Differentiation - Finding the Right Slope

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Differentiation - Finding the Right Slope

• Tammy Rasmussen
• Oregon RTI

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Response to Intervention in Oregon

• Protocol
• Tiered Interventions
• Health of the Core
• LD Identification
• High Quality Professional Development

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The Heart of RTI is the Core

• Research based/Evidence Based
• Focus on Reading
• Five Big Ideas
• 90 minutes
• All Students

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Differentiate the Core
What it is
What it is NOT

• Matched to the need
• Designed through assessments
• Flexible
• Team Decisions

• The same for every student
• Cardiac Assessment
• Blue Birds/Red Birds
• Working in Isolation

Difficult to intervene until your Core is
healthy!
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Differences Learning to ReadEstimates from NICHD
research (NC Dept. of Public Education)
Population Journey to Reading Instructional Requirements
5 Easy children read before starting school Need no formal decoding instruction
35 Relatively Easy Learn to read regardless of instructional approach
40 Formidable Challenge Need systematic and explicit instruction
20 One of the most difficult tasks to be mastered in school Need intensive, systematic, direct, explicit instruction
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How effective are your interventions here?
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How about here?
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Is Your Core Healthy?
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Scheduling Reading

• 90 minutes every day
• 60 minutes is whole group
• 30 minutes is Workshop (differentiated by skill
  need)
• Push in support for Workshop only
• Workshop is Core materials only
• Intervention time is in-addition to

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Data Drives Our Workshop/Differentiation
What do you notice about the needs of particular
students? Does every student need the same type
and intensity of workshop? How do we
differentiate so some students can extend their
learning? (RTI supports ALL students)
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Remember the Ladder?

• Which differentiation strategies provide more
  intensity?
• Which differentiation strategies are too intense
  or require more scaffolding?
• Which strategies do certain students need in our
  data sheet?

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Differentiation is a Team Sport

• Collaborate with your grade level teams
• Share students with similar needs when possible
• Ensure you are focusing on Core instruction. The
  HEART!

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