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What is MTSS? Part 3
This is the time to revisit the inventory taken at the beginning of the adoption process and consider building a resource library. You may find that current instructional methods require only slight modifications to be considered tier 1 and tier 2 practices.
Read MoreResponse to Intervention (RTI): Part 2
In my first post on Response to Intervention (RTI), I provided a brief introduction to this framework. In summary, Response to Intervention (RTI) is a strategy geared towards students who face learning challenges. The premise behind “interventions” is to ensure that students receive the supports they need so that the gaps in learning are not…
Read MoreWhat is MTSS? Part 2
In the previous blog, I outlined the first step of initiating MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports), a framework designed to meet the needs of each and every learner in a school district. When your school community has completed its inventory of instructional tools and supports for academic, behavioral, and social-emotional learning, it is time to…
Read MoreResponse to Intervention (RTI): An Introduction
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a strategy geared towards students who face learning challenges. Students struggle for a variety of reasons and it’s important to understand why these students are struggling and the best way to create a learning path so that they are successful and feel good about themselves. The premise behind “interventions” is…
Read MoreIs All This Data Analysis Making a Difference?
At the elementary school where I taught for 13 years, we would have twice a year meetings called Data Days. Our grade-level team would meet with the principal, the literacy coaches, and the special needs teachers to analyze all the assessment data we had on all the students in our grade level. We took this as…
Read MoreClass Composer: The Best Solution for Student Placement
Choosing a class list creator or placement software can help elementary school teachers plan balanced classes. Don’t purchase any class list software before reading this article.
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