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2009 Conference Follow-Up: Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades

These are the archived follow-up materials from the 2009 conference. We are excited to be preparing even more in-depth follow-up for this year's conference. This information is currently available for your reference.

IES Recommended Practices

This section contains the “heart” of the strand - brief PowerPoint presentations which summarize each of the recommendations within the IES Response to Intervention Practice Guide. All information contained within the presentations comes directly from Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (Rti) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades. Schools are welcome to use these presentations for staff development purposes.

Suggested Use: Individual study or small group review with discussion of implications for strengthening local math programs. These materials are a good starting point for groups or individuals who were not able to attend the conference. It is recommended that these materials be studied first before viewing other follow-up materials.

Planning Guide

This planning guide has been created using the recommendations and checklists from the IES Practice Guide Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades (Gersten, et al., 2009).

Suggested Use: Districts and/or schools can use the guide to:

  • Conduct an overall "screening" to determine the extent to which research-based recommendations described in the RtI Reading Practice Guide are being implemented within the district or school;
  • Determine a district or school's specific strengths and weaknesses related to implementation of Response to Intervention in reading in the primary grades; and
  • Develop school improvement plans based on areas of need as determined by completion of the RtI Reading Planning Guide.
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Webinar

Webinar: Explicit Comprehension Strategy Instruction
View webinar documents and recording

Strand Highlights

In this section you will find a summary of each conference presentation within the Response to Intervention strand. Also ncluded are:
  • Presentations from all strand speakers (PowerPoint handouts)
  • A summary of key points from each presentation
  • Short audio clips of important points made by each speaker
  • Video clips of an interview with one of the speakers in this strand (Coming soon!)

Suggested use: The PowerPoint presentations, strand highlights, presenter audio clips, and speaker interview can be used to extend the knowledge gained from the IES Practice Guide and assist in applying the recommendations within classrooms. These materials can be used for individual learning as well as study and discussion within small group formats such as grade level teams, department level teams, and professional learning communities. In addition, the materials in this section could be used for professional development activities related to school improvement goals for an entire staff.

Readings from Research, Publications of Interest, and Suggested Links

This section identifies and provides links to selected research summaries, key publications and highly relevant websites, all of which can extend understanding and provide useful information, guidelines and tools for improving math instruction for all students.

Suggested Use: These publications are available for individual or group study and discussion. The web links can be extremely helpful for finding other documents, resources, tools, etc. which will enhance your planning and implementation of program improvements.

Readings from Research

Publication Source
Field Studies of RTI Programs RTI Action Network
Rethinking Special Education for a New Century. Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and the Progressive Policy Institute: Washington D.C.
RtI Research for Practice National Association of State Directors of Special Education

Publications of Interest

Publication Source
A Principal's Guide to Intensive Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in Reading First Schools Florida Center for Reading Research
Implications of RTI for the Reading Teacher International Reading Association

Suggested Links

Resource Source
CASE Response to intervention Council of Administrators of Special Education
IDEA Partnership’s Collaborative Work on Response to Intervention IDEA Partnership
Module Series: Using CBM in a Response to Intervention Framework (K-12) National Center on Response to Intervention
NASDSE Response to Intervention (RtI) Project National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NASP Resources: RTI National Association of School Psychologists
Online Training: Using CBM for Progress Monitoring in Reading National Center on Student Progress Monitoring