Wyandotte - Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools

Describe what your school will implement to support the identified teaching and learningneeds of students in each content area to bring about increased academicachievement.Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)RtIThird TierIntensive SupportSecond TierDifferentiated – Flexible GroupFirst TierHigh Quality – Whole Group5 – 10%20 – 30%100%RESEARCHBureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services: Florida Department ofEducation. (2006). The response to intervention (RtI) model (Technicalassistance paper No. 12740). Tallahassee, FL.Christ, T. J., Burns, M. K., & Ysseldyke, J. E. (2005). Conceptual confusion withinresponse-to-intervention vernacular: Clarifying meaningful differences. NASPCommuniqué, 34 (3), 1-8.Denton, C. A. (Ed.). (2006, Winter). Responsiveness to Intervention as an Indication ofLearning Disability [Theme Issue]. Perspectives. 32(1).Fletcher, J. M., Lyon, G.R., Fuchs, L..S., & Barnes, M.A. (2007). Learning disabilities:From identification to intervention. New York: Guilford Press.Jimerson, Shane R.; Burns, Matthew K.; VanDerHeyden, Amanda (Eds.) (2007).Handbook of response to intervention: The science and practice of assessmentand intervention. New York: Springer.National Association of State Directors of Special Education (2005). Response tointervention: Policy considerations and implementationWalpole, Sharon; McKenna, Michael C., Differentiated Reading Instruction Strategiesfor Primary Grades, 2007. The Guilford Press, NY-- Kansas City, Wyandotte High School --Page 23 of 42