.
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Resources to Consider for Supporting Effective Tier 2 Small Group Instruction
Hannah Crook, Dawkins Middle School literacy coach has worked to align iReady instructional lesson plan resources that support and align with our first nine weeks scope and sequence. Please click the link below to view these resource organized by grade level.
iReady Small Group Instructional Materials
Mandy Irick, Gable Middle School literacy coach has worked to create Google Choice Boards with her ELA teachers that provide all students with meaningful and relevant academic tasks that are aligned to state-standards as well as identified student areas to target for growth. The choice board is made available to students through a link in their Google Classroom and include both required and optional assignments that provide students with ownership and accountability for their independent work time while the teacher is working with students in small groups. See an example at the link below.
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