RtI Reading
Explore resources related to Response to Intervention (RtI) in elementary reading. 
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To learn more about the research underlying these practices, view the IES Practice Guide, Assisting Students Struggling With Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades.
Thinkaloud Survey
RtI Reading > Systematic Skill Instruction > See How It Works
The survey helps teachers reflect on their implementation of the thinkaloud strategy. The survey asks teachers to rate their skills, describe frequency of use, and identify where they need...
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Systematic Teaching Strategies
RtI Reading > Systematic Skill Instruction > See How It Works
This material, developed for Pennsylvania schools, describes several strategies, outlines student/teacher benefits, and provides instructional principles. Strategies include explicit teaching,...
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Data Analysis Worksheets and Team Protocol
RtI Reading > Monitoring & Differentiation > See How It Works
California schools use these materials to structure data meetings. The protocol offers a script for conducting the meeting, and the worksheets help with goal-setting, data collection and analysis,...
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Data-Informed Decision-Making: A School-Level Blueprint
RtI Reading > Monitoring & Differentiation > See How It Works
Pennsylvania developed the blueprint to identify critical skills and guide school leaders in supporting data use. Three key planning processes are addressed and examples are provided: annual,...
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Data-Driven Instructional Plan
RtI Reading > Monitoring & Differentiation > See How It Works
This resource shows the process Iowa schools follow to plan data-based instruction. A graphic outlines four sequenced steps: screening, additional diagnostic assessment, instruction, and results...
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Steps for Monitoring and Graphing Progress
RtI Reading > Monitoring & Differentiation > See How It Works
This Pennsylvania Department of Education publication outlines seven steps to assist teachers with progress monitoring and using data for instructional decision making. It includes an example of...
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Core Program Review Tool
RtI Reading > Monitoring & Differentiation > See How It Works
Download a self-assessment used in Pennsylvania schools for evaluating and selecting research-based core programs. It addresses the key characteristics of effective instructional practices and...
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Progress Monitoring School Example
RtI Reading > Monitoring & Differentiation > See How It Works
This example describes how an elementary school in Iowa implements progress monitoring, including monitoring in the core curriculum, planning supplemental support, core outcomes, and implementation...
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School Leadership Team Process
RtI Reading > Universal Screening > See How It Works
Download a team process outline and data forms used by RtI teams in Oregon schools to identify students and plan interventions. The file review worksheet helps staff organize data. Listen to the...
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Screening Decision Rules
RtI Reading > Universal Screening > See How It Works
This graphic illustrates an RtI early identification process conducted in Oregon schools. Decision rules for reading in kindergarten and grades 1 through 5, Spanish literacy, and behavior are...
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Schoolwide Screening: Guidelines, Resources, Example
RtI Reading > Universal Screening > See How It Works
The RtI manual produced by the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) includes a schoolwide screening section that outlines the features of universal screening, describes its...
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Screening and Intervention Record Forms
RtI Reading > Universal Screening > See How It Works
Download the screening forms used by RtI data teams in Pennsylvania schools to record student performance, goals, targeted skills, instructional strategies, and decisions made regarding student...
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