Collaborating to Make Intervention Decisions
Imagine you have been implementing interventions and progress monitoring students for the last nine weeks. The goals of the intervention are to increase students’ percentile rankings to 50. You are preparing to meet with the RTI team to review specific students’ intervention data to make instructional decisions.
Using the “2nd Grade Literacy Scores,” create a 200-250 word summary for each student to use at the RTI review meeting. Include the following in each student’s summary:
An initial summary and analysis of the progress monitoring data.
Two questions to consider about each student’s progress monitoring data.
Recommendations for instructional next steps (e.g., continue with intervention, change the intervention, or fade the current intervention), including an explanation of how the data supports the instructional recommendation.
If recommending that intervention be added or continued, identify one individual goal based on the assessment data and describe steps to progress monitor the individual goal.
If recommending that intervention be added or continued, describe the developmentally appropriate intervention strategy that will be used to support the student’s instructional goal.
Explain how the student will track their progress and take ownership of their learning throughout intervention instruction.
Part 2: Reflection
In 250-350 words reflect on the process of reviewing data and preparing to collaborate with a team to make intervention decisions. Include the following in your reflection:
Explain how you can use technology to communicate student intervention information and progress appropriately, legally, and ethically to all stakeholders.
Discuss how your intervention recommendations meet each child’s learning needs.
Sample Answer
2nd Grade Literacy Scores – RTI Meeting Summaries
Student 1: [Student Name]
Summary: [Student Name] began the intervention with a 20th percentile ranking. After nine weeks, they have shown minimal progress, increasing to the 25th percentile.
Questions:
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What additional factors might be affecting [Student Name]’s reading progress beyond the intervention?
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Would a different intervention strategy be more effective for [Student Name]?
Recommendation: While [Student Name] shows some progress, it is not significant enough to meet the goal of 50th percentile. We recommend transitioning to a different intervention strategy, potentially focusing on phonemic awareness or fluency. The limited progress suggests that the current intervention may not be the most appropriate for [Student Name]’s learning needs.
Individual Goal: Increase fluency to 100 words per minute by [Date].
Progress Monitoring: Track fluency using a one-minute reading passage, recording the number of words read correctly per minute. Graph the progress over time to visually represent improvement.