[MOSAIC] RTI

[Plongshell at aol.com]

My district started investigating RTI last year and we are using  the tiering 
system this year. I'm an AIS reading teacher. Because of the tiering  we have 
some groups limited to 3 kids (tier 3) and 6 kids (tier 2). We have not  been 
told to use any specific program yet, but I could see it coming because of  
the need for frequent progress monitoring. That is different from our previous  
AIS where the kids were formally assessed 3 times a year with DRA or QRI  
testing. Our school psychologist is pushing for DIBELS, but after using it  
briefly and reading the book by Elaine Garan where she addresses valid reasons  for 
not using it, I'm hoping we won't. Is your district advocating the Options  
program because they wanted a common intervention for all tier 3 kids? I'd also 
 like to hear from other interventionists and if RTI has hit their  districts.
Michelle, NY 2-5 Reading



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