Best Practices at Tier 3 [Elementary]

Meet the needs of students who have fallen the furthest behind. Created for grade K-5 educators, this guide details how to implement intensive interventions at Tier 3 of the RTI at Work(TM) process. Discover practices and strategies to intervene successfully when students struggle with core content, as well as with foundational skills from previous school years. The RTI at Work inverted pyramid is designed to continually focus a school's collective attention and resources to a single point: the individual child.TIER 1Access to an essential grade-level curriculum that embeds ongoing monitoring for all studentsTIER 2Immediate and targeted interventions systematically applied and monitored for any students not mastering the core curriculumTIER 3Intensive interventions and remediation focused on closing gaps in learningUse this guide to improve your school so students receive the support they need to learn at the highest levels:Study the critical elements of the RTI at Work process.Understand the role of teams, specifically the leadership and intervention teams, in implementing Tier 3 interventions.Learn how to collaboratively design and deliver instruction to students needing intensive intervention with a multitiered system of support (MTSS).Examine the role of assessment at Tier 3 and discover strategies for using assessment data to monitor learning.Acquire best practices for delivering intensive behavior interventions according to the RTI at Work process.Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: The Power and Purpose of Tier 3 InterventionsChapter 2: The Need for Collective ResponsibilityChapter 3: Collaborative Team Structures at Tier 3Chapter 4: Tier 3 Design to Ensure High Levels of LearningChapter 5: Convergent Assessment for Targeting at Tier 3Chapter 6: Behavior Supports at Tier 3Chapter 7: Academic Instruction at Tier 3Chapter 8: Personalized Learning for TeamsFinal ThoughtsAppendix: Resources and ToolsReferences and ResourcesIndex