District Challenges
RTI Model
Assessments
Referral Process
Samuel's Case Study
100
With the increase in the numbers of ELLs, there is an increased need for this to address their educational needs.
What are guidelines?
100
RTI can inform these 3 areas.
What are preferral, referral and assessment?
100
This provides an additional source of information during the special education process.
What is RTI?
100
By law, general education teachers must ensure that the student received this when summarizing student progress.
What is adequate evidence-based instruction?
100
Samuel's classroom teacher describes him as this.
What is bright, young and very enthusiastic about learning?
200
In 2003-2004, 14% of the total school age population was identified as this (although ELLs were not specifically included in this population due to data collection issues).
What are students with learning disabilitites?
200
The RTI Model can inform the development of this.
What is the IEP?
200
A literacy assessment that may be used to universally screen all students.
What is DIBELS?
200
Committee that evaluates whether student received adequate instruction and intervention.
What is the MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team)?
200
Samuel was recommended for evaluation because of this.
What is slower than anticipated progress?
300
Schools report a lack of what to address the unique learning needs of ELLs.
What are adequate services?
300
These steps are included in Tier 1 Primary Prevention.
What is univeral screening of all students, progress monitoring of ELLs, and progress monitoring of high-risk students.
300
The process of determining students' instructional needs within a currriculum by assessing specific curriculum skills.
What is curriculum-based assessment?
300
It is important that the referral team select these in order to obtain a comprehensive picture of the student's ability level.
What are various data collection tools?
300
Lake Shore's prereferral team decided that Samuel's slowth growth in oral reading fluency might not be a result of this.
What is an English language proficiency issue (or poor English language proficiency)?
400
In addition to a lack of a comprehensive approach, what do many schools lack?
What is appropriate professional development?
400
These steps are included in Tier 2.
What are: 15-20 week sessions and weekly progress monitoring; RTI base on 4-6 data points; and add, change, and/or refer.
400
An informal assessment that examines the learner's strategies by testing, teaching and retesting the material.
What is dynamic assessment?
400
The IEP needs to address the disability eligibility, present level and rate of performance in the academic curriculum, specialized instruction and these.
What are accommodations and adaptations?
400
Lake Shore School determined that Samuel was eligible for special education support based on these.
What are CBA oral reading fluency progress, and achievement and intellectual assessments?
500
Districts struggle with distinguishing between these two deficiencies.
What are language deficiency (or difficulty acquiring L2) and a learning disability.
500
These are included in Tier 3 Tertiary Prevention.
What is 1:1 and PM; MDT evaluaton; eligibility and IEP
500
To obtain medical and educational background, this assessment might be used by the MDT.
What is an interview with the family?
500
The development of a comprehensive summary of the student's skills include these three.
What are functional, linguistic and academic skills?
500
The program recommended for Samuel includes these.
What are Tier 1 and 2 instruction, and Tier 3 instruction with ESL support?