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Preschool Language & Literacy > Phonological Awareness > See How It Works
Here you will see a pictorial progress monitoring rubric that Janesville teachers use to keep a daily record of children's learning throughout the year and to talk with children about their...
Sample Material
Consider using this list of resource books prepared by the Syracuse Early Reading First program. These staff development resources support teachers in planning phonological awareness...
Review a daily lesson plan format that emphasizes preschool activity planning based on instructional objectives, program standards, and desired learning outcomes. Examples of phonological awareness...
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...
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...
Colorado schools use this tool to evaluate RtI components that are already in place and to identify continuing needs in key RtI areas such as leadership, curriculum and instruction, problem solving...
This professional development tool from Colorado shows a training continuum for RtI components starting at a beginning level and proceeding through an advanced level for administrators and staff....
RtI funding is available from a variety of existing resources. This guide from the Pennsylvania Department of Education provides a short description of potential funding sources and the RtI...
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...
This form gives Pennsylvania schools a structure for reporting the status of RtI implementation across ten effectiveness indicators. Indicators represent key areas of the state's RtI framework. In...
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...
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,...
