Response to Intervention

(RtI)
Aldine ISD
District Staff Development
August 18, 2009

Vocabulary
AIMSWeb: a web-based progress monitoring system
direct, frequent and continuous student assessment
Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) assessments
benchmarking
progress monitoring
EIT: Early Intervention Team
Campus-wide team designed to help teachers with
struggling students academically and behaviorally
Team meets regularly
discuss individual student progress
make suggestions on strategies and interventions
Team consists of 5 7 members:
Campus administrator- chairman
Counselor (for behavior issues)
3 4 master teachers
Ad-hoc members for particular situations

RtI Components
Universal Screening
Tiered Instruction
Progress Monitoring

RtI Components:
Universal Screening

Reading and Math

Grades K 8
o Reading in Grades K 3: TPRI / Tejas Lee
o Reading in Grades 4 8: AIMSWeb
o Math in Grades K - 8: AIMSWeb
3 times yearly
o District sets the testing window, campuses
determine testing dates within the window
Beginning of Year
Middle of Year
End of Year

RtI Components: Tiered Instruction

Within the regular classroom, all students receive
grade level instruction designed to meet the
needs of each student. This instruction is:
Provided by the classroom teacher
Research-based, high-yield instructional
strategies
Differentiated instruction using flexible
grouping within the regular classroom

In addition, some students meet the target to

be in a Tier I intervention. Students meet this
target based on the AIMSWeb universal
screening score.

RtI Components: Tiered Instruction

Tier I: The interventions in Tier I occur within
the regular classroom and are:
Provided by the classroom teacher
Research-based, high-yield instructional
strategies
Differentiated instruction using flexible
grouping within the regular classroom
While this appears to be the same for all
students, the targeted students receive
additional instruction and interventions
based on identified skill gaps and needs.

RtI Components: Tiered Instruction

Tier II: intervention occurs outside the regular classroom,
some students receive skill specific interventions
Provided by an interventionist
Small groups: 3 6 students
30 minutes 3 4 sessions weekly for specific skill
building
Tier III: intervention occurs outside the regular classroom,
a small group of students receive intensive, skill specific
interventions
Provided by an interventionist
Small groups: 2 3 students
Two 30 minute or one 45 minute session daily for
specific skill building

RtI Components:
Progress Monitoring
AIMSWeb probes administered regularly during
interventions at all levels to:
Determine success of the specific intervention
Measure student progress on a specific skill set
Probes must measure same skill each time
Regular Intervals:
Tier I one time monthly
Tier II every 2 weeks / 2 times a month
Tier III every week

Progress Monitoring
The only method to determine if a student is
improving is to monitor the students
progress. The use of assessments that can
be collected frequently and that are
sensitive to small changes in student
behaviors is recommended. Determining
the effectiveness (or lack) of an
intervention early is important to maximize
the impact of that intervention for the
student.
From Response to Intervention:
Policy Considerations and Implementation,
NASDSE, 2006

With AIMSweb, we are able to monitor student

progress using:
Universal Screeners
Progress monitoring probes
Curriculum Based Measures (oral reading fluency,
math calculation fluency, maze, spelling)
These allow campuses to monitor student progress
because:
Data are collected frequently
Data show even small changes
Data indicate overall progress

Academic Progress Guidelines

Tier I- Strategic Monitoring: in the classroom
After 8 weeks of Tier I interventions:
Analyze AIMSWeb progress monitoring data
Analyze work samples for progress

Decide:
Continue in Tier I (no EIT meeting necessary) OR
Meet with EIT to discuss moving to Tier II
Must have a minimum of 2 data points in AIMSWeb to share
with the EIT

Note: The bottom 10% of students identified after the Universal

Screening will automatically be placed in a Tier II or Tier III
intervention

Progress Guidelines
Tier II- Targeted Intervention:
Intervention lasts 6 8 weeks
Academic - 8 weeks
Behavior 6 weeks
Analyze AIMSweb data and work samples for
progress
Progress Monitoring Probes administered every 2
weeks / 2 times monthly
3 data points from Tier II intervention show the trend
Meet with EIT to analyze data and decide:
Continue in Tier II
Move back to Tier I
Move to Tier III
Meet with EIT if intervention is not working to
consider moving to Tier III

Academic Progress Guidelines

Tier III- Intensive Intervention: outside the classroom

with an interventionist daily
Administer Progress Monitoring Probes weekly
Analyze AIMSweb data
Analyze work samples for progress
8 data points from Tier III intervention show
trend
Meet with EIT and decide if intervention is
working. If not consider a referral to special
education
** Must have 40 sessions at TIER III before can
consider a referral to special education

Summary
RtI is a process with three components designed to
meet the instructional needs of all students
Universal Screenings: for all students in grades
K 8 three times yearly
Tiered Instruction:
o differentiated instruction for all students daily
o focused interventions for some students on a
regular basis as determined by the EIT
Progress Monitoring:
o Utilized to determine success of specific
intervention
o Analyzed by EIT to make changes in specific
interventions as needed