response to intervention and curriculum based measurement
Parents! It is important that you understand how progress monitoring is done in our classroom! We use the Response To Intervention model. RTI model is about adopting best professional practice, insisting that we do what is best and necessary for all students in our schools, and finally, rising to the challenge of doing that which is socially just. All team members, including the parent, closely monitor the child’s progress and determine which steps need to occur.
It should be noted that at any point
in an RTI process, IDEA 2004 allows parents to request a formal evaluation to determine eligibility for special education. An RTI process cannot be used to deny or delay a formal evaluation for special educa- tion. If you have further questions, contact your school principal. For more information check out the following links: To track progress we specifically use Curriculum Based Measurement which compares where a student is currently at vs. where they should be at. CBM can also help you work more effectively with the school system on your child’s behalf. CBMgraphs make the goals, and your child’s progress, clear to you and to the teacher. In this way,CBM can help parents and teachers communicate more constructively. How do RTI and CBM go hand in hand? CBM will help get the information and data that is necessary to give students the proper interventions! CBM will be monitored in a graph similar to the one below! |
Tier 1: All students have access to high quality curriculum, instruction, and behavior supports in the classroom. All students are screened on a periodic basis to identify struggling learners who need additional sup- ports. Those students who need these extra supports will get supplemen- tal instruction during the school day in their regular classroom. Student progress is closely monitored. Tier 2: If a student does not show significant enough progress in Tier 1, then they move into Tier 2 supports. Here they are provided with increasingly intensive instruction that is matched to their specific needs. Quick and easy testing can determine exactly where the child has challenges and a plan is developed to reduce the stu- dent’s difficulty. This instruction will continue to be modified until the student begins to show success. Students showing significant progress go on with the regular classroom program. If a student’s progress information is not meeting targets, they are considered for more intensive interventions in Tier 3. Tier 3: Only about 5% of students will need this most intensive level of instruction in order to be successful. More specialized assessments and in- put from the parent and school team occurs. |