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RtI Reading > Monitoring & Differentiation > See How It Works
Hear a second-grade teacher explain how she differentiates instruction daily for four learning skills groups and monitors student progress through frequent informal and formal assessments. She...
School Example
A first-grade teacher demonstrates how to conduct progress monitoring and manage this process in the classroom. She describes reading measures, classroom management strategies, and gives an example...
A literacy coach discusses progress monitoring and ways to support teachers in using assessment data to plan instruction. She explains the role of the reading team and describes how students are...
RtI Reading > Universal Screening > See How It Works
An elementary school principal describes what is needed to create an effective RtI leadership team. Team responsibilities at this school include data collection, data interpretation, and...
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...
A literacy coach at an elementary school discusses the purpose, scheduling, and administration of universal screening. She explains how the use of screening data has changed instruction at this...
Preschool Language & Literacy > Interactive & Dialogic Reading > See How It Works
Listen to a director explain what mentors need to know about modeling, helping teachers develop lesson plans, and providing feedback. As you listen, look at the Mentor Log: Planning On-Site...
A preschool director describes how mentors form reciprocal relationships with teachers; employ observational and assessment data to engage teachers in developing action plans; and use videos to...
On-site coaching programs are effective in helping teachers implement and sustain good practice. Watch a preschool director and literacy facilitator talk about what coaches need to know and do to...
Teachers need to know what to look for when selecting books for interactive reading. Hear an administrator describe how she trains teachers to make book selections. Review the program's Required...
Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
Watch a preschool director discuss the importance of teaching phonological awareness skills along a continuum and how to help teachers implement this practice and reinforce auditory work in...
Listen to how a program director called on external evaluators to help staff interpret and use data to support children's learning. Follow along with Using Evaluation Data to Improve Instruction as...
