RTI Action Network - Ongoing Student Assessment

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"Instead of concentrating on the "bar" that kids are supposed to be clearing, we're focusing on taking students from "where they are and moving them forward." [Read full story »]

— Paul A. Jebe, Principal, CO

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Should interventions in Tier 2 and Tier 3 follow the alignment of the core curriculum?

Response from Karen Wixson, Ph.D.: The general answer to this question is "yes"—Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions should be aligned with the core curriculum. However...[read full response]

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Ongoing Student Assessment

Ongoing Student Assessment Stanley Deno of the University of Minnesota, perhaps best known for his research leading to the development of Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) progress monitoring procedures and their use in the RTI model, explains why progress measures have become a central component of the newly developed RTI approach.

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Universal Screening

A central component of RTI is early screening of all students to identify those at risk for academic and/or behavior difficulties.

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Progress Monitoring

Progress measures can be used as regularly and as frequently as necessary throughout the school year.

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Data-Based Decision Making

Within RTI, decisions about instruction and intervention are directed by student outcome data.

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Universal Screening

Progress Monitoring

Data-Based Decision Making

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