RtI Math
Explore resources related to Response to Intervention (RtI) in K-8 math. 
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To learn more about the research underlying these practices, view the IES Practice Guide, Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools.
Organizing for Differentiation in the Core Classroom
RtI Math > Intentional Teaching > See How It Works
A second-grade teacher demonstrates a lesson on subtraction with regrouping. Through small group instruction she differentiates for struggling students and provides immediate reteaching after...
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Pacing Instruction in Tier 3
RtI Math > Intentional Teaching > See How It Works
In this Tier 3 intervention lesson, the instructor reteaches a lesson on place value after it is clear that students have not grasped the concept of bundling ones to form a ten. Students create...
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Explicit Teaching in the Fifth-Grade Math Core
RtI Math > Intentional Teaching > See How It Works
A fifth-grade teacher describes explicit step-by-step approaches to teaching division of fractions. She emphasizes vocabulary teaching, demonstration, scaffolding, partner sharing, and checking for...
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Reteaching Place Value in Tier 2
RtI Math > Arithmetic Foundations > See How It Works
An interventionist presents a lesson on rounding to the nearest ten as part of a series on regrouping and place value. When students experience difficulty, she reteaches with additional...
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The Power of Data
RtI Math > Screening & Monitoring > See How It Works
An experienced principal talks about the significance of data for planning instruction, importance of using grade-level common assessments to enable staff collaboration, and the role of...
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Data Team Meeting: Grade 5 Math Review
RtI Math > Screening & Monitoring > See How It Works
A team of teachers reviews data from assessments to determine how to address areas of weakness and updates the progress of a student receiving intervention. School teams used the RtI Data Analysis...
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Monitoring Student Progress
RtI Math > Screening & Monitoring > See How It Works
After demonstrating a math lesson on fact fluency and the relationships among whole numbers, a first-grade teacher describes progress monitoring and how she uses the results for reteaching and...
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Scaling-Up Instruction and Technical Assistance Briefs
RtI Math > Implementation > See How It Works
The State Implementation of Scaling-Up Evidence-Based Practices (SISEP) Center briefs help build state capacity for scaling up education practices. The first provides a framework for state...
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District Implementation Tracking Plan
RtI Math > Implementation > See How It Works
The Oregon RTI Project uses this resource with districts preparing to implement RtI. It focuses on key systems requirements, staff development, special education policies, and district capacity to...
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RtI Readiness Self-Assessment Tool for Elementary Schools
RtI Math > Implementation > See How It Works
The Pennsylvania self-assessment helps schools/districts determine next steps in implementing an RtI framework. The tool assesses ten readiness categories, such as data-based decision making,...
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RtI Parent Guides
RtI Math > Implementation > See How It Works
Materials from two states are included in this resource. Pennsylvania schools provide parents with a guide that describes the RtI framework and components. Oregon schools provide a parent brochure...
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Progress Monitoring Training Plan
RtI Math > Implementation > See How It Works
This training plan was included in a presentation on Pennsylvania's statewide progress monitoring initiative. It shows a plan for training staff on the principles of progress monitoring and a...
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