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2. Ensure that intervention is provided K-12 in addition to core
instruction to accelerate literacy learning by 2011-2012.
Significant professional development was provided district-wide around the core
concepts of Response to Intervention (Rtl). Central to Rtl is that adequate
learning time of high quality, grade level core instruction is essential.
Interventions should always supplement- not replace- core instruction.
Therefore, students requiring intervention should have additional instruction
outside of the 90 minute literacy block K-6 and should have interventions
scheduled in addition to core Language Arts/Reading/English courses at the
secondary level. Elementary, middle and high schools are working to provide
even greater access to intervention blocks outside of core instruction for 2012-13
through extensive planning with district and building Rtl Leadership Teams,
scheduling innovations, and modifying existing allocations.
Interventionist training was provided one Friday each month for all district
interventionists, including Reading Recovery teachers and elementary and
middle school interventionists. All new READ 180/System 44 teachers attended
professional development at the beginning of each year. In addition, in 2011-12,
all READ 180/System 44 teachers had at least one individualized coaching
session provided on-site to help ensure fidelity to the research design.
3. Screen all K-8 students for potential reading problems at the
beginning of the year and again in the middle of the year (Tier 1 ).
Screen 9-12 students as indicated by progress monitoring. Use
the most developmentally appropriate measures for screening.
K-2 students were universally screened using the Primary Language Arts
Assessment (PLAA or Spanish PLAA) in 2011-12.
See Appendix F for 2011-12 PLAAISPLAA data summary.
All students in grade 3-7 were universally screened 3/times in 2011-12 using the
Measures of Academic Progress - Reading.
See Appendix G for 2011-12 MAP Reading RIT data summary.
Students in grades 6-12 below proficiency are screened as needed using the
Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) or the Scholastic Phonics Inventory (SPI) as
a function of participating in the READ 180/System 44 intervention.
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