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Response to Intervention in Reading (K-6)/Semester Course
This course is designed for teachers who are beginning to implement Response to Intervention (RTI) in reading. The course materials are based on current best-practices research. Topics addressed in the course include an overview of RTI, using multiple and varied assessments, the big 5 ideas in reading, and interventions for struggling readers.
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Topical Outline / Click here to request a copy of the syllabus
Unit One
- Understanding Response to Intervention
- RTI is Good Teaching
- Further Your Understanding
- Assignment #1: Write an autobiography/Write an article reflection
Unit Two
- Basics of Assessment
- Screeners and Progress Monitoring
- Informal Assessments
- Assignment #2: Examine the assessments available in your school/district and categorize them according to type. Then, choose a student who is struggling and discuss which screener, progress monitor, and informal assessment techniques you will use with that student.
Unit Three
- The Basics of Reading Instruction
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension
- Understanding Interventions
- Assignment #3: Discuss how you will address the big five ideas each day in your teaching
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Unit Four
- The Concept of Intervention
- Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Interventions
- Auditory Discrimination
- Progress Monitoring for Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
- Assignment #4: Describe the difference between phonics and phonemic awareness and share activities for intervention for both
Unit Five
- Interventions for Fluency
- Progress Monitoring for Fluency
- Interventions for Vocabulary
- Progress Monitoring for Vocabulary
- Assignment #5: Assess a student or develop a lesson plan
Unit Six
- Comprehension Interventions
- Progress Monitoring for Comprehension
- Response to Intervention for Special Populations
- Response to Intervention for Math
- Scheduling Models
- Wrap Up
- Assignment #6: Design an intervention plan
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