Week 4 Assignment 1

RTI is an assessing and intervention method used to help ensure no student gets left behind. It is a five step program of assessment, intervention based on each child's needs. Included in the instruction is three different tiers. The first tier is instruction for all students. The second is additional support for students who are not on par with the rest of the class and need a little extra support. This usually includes a half hour of extra instruction in small groups.  Last there is tier three where students receive additional help, usually one on one. Before giving a child another tier of instruction there is always testing and discussion. I think that one of the key factors in executing the RTI method is collaboration between all teacher. An important part of the success of RTI is the continuity of their whole education which is only possible with collaboration. The collaboration and meeting between teachers is also important to pinpoint the point of difficulty and the best next step for each child. Because teachers have to constantly provide feedback, they are always on the look out and no student has a chance to fall through the cracks. It mentioned in one of the articles that the process of collaboration can be frustrating for some parties die to misinterpreted messages.
My main question is really more of the how and when? When do the teachers find all that time to collaborate and test and provide small instruction groups?

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  1. Shaindy LichtmanSeptember 28, 2017 at 7:30 AM

    Great and thorough explanation! As for your question, I was wondering about the same things. When teaching a large group, it is hard to carve out time for collaboration, testing, and working with weaker students in small groups. I think that the best solution is having a competent teacher's aid who you can divide responsibilities with.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2017 at 6:34 PM

    As an educator in the reading department, the small groups are usually provided by a TA, reading specialist, or during independent work time in the classroom. Many teachers will provide dittos, reinforcing information previously taught, while pulling groups of students to provide personalized instruction.

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