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Updated January 2017 NORTH EAST SCHOOL DIVISION Response to Intervention and Instruction Handbook A Framework for School Effectiveness

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Updated January 2017

NORTH EAST SCHOOL DIVISION

Response to Intervention and Instruction Handbook

A Framework for School Effectiveness

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Table of Contents: Preamble pp. 3 Definitions pp. 4 Designing School Wide Systems for Student Success pp. 6 The RtI Process – Graphic pp. 7 The NESD RtI Process pp. 8 Self-Reflection –RtI Process pp. 9 RtI Teams pp. 10 RtI Roles pp. 11 RtI Team Meetings and Data Collection pp. 12 Divisional RtI Expectations and Supports pp. 14 Student Services Tiered Supports pp. 15 Recommended Readings pp. 25

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PREAMBLE: Response to Intervention (RtI) is a multi-tiered approach that is used to help students be successful in their learning. Students’ progress is closely monitored to identify gaps in academics or behavior. Research based instruction and/or intervention will be provided at each tier. NESD Mission Statement: Our mission is to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed. Vision: RtI exists in the NESD to provide all students, teachers and parents with positive behavioural and academic interventions and supports. Values: NESD believes that through RtI there shall be:

Effective communication among all stakeholders.

Authentic involvement of students, teachers, parents and caregivers.

Respect for student differences.

Purpose of RtI:

Effectively respond to the needs of the student.

Provide a framework to support interventions for the classroom teacher.

To input, retrieve and utilize behavioral and/or academic data in an efficient, effective, consistent and relevant manner.

Transition student data from year to year. RtI Positively Impacts:

Students and their caregivers

Classroom teachers, DET’s, Administration

Student Support Personnel

School community and society

The outcome of RtI is:

All students receive appropriate instruction based on best practice.

All teachers receive structured support by school and division personnel.

To make data based decisions which guide practice.

To create a systematic process and consistent framework so that all students can succeed.

“Our work must be driven by the knowledge that our collaborative efforts will help determine the success or failure of our students. RtI should not be a program to raise student test scores, but rather a process to realize students' hopes and dreams.” (Buffum, Mattos, Weber, 2010, p. 16)

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Definitions: Baseline: The student’s current level of performance in his or her focus area prior to the implementation of an intervention.

Benchmark: Important student outcomes or goals for a grade within a particular domain (e.g. reading), that students should be achieving during the course of a school year (e.g. fall, winter, spring) in order to be on target for end‐of‐grade performance by the end of that school year.

Case Manager: A person who leads the planning, co-ordination, monitoring and evaluation of an individual student's success plan. A case manager is determined when an RtI Cycle 2 referral occurs. CLEVR: Software used to support the RtI Process as well as to store behavioral data. It is comprised of “initiatives” (forms) which are created for individual students.

Data Driven Decision Making: The process of planning for student success (both academic and behavioral) through the use of ongoing progress monitoring and analysis of its data.

Differentiated Instruction: Teaching that emphasizes differing ways to meet the diverse needs of students within the general education setting which is an integral part of Tier I. Flexible Grouping: Grouping of students that is changeable based on the purpose of the instructional activity and on changes in the instructional needs of individual students over time.

Frequency: How often behavior or an intervention occurs.

Gap Analysis in Student Performance: It is the difference between the student's current level of performance and benchmark expectations.

Homogeneous Grouping: Grouping of students with similar instructional needs who are at similar levels, such as students who all require instruction in basic math skills.

Intervention: The systematic and explicit instruction provided to facilitate growth in an area of identified need. Interventions are provided by both specialists as well as general educators. They are designed to improve performance relative to a specific, measurable goal. Interventions are based on valid information about current performance, realistic implementation and the monitoring of student progress.

Progress and Monitoring Initiative: Documents the instructional strategies that have been employed in an effort to provide supports for students who are struggling either behaviorally or academically.

Research Based Instruction/Intervention/Practice: A research based instructional practice is reliable, trustworthy and valid based on evidence to suggest that, when the program is used with a particular

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group of children, the children can be expected to make adequate gains in achievement. Ongoing documentation and analysis of student outcomes helps to define effective practice.

Response to Intervention/Instruction (RtI): A multi-tiered approach that is used to help students in their learning. Student progress is closely monitored at each tier to determine the need for further research based instruction and/or intervention. The term “Response to Instruction” can be used interchangeably with “Response to Intervention”. Tier 1 (Universal): The instructional program that occurs in classrooms for all students including the differentiation of instruction to meet student needs. This can refer to both academic and/or behavioral needs. Tier 2 (Targeted): The instructional program that provides supplemental support to students who struggle in the classroom or Tier 1 setting. Whenever possible Tier 2 interventions should be classroom based, but may include small group settings. The interventions are more targeted, intense and focused with a definitive timeline and frequent measurement of student progress. Tier 3 (Intensive): Represents a highly specialized, long-term and intense level of intervention for individual students whose needs are significant and require interventions from an extended team. Tier 3 interventions are implemented when Tier 1 and Tier 2 strategies are not effective on their own.

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The most important thing to remember with RtI is that 80% to 85% of our students have their learning and behavior needs met by Tier 1 interventions. It is only when several interventions have been investigated and adequate data has been collected that the decision to examine Tier 2 and 3 interventions would be made. Tier 3 interventions are appropriate for less than 5% of our students. The intensity of supports and time required to achieve goals progressively increases as a student moves from one tier to another.

Tier 3 (Intensive)

Assessment-based

High Intensity

Tier 3 (Intensive)

Assessment-based

Intense, durable procedures

Tier 2 (Targeted)

High Efficiency

Rapid Response

Tier 1 (Universal)

Preventive, Proactive

Tier 1 (Universal)

All settings

Preventive, Proactive

Tier 2 (Targeted)

High Efficiency

Rapid Response

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RTI team reviews/observes

and meets; guardians contacted

Goal/plan is established

Tangible tier 2 strategies are

provided

Timeline is determined

RTI team meets/reviews;

guardians contacted

Goals/eIIP are established

Implement intensive

interventions

Progress is monitored

The NESD’s RtI Process

Concern is identified

and/or progress monitored

Contact is made with guardians

Collaborate with

colleagues

Implement Tier 1 strategies

and reflect on effectiveness

Cycle 1

Document in

CLEVR

(Progress &

Monitoring)

If Administrator in consultation with

the school based team deems Cycle 1

interventions are not working, an RtI

Referral Initiative is completed and

emailed to all team members whose

involvement is required.

Cycle 2 Document in

CLEVR

(Success

Plan )

If extended time or resources are

required and/or curriculum integrity is at

risk, the case may be moved to Cycle 3.

Reminder: Cases can be closed in any cycle

if interventions are successful

Cycle 3 Document in

CLEVR (on

eIIP)

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NESD RtI Process

Cycle 1

The classroom teacher will document student learning concerns within the Progress and Monitoring

Initiative. It is expected at this stage that classroom teachers attempt to employ a number of Tier 1

strategies and that reflection on the effectiveness of these strategies occur. An excellent resource is

the Differentiated Instruction Handbook available under Programs/Student Support

Services/Handbooks on the NESD website.

To activate the school-based team, the classroom teacher must email his or her administrator. If

parental contact has not already been initiated, it should be made at this point. The school based team

will suggest strategies for the teacher to employ. SS specialists can be informally consulted during Cycle

1. If the team determines that Tier 1 interventions during Cycle 1 have been ineffective, the case will

be moved to Cycle 2 upon Administrative approval. If the student’s needs have been met, then the

case will be closed.

Activating Cycle 2

The school based team will complete the RtI Referral Initiative. Once completed, it must be emailed to

all team members and applicable Student Services personnel. Classroom visitations will be conducted

by SS prior to the first meeting. The purpose of these visitations is to allow SS specialists to become

familiar with the learning context. Arrangements for visitations will be made between the classroom

teacher and the SS specialist.

Additionally, all new team members must review CLEVR records on that student.

Cycle 2

Prior to the meeting an agenda will be distributed to only those whose attendance is required and parents will be notified that their child’s needs require more intensive support. The referred student will be formally discussed at a scheduled RtI team meeting (Parents and students may attend when appropriate). During the meeting a Success Plan Initiative will be developed to further support the student. Attendees will suggest practical strategies for teachers that can be implemented in a timely manner.

Following the meeting, case managers will inform parents/guardians of the plan. The Success Plan will be implemented by the classroom teacher. The RtI team will review the progress of the intervention(s) and when a case has been successfully closed, the RtI information will be archived for future use.

If interventions are unsuccessful, the team must revisit the Success Plan and decide whether or not the case remains in Tier 2 or whether Tier 3 (Intense) interventions are necessary. This may include the creation of a SSS Request for Services initiative.

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Self-Reflection – RtI Process

Cycle 1

• Do parents/guardians know there is a concern?

• Have I gone to unique measures in order to address the need?

• Are these strategies more intense than DI or the Adaptive Dimension?

• If so, have I documented and reflected on the effectiveness of these strategies in Progress and Monitoring?

• Have I consulted with colleagues, Admin, SS personnel?

Move to Cycle 2?

• Are the strategies in Cycle 1 ineffective?

• Have I consulted with others?

• Have I consulted with my Administrator and been told to move to Cycle 2?

• Have I filled out RtI Referral form and emailed it to appropriate personnel?

• Have I given sufficient time for observations/file review to occur prior to date indicated on Referral?

Cycle 2

• Have parents/guardians continued to be informed throughout Cycle 1?

• Have we had a formal team meeting to strategize?

• Has a Success Plan been started with Smart Goals?

• Has an appropriate timeline been established for the goal(s)?

• Have I reflected on the effectiveness of strategies?

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RtI Teams

Cycle 1:

The school based team starts with the classroom teacher who is supported by Educational Associates, Learning Consultants, Outreach Workers, RtI Support teachers and School Administrators. Diversity Ed teachers are NOT officially engaged in Tier 1 and they are certainly not case managers. However, they may be consulted during this cycle.

Responsibilities:

o Collection of data by the referring teacher

o Documentation of attempted strategies into the Progress and Monitoring Initiative on CLEVR

o Identification of strategies for intervention and implementation

o Function as a resource for teachers

o Communication to team members (including parents and/or student) regarding concerns, strategies and interventions

o Monitoring of student progress

Cycle 2 and 3:

When Cycle 2 or 3 is initiated, other appropriate educational professionals and outside agencies may become members of the RtI Team.

Responsibilities:

o Provision of a time sensitive agenda

o Collection of data by the referring teacher

o Documentation of attempted strategies into the Success Plan on CLEVR

o Identification of strategies for intervention and implementation

o Dissemination of information to appropriate stakeholders

o Function as a resource for teachers

o Communication to team members (including parents and/or student) regarding concerns, strategies and interventions

o Monitoring of student progress

o It is a divisional expectation that a member of the SS team is present during interagency meetings

o

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RtI Roles

These roles are much more formal in Cycle 2 and 3. Cycle 1 meetings may be fluid, informal and timely due to emergent needs which are identified by classroom teachers.

Team Leader - Administrator

Ensures process is followed

Delegates responsibilities to team members including the distribution of agendas in advance of meetings

Keeps the discussion focused and solution based

Creates and encourages a supportive and collaborative atmosphere

Brings the group to a consensus

Ensures interventions are implemented

Record Keeper

Updates the Success Plan on CLEVR during the meeting

Time Keeper

Keeps the group on task

Ensures the agenda items are allotted the appropriate amount of time for discussion

Keeps track of time so that the meeting is completed within the allotted amount of time

Case Manager

Acts as the liaison between the RtI Team and other stakeholders (e.g. parents, other agency personnel, receiving teachers) as related to goals

Ensures that the team members have all the information they need about students who are referred; this may mean that they need to complete interviews with teachers, parents and students when appropriate

Monitors the implementation of strategies as identified in the Success Plan

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RtI Team Meetings

Each RtI Team will meet as often as necessary to discuss any students who have been referred and to review the progress of previously referred students. Cycle 1 meetings may be fluid, informal and timely due to emergent needs which are identified by classroom teachers.

RtI Teams shall establish team norms such as:

Being cognizant of time spent per student

Team members will prepare for meeting by entering and reading available documentation prior to meeting

Referring teacher shall be in attendance

CLEVR must be utilized during the meeting

All attendees are prepared to contribute to the meeting

Strength based approach to the creation of strategies and interventions that are practical and able to be implemented by the classroom teacher immediately

Suggested time/case is 15-20 minutes

Only those individuals invited need to be in attendance

SS personnel shall attend meetings after conducting classroom observations and having reviewed the information housed in CLEVR

Data Collection

All pertinent data must be entered into CLEVR. Maplewood integration within CLEVR allows for quick access to student’s demographic data, attendance and academic achievement.

What is Data? Data is information, qualitative or quantitative, that gives us a clear picture of performance. Data should be organized into an easy to use format when presented to the RtI team (i.e. collate, organize by themes, chart, etc.) so that it is readily usable. Data should be shared at the beginning and during the process of interventions. Suggestions of data may include:

Attendance records

Cumulative folder

Behavior documentation

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Anecdotal records o Communication books o Discipline/Incident reports o Tally sheets o ABC form (Antecedent/Behavior/Consequence) o Self-reporting data o 30-minute observation checklist o Report Card Behavior Data (personal/social development, attitude, follows through with

work, follows directions and routines, organizes work/workspace, works effectively in groups)

Marks

Documented conversations

Work samples

Student portfolios

Classroom observations (formal and informal)

Assessment tools- formative and summative

Rubrics

School Effectiveness Survey/TTFM

Student Support Services reports and assessments

Academic self-monitoring data

Parent reports

Parent contacts

Anecdotal records- academic

RAD, DLR, EYE and ECERS

Why collect data?

Data collection is an essential component of RtI as it is used to guide decision making. Within RtI, data is collected for two major purposes: initial identification of all at-risk students and evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions.

What type of data needs to be collected?

In order to effectively guide decision making, information that may help ensure the success of the student should be considered. This data may be qualitative or quantitative in nature.

Note: If classroom data shows that less than 80-90% of students are meeting or exceeding the outcomes and indicators, then we need to look at the classroom strategies and interventions.

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Divisional RtI Expectations

This document is the framework for RtI and will be utilized as such.

All schools need to ensure that they have a hyperlink to this document on their webpage.

CLEVR Software will house all RtI information for students of the NESD. This will allow for Maplewood integration as well as for the triangulation of data on students who have been identified for either academic or behavioral supports (or both).

If a student who is on a Success Plan leaves the NESD, a copy of the plan should be included in the cumulative folder prior to exiting.

NESD Divisional and School Level Supports for RtI

School Level Supports: Administrators, Diversity Ed Teachers, Classroom Teachers,

Educational Associates, RtI Support Teachers and Outreach

Workers

Divisional Supports:

Outreach Workers Occupational Therapists

EAL Consultant Speech-Language Consultants

Counseling Consultants Educational Psychologists

Learning Consultants Coordinators of Learning

Coordinator of Student Services FNMI Consultant

Coordinator of Integrated School Services

Community and Interagency Supports:

RCMP/Justice Community Living NEECIP

KTHR HUB Community Day Cares

Social Services SACL

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North East School Division – Student Support Services Tiered Supports

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Counseling Consultants

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Pre-intervention, informal discussions with teachers

Generalized classroom interventions regarding emotions/behaviours as a result

of classroom observations

Health curriculum support (friendships/relationships/decision-making)

Safe Talk

Bullying Awareness

Anti-Racism

Behavior Matrix support – skill development/reinforcement

School Climate Team consultation

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Classroom observations leading to recommendations regarding student specific

issues

Small group facilitation (social skills)

Co-plan and/or co-lead classroom lessons related to student specific issues

Assist with behavioral data collection (EYE)

Tier 3

(Intensive)

Formal request based 1-1 counseling

Immediate response to students in crisis situations

Facilitate referrals to outside agencies and provide on-going liaison services

regarding sharing of information

Suicide threat intervention

Tragic events – Crisis Response Team

Provide parental support and recommendations

Support of students with intensive needs

Data collection for School-Based Functional Behavioral Assessments

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Diversity Education Teachers

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Classroom observations

Co-planning & co-teaching

Recommend resources & strategies

Daily 5 support

Flexible groupings

Pre-K intake meetings

Support adaptive dimension

Data collection and strategy support for Early Years Evaluation (EYE)

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Social skills instruction

Leveled Literacy Interventions (LLI)

Response to Instruction & Intervention support

Co-creation of Success Plans

Co-create lessons to build readiness skills, to practice outcomes, and to

facilitate deeper thinking

Teach use of alternate resources (technology, speech to text, calculator

usage…)

Check-ins, check-outs, communication books

Resource development (body breaks, visual schedules, social stories)

Liaison between school, parents, and division personnel

Tier 3

(Intensive)

Support students with intensive needs

Teach functional life skills

Co-create, monitor, and update Inclusion and Interventions Plans

Co-create behavior plans

Conduct school-based functional behavior assessments

Conduct Woodcock-Johnson III Achievement Assessment

Recommend and apply for Assistive Technology and Adaptive Equipment

Complete Requests for Services (SSS referrals)

Coordinate and facilitate meetings (MAPS, IIP, transition, parent, outside

agencies)

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English as an Additional Language Consultant

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Picture Word Induction Model (PWIM)

Language experiences

Arguelles Vocabulary (Grades 4-12)

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) - using instructional

strategies with EAL students in a content class

Creating dual language books

Professional development on EAL for staff members

Parent/school liaison

Woodcock-Munoz Assessment for all new EAL students in the NESD

Identify and monitor progress of Common Framework Reference (CFR) levels

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Personal dictionary for vocabulary development

Support EAL 10L Course

Talking Partners -social skills, conversation and vocabulary building

Language experiences

PWIM

Tier 3

(Intensive)

One-on-one individualized programming for credit attainment.

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Educational Psychologists

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

File review (documents/reports/academic history) to offer general

recommendations

Classroom observations to make recommendations based on environment and

context

Consultation

Provision of in-services/PD for general or specific issues

Sharing resources when appropriate

Tier 2

(Targeted)

File review (documents/reports/academic history) to offer student-specific

recommendations

Student-specific classroom observations

Consultation

Assistance with the development of Success Plans and/or IIPs

Development of learner profiles: strengths, weaknesses and corresponding

interventions (behavioural, academic, adaptive, etc.)

Small group support when applicable

Liaison with outside agencies when appropriate

Tier 3

(Intensive)

File review (documents/reports/academic history) to offer student-specific

recommendations

Student-specific classroom observations

Consultation

Involvement with the development of IIP goals; support for the implementation

of strategies within IIP

Formal assessment (including but not limited to cognitive, adaptive, and

behavioural assessment)

Development of learner profiles: strengths, weaknesses and corresponding

interventions (behavioural, academic, adaptive, etc.)

Review of and support with student behavioural plans (including Functional

Behavioural Analysis)

Liaison with outside agencies when appropriate

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FNM Consultant

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to Intervention Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Home visits regarding First Nation students

Generalized classroom academic and/or behavioral

strategies for First Nation students

Facilitating in-services/PD (cultural sharing/engagement

strategies/curriculum support)

FNM resources provided to support curricular outcomes

(bundles/elders)

FNM consultant– storytelling and the oral tradition

Sharing resources

o Websites of interest

o Lessons and units with FNMI embedded

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Cultural resources for FNM student specific support

Student support as a role-model (pursuing post-secondary

education)

Collaboration with school teams regarding FNM student

specific interventions

Small group support with FNM students ( literacy /social

skills development)

Tier 3

(Intensive)

Individualized FNM student support (utilizing oral sharing

of traditional stories)

Parental support

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Learning Consultant

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Co-construct class-wide data driven action plans (DLR, RAD, EYE)

Model learning strategies

Participate in school-based cycle one team meetings

Classroom/student observation to inform recommendations

Recommend resources

Staff in-service (Daily 5, Saskatchewan Reads, Sensational Six)

Classroom/student observation to inform recommendations

Co-plan instruction of expectations within behaviour matrix

Recommend and model body breaks

Recommend behavioural interventions

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Co-construct data driven action plans for targeted supports (DLR, RAD, EYE)

Support writing process through input mechanism, planning, editing

Recommend resources

Student observation to inform recommendations

Support when appropriate the development and/or implementation of Success

Plans

Suggest behavioural interventions

Co-create monitoring tools (traffic lights, thermometer, engine running)

Model and co-plan behavioural interventions

Student observations to inform regulation strategies

Tier 3

(Intensive)

Assistance with outside agency applications

Liaison with outside agencies

Support with the development and/or implementation of IIPs

Assist in organization & facilitation of transition meetings

Co-construct priority goals & strategies for fluid transition

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Digital Learning Consultants

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Learning Management Systems Support

Online learning and teaching

Technology Integration

Google Ecosystem

Digital story telling

Digital writing process

Apple Ecosystem

Digital citizenship

Animation

Social Media within the Classroom

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Technology Integration

Read & Write

Speech to Text, Text to Speech

Instructional Videos (YouTube, Swivl camera, Adobe Connect)

Reteach

Flipped Learning

Tier 3

(Intensive)

Technology Integration

Assistive technology support

Support strategies within IIPs

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Occupational Therapists

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Classroom regulation strategies (body & mind breaks)

Data collection - Early Years Evaluation (EYE)

Contextual pre-intervention discussions

Ergonomic & environmental modifications

Observations

Consultation

Reflection

Responsive planning

Gross and fine motor skills

Physical Education support

Life skills/self-care

Provision of in-services/PD

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Ergonomic & environmental modifications

Fine & gross motor skills (small group)

Self-regulation groups

Cursive writing groups

Tier 3

(Intensive)

Consultation for adaptive equipment/assistive technology

Assessments

Lift & transfer training

Support students with intensive needs

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Outreach Workers

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Home visits (pre-K)

Family days (pre-K)

Nutrition programs

Assist with attendance concerns

Provide supplies 9hygiene, academic supplies, snacks)

Before/after school programming (Kids’ Kitchen)

Assist with grant applications

Share information from inter-agency meetings (Oasis, Marguerite Riel Centre)

Provide event & organizational awareness to staffs (anti-bullying, nutrition,

head lice)

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Social skills (small groups)

Reading groups (noon hour)

Supporting behavior matrices

Transportation to/from after school programming

Tier 3

(Intensive)

Individual home visits

Assisting with applications (Kids’ Sports)

Check-in/check-out

Communicating with outside agencies

Hygiene & lice checking education

Support students with intensive needs

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Speech Language Pathologists

Please note that the categories of interventions are fluid and depend upon the intensity of the intervention.

Additionally, support may include, but is not limited to, the following:

Response to

Intervention

Potential Supports

Tier 1

(Universal)

Kindergarten screening (articulation, language, and hearing)

Expanding Expressions Tool (EET)

Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V)

Phonological awareness

Learning Language & Loving It (Pre-K/K)

ABC & Beyond (Pre-K/K)

Social skills & social language

Picture Word Induction Model (PWIM)

Family engagement support

Classroom observations to inform recommendations

General consultation

Parent information

Early Years Evaluation (EYE)

Pre-intervention discussions

Tier 2

(Targeted)

Expanding Expressions Tool (EET)

Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V)

Phonological awareness

Social skills & social language

Picture Word Induction Model (PWIM)

Articulation groups

Problem solving groups – making choices

Functional language groups – life skills vocabulary

Language groups

Tier 3

(Intensive)

Intensive 1:1 Intervention (stuttering, hearing therapy)

Assistive Technology/Adaptive Equipment Support

Augmentative/Alternate Communication Systems

Voice – vocal quality, rate of speech, fluency

Support students with intensive needs

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Recommended Readings

The following resources are available through the NESD’s Student Support Services Resource Centre at L.P. Miller Comprehensive High School. If you are interested in reviewing any of the following, please feel free to ask the library personnel at L.P. Miller to help you locate the resources or use the following on-line link:

NESD Student Support Services library

Appelbaum, M. (2009). The One-Stop Guide to Implementation of RtI: Academic and Behavioural Interventions, K-12. CA: Corwin Press.

Bender, W.N. (2009). Beyond the RtI Pyramid: Solutions for the First Years of Implementation. Bloomington, IL: Solution Tree Press.

Bender, W.N. (2007). Response to Interventions A Practical Guide for Every Teacher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Buffum, A., Mattos, M. & Weber, C. (2009). Pyramid Response to Intervention: RtI, Professional Learning and How to Respond When Kids Don’t Learn. Bloomington, IL: Solution Tree Press. Howell, R., Patton, S. & Deiotte, M. (2008). Understanding Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide to Systematic Implementation. Bloomington, IL: Solution Tree Press. Mefcalf, Linda (2010). Solution-Focused RtI : A Positive and Personalized Approach to Response to Intervention. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Searle, Margaret (2010. What Every School Leader Needs to Know about RtI. ASCD.