How Does the RTI Model Impact Twice Exceptional Students

1
How Does the RTI Model Impact Twice Exceptional
Students?

• Wendy Behrens
• Gifted and Talented Education Specialist
• Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented
• Winter Conference 2009

2
How RTI Works
3
Components of Implementation
Ongoing Assessments
Systems Analysis
Data management systems
Continuous Improvement
Support Structures -Leadership -Time
-Attitude/culture -Resources -Funding
Community Involvement
Parent Involvement
Instruction Intervention -Evidence-based
continuum -Matched to student needs -Faithfully
implemented
Professional Development -Long-term, embedded,
coherent -Data-based decision making -Problem
solving
4
Pre-referral and RIT Fit Together
Data systems for instructional purposes
Research based alternate instructionor strategies
Assessment has 3 purposes
System of escalating Interventions
Teacher or Parent Initiated
Screening Indicated
5
Illustrative Example Cale
3rd 12 instruction 45 min 5x/wk, Decoding
strategy instruction, TAT team decision
Benchmark
Goal 1.5 words/week
Aimline1.50 words/week
6
Illustrative Example Sarah
Benchmark
Goal1.5 words/week
Trend.95words/week
7
New Criteria Gives Choice of
8
A. Areas of Inadequate Achievement

• Reading Fluency
• Math problem solving
• Listening Reading Comprehension
• Oral Written Expression
• Basic Reading Math skills

Federal Regulation 34 C.F.R. 300.309
9
Definition of Special Education Eligibility
Outside the norm
Outside the norm
Disability
Exceptional
Normal Variation
10
Definition of Special Education Eligibility
504
IDEA
All Students
11
Illustrative Example
Math Language abilities
Decoding abilities
Normal Variation
X
X
Outside the norm
Outside the norm
Disability
Exceptionality
12
Potential and Promise of RTI
Accelerate Achievement of All
Elaborate or Added Practice
Elaborate or Enrich
Intensive Instruction to Accelerate
Accelerate or Advance
Evidence-based Instruction for All
Tertiary
Secondary
Tertiary
Secondary
Organization of Supports for Individualization
13
Think pair share

• What benefits for gifted learners might we expect
  
• from inclusion?
• Unintended consequences?
• Other concerns?

14
What districts do you know of that have included
gifted learners in their RTI model?
15
Wendy Behrens 651-582-8786 wendy.behrens_at_state.mn.
us MDE Web Site education.state.mn.us