NEWS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
Billions Available to Retain Teachers; Assist Students
The U.S. Department of Education plans to make $44 billion in stimulus funds available to states in the next 30 to 45 days to help avert hundreds of thousands of estimated teacher layoffs, while driving crucial education improvements and results for students. Additional funding will be available within the next 6 months.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
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New NCRTI Resources!
Glossary of RTI Terms
Have you ever asked, what the difference is between curriculum-based assessment and curriculum-based measurement? Have you heard of standard treatment protocol but are unsure as to what it means? Find these answers and more in our new Glossary of RTI Terms!
As a follow-up to our September 23, 2008 webinar, Planning for the Implementation of RTI, Dr. Alexandra Hilt-Panahon answers questions related to successful RTI implementation, based on her experience working with the Monitoring the Progress of Pennsylvania’s Pupils (MP3) Project.
She discusses:
- planning and preparation for RTI
- tiered instruction
- professional development, and
- collaboration between general and special education teachers.
Click here to access the podcasts.
New Webinar: RTI and Universal Screening: Establishing District Benchmarks
When: March 25 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET
Dr. David Heistad will describe universal screening measures, their use, and how to establish district benchmarks. Hear about real-life examples and resources from schools using universal screening measures.
How to Participate
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State RTI News and Events
Missouri has established a strong level of cooperation across special and general education as a priority for their RTI efforts. The state has asked the National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI) for direct support in the following:
- building awareness of effective instruction across RTI tiers
- linking RTI implementation across the four state initiatives (Literacy, PBIS, High Schools that Work and Professional Learning Communities) through the Missouri Integrated Model
- initial implementation of RTI in selected school districts.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Division of Special Education has worked with several districts to provide funds to support the implementation of RTI academic practices:
- North Kansas City – 1 year grant (2005-2006)
- St. Louis Area Consortium including Kirkwood, Mehlville, Webster Groves, in conjunction with Special School District – 3 year grant (2005-2008)
- Carthage – 2 year grant (2006-2008)
- Excelsior Springs – School Improvement Grants
- Reed Springs – School Improvement Grant
Click here to go to the Webster Groves School District (MO) website, which provides additional information about Missouri's RTI initiative.
Stay tuned for details about other state RTI events and initiatives in upcoming newsletters!
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RESOURCES FROM OUR PARTNERS |
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What Works Clearinghouse Guide: RTI Can Assist Students Who Struggle with Reading
This new guide by the What Works Clearinghouse offers five specific recommendations to help educators identify struggling readers and implement evidence-based strategies to promote their reading achievement. Teachers and reading specialists can use these strategies to implement RTI and multi-tier intervention methods and frameworks at the classroom or school level. Recommendations address how to screen students for reading problems, design a multi-tier intervention program, adjust instruction to help struggling readers, and monitor student progress. WWC Guide on RTI 
Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings
This report from the RTI Action Network provides early childhood experts, policy makers, advocates, and others an explanation of how the essential components of RTI — universal screening and progress-monitoring with research-based, tiered interventions — can be applied in preschool settings. The report was authored by Mary Ruth Coleman, Ph.D., and Tracey West, Ph.D., from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Froma Roth, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland, College Park. RTI Action Network Report
CEC Today Article: Improve Reading Achievement Through RTI
An article in the most recent CEC Today outlines the efforts of one West Virginia high school as it developed (with district assistance) its own three-tiered response to intervention (RTI) project to help its students become more proficient readers. The project leader shares the outcomes and lessons learned while implementing RTI.
CEC Today article
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This is the National Center on Response to Intervention's monthly e-newsletter, the RTI Responder! We share the latest research findings about RTI, related information from our partners and the federal Technical Assistance and Dissemination network, as well as the policies, strategies, and techniques that states have developed to implement an RTI model.We hope that you find this newsletter pertinent and informative.
The National Center on RTI Staff
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