Presentation Resources
These presentations can be accessed to support your campus implementation of Response to Intervention.
Differentiated Instruction
“How Does Small-group Reading Instruction in Tier I Differ From Small-group Reading Instruction in Tier II?” demonstrates, with the use of video examples, differences between Tier I and Tier II small group reading instruction.
Challenges and Opportunities
“Building RtI Capacity in Texas: Challenges and Opportunities” outlines challenges campuses face when implementing Response to Intervention. It was delivered at the 6th Annual Research in Reading Seminar in Austin, TX.
Response to Intervention Flowchart Presentation
To better understand the RtI implementation process outlined in the Response to Intervention Implementation Flowchart, review this presentation.
Response to Intervention: Research to Practice
Dr. Sharon Vaughn provides background, history, and research information on a three tiered intervention model and why tiered models are used for academic interventions. Dr. Vaughn also offers guidance on how to begin implementing Response to Intervention. The presentation was shared at the Building RTI Capacity: Perspectives from the Field Conference — Austin, TX.
Response to Intervention: What Parents Want To Know
Dr. Pamela Bell explains response to intervention and a three tier model with a group of interested parents at Scottish Rite - Austin, TX.
How Can Educators Collaborate to Support Student Success When Implementing Response to Intervention?
This presentation on collaboration focuses on three key concepts: providing a rationale for teacher collaboration, identifying legislation related to general education and special education supporting the need for collaboration and, discussing the Collaborative Instructional Log that can promote instructional connections between general education, special education, and other programs.
The National Mathematics Panel: Implications for Policy and Practice
Dr. Russell Gersten shares the framework of the National Mathematics Panel and the Panel’s charge. Dr. Gersten also discusses the Panel’s major findings, key messages, and implications for specific school-improvement activities.
Response to Intervention (RtI): The 3-Tier Model Applied to Early Mathematics
Dr. Diane Bryant discusses RtI and a 3-tier model applied to early mathematics. Dr. Bryant provides an overview of project activities, including findings for Tier II intervention and how assessment materials are disseminated.
Introduction to the Assessment Measures
Dr. Brian Bryant provides an introduction to the Texas Early Mathematics Inventories (TEMI).
Implementing RtI: Lessons Learned From the Spotlight Schools
The procedures followed by the Spotlight schools when implementing Response to Intervention included consensus building, infrastructure building, and developing and implementing their unique campus action plans. Here you will learn more about the implementation process and the lessons learned from the Spotlight schools’ experiences.
What Challenges Can Schools and Districts Anticipate in Implementing Response to Intervention (RtI)?
Challenges faced when implementing Response to Intervention include time/scheduling, classroom management, implementing instructional changes, overcoming changes in leadership and funding.
RtI Leadership Summit 2009 – Response to Intervention and Early Mathematics Intervention
“Response to Intervention and Early Mathematics Intervention: Recommendations for Implementation” provides an overview of the RtI early math project, including information regarding mathematics difficulties and findings from the National Mathematics Panel. A discussion of the assessment and progress monitoring tools, as well as Tier II intervention booster lessons, is offered.
RtI Leadership Summit 2009 – Rosemont Middle School, Fort Worth ISD
“Change: The Dynamic Force, Laying a Foundation by Implementing Best Practices in a School-wide Program” provides one middle school’s experience implementing methods typically used in elementary schools by outlining how the campus moved through the steps of transformative change.
RtI Leadership Summit 2009 – Shannon Baker and Kathy Clayton, Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency shares Texas data and information supporting the implementation potential of Response to Intervention.
RtI Leadership Summit 2009 – Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies (TALA)
Learn about the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies and its background. This presentation, developed by Deborah Reed from the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin and Kerry Ballast from the Texas Education Agency, was shared at the June 2009 RtI Leadership Summit by Traci Seils, English-Language Arts-Reading Coordinator from the Region VI Education Service Center.
RtI Leadership Summit 2009 – TBSI/PBS/RTI…What do we do now?
“TBSI/PBS/RTI… What do we do now?” provides information on core prevention, small group intervention, and intensive intervention commonly used in Texas when implementing Response to Intervention in the area of behavior.
Building RtI Capacity in Texas: Challenges and Opportunities
Information on both the challenges and opportunities campuses face when implementing Response to Intervention was delivered at the Tejas LEE Summer Conference 2009, organized by Education Service Center Region 20, in San Antonio, TX.
Teaching Reading to Spanish-Speaking Students
This lecture identifies basic differences in the structure of Spanish compared to English, examines how these differences are reflected in the reading behaviors of Spanish-speaking students, and reviews research and instructional tips supporting English language development for these students. It was presented to a graduate class in the Department of Special Education in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin.
Response to Intervention: Reading
Learn about Response to Intervention and its legislative basis – No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. An overview of a 3-tier reading model is provided, including several video clips.
Implementing RTI Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds: Key Issues for Decision-makers
This presentation defines what the U.S. Department of Education means when they talk about RtI and provides specific examples of how Title I, Title III, and CEIS funds may be used to support RtI.