Universal Screening
Recommended Practice: Screen all students for potential reading problems in the beginning and middle of the year.
- Overview & Tools: Video overviews and professional development materials
- Learn What Works: Expert interviews about universal screening
- See How It Works: Videos and sample materials from schools
Universal Screening for All Students
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This multimedia overview explains the value of universal screening, describes the recommended components of an effective screening system, and provides information on establishing benchmarks and...
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Overview
Implementing a Screening Program
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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
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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
Creating a Building-Level Team
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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...
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School Example
The Power of Data
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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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School Example
Conducting Universal Screening
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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...
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School Example
Screening Tools Chart
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This chart from the National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI) identifies screening tools by content area and rates each tool based on classification accuracy, generalizability,...
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Sample Material
Schoolwide Screening: Guidelines, Resources, Example
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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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Sample Material
Screening Decision Rules
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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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Sample Material
Universal Screening—Establishing District Benchmarks
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This 2009 PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Heistad, Executive Director of Research, Evaluation and Assessment for the Minneapolis Public Schools, describes universal screening measures, clarifies...
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Sample Material
School Leadership Team Process
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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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Sample Material
Screening and Intervention Record Forms
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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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Sample Material
