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Tier 1 Differentiation
RtI Reading > Monitoring & Differentiation > Learn What Works
Watch Dr. Carol McDonald Connor talk about differentiated instruction methods at Tier 1. She explains how teachers can group students according to learning needs during regular instruction and what...
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Expert Interview
Implementing a Screening Program
RtI Reading > Universal Screening > Learn What Works
Dr. Compton outlines the components of a schoolwide screening system and gives an example of how a school might implement a universal screening program. He provides details about how schools can...
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Expert Interview
Screening All Students
RtI Reading > Universal Screening > Learn What Works
In this interview, Dr. Donald Compton explains the purpose of universal screening, describes how it fits into a multi-tiered intervention system, and discusses using screening to identify students...
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Expert Interview
A Coherent Algebra Framework
Topics of Algebra > Topics of Algebra > Learn What Works
Dr. Hung-Hsi Wu discusses the topics of school algebra and their importance for student learning. He explains each of these foundational topics and provides examples, describes the connections...
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Expert Interview
Phonemic Segmentation
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
Watch Dr. Louisa Moats, reading expert and consultant, demonstrate activities for teaching segmentation and connecting sounds to letters.
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Expert Interview
Letters vs. Phonemes
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
Dr. Louisa Moats, reading expert and consultant, illustrates the difference between a phoneme and a letter and explains why it is important to teach phonological awareness skills in addition to...
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Expert Interview
Setting the Stage for RtI Implementation
RtI Math > Implementation > See How It Works
Joy Eichelberger, Pennsylvania's RtI State Lead and Director of Intervention Services for regional provider Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), describes the state's...
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Expert Interview
How RtI Changes Special Education
RtI Math > Implementation > Learn What Works
Dr. Tilly traces some of the major changes that have occurred in special education practice in Iowa as a result of RtI implementation. He describes the RtI influence on the process of diagnosing...
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Expert Interview
The Phases of RtI Implementation
RtI Math > Implementation > Learn What Works
Dave Tilly shares lessons from the experiences of several decades providing technical assistance to help districts and schools in Iowa implement RtI frameworks. He describes the activities at three...
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Expert Interview
Visual Representations
RtI Math > Intentional Teaching > Learn What Works
Dr. Witzel provides examples of each stage of the concrete-representational-abstract teaching sequence, with special attention to visual representation. He shows several types of representation,...
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Expert Interview
Explicit Instruction
RtI Math > Intentional Teaching > Learn What Works
Dr. Witzel describes the components of explicit instruction, including modeling and demonstration, guiding and scaffolding practice, providing independent practice, and providing meaningful...
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Expert Interview
Word Problems
RtI Math > Arithmetic Foundations > Learn What Works
In this interview, Dr. Beckmann emphasizes the importance of teaching students to recognize the underlying structure of word problems. She provides examples of problem structures and discusses why...
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Expert Interview
