Implementation of a Standard Treatment Protocol Response to Intervention

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Implementation of a Standard Treatment Protocol
Response to Intervention

• William Bender and Cara Shores

Sharon Bartels-Wheeless Minot State University
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Discrepancy Model vs. RTI

• Discrepancy Model
• - dependent on a students performance on
  one-time assessments

• RTI
• - standard treatment RTI protocol involves
  exposing a student to educational interventions
  and monitoring progress repeatedly to see the
  response.
• - this involves rigorous progress monitoring,
  data collection, and analysis.

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RTI Pyamid

• 3 Tier Approach to problem solving
• Tier 1 primary
• focused populationwide
• Tier 2 secondary
• more intensive smaller group work
• Tier 3 tertiary
• individually focused

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Tier 1 Guidelines

• Teacher suspects problem, obtains scores on
  general screening measures (CBMs)
• If screening is in bottom 20-25 a tier 1
  intervention must be initiated
• Tier 1 interventions implemented in the reg.ed.
  classroom by reg.ed. teacher
• Teacher observed and notes taken during
  instructional lessons
• Collect a minimum of 6 data points or 6
  assessments of academic progress, assessments
  should be given at least once a week

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Tier 2 Guidelines

• Select intensive curriculum to address specific
  problem
• Parental notice of intervention outside of
  reg.ed. class
• Small group interventions, each day
• Teacher observed during implementation, notes
  taken
• Collect a minimum of 20 data points or 20
  assessments of academic progress, assessments at
  least twice weekly

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Tier 3 Guidelines

• Summary report
• Team meet and complete eligibility evaluation

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The Standard Protocol RTI Package

• A screening score indicating a potential problem
• A Tier 1 intervention data set indicating less
  then adequate or non-response
• Observational notes indicating reg.ed. teacher
  implemented scientifically based curriculum with
  fidelity
• A Tier 2 intervention data set indicating less
  then adequate or non-response
• Observational data indicating an intensive
  research-based intervention was undertaken and
• A summary report of these elements and
  recommendations for further services for LD.

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How to Find Scientifically Validated Curricula
for RTI

• http//www.fcrr.org. The Florida Center for
  Reading Research
• http//reading.uoregon.edu/curricula/or_rfc_review
  _2.php. Provides summaries for various reading
  programs and a synopsis of the research behind
  them
• http//www.nctm.org. National Council of Teachers
  of Mathematics
• http//www.k8accesscenter.org. National technical
  assistance center funded by U.S. DOE Office of
  Special Education Programs
• http//www.w-w-c.org. The What Works
  Clearinghouse, established in 2002 by the U.S.
  DOE Institute of Educational Sciences