Assessment

Assessment and data interpretation are central to the Response to Intervention process.  Benchmarking is the process of assessing all students three times per school  year in reading, math and writing.  Benchmarking is the first step in identifying students who are not benefiting from regular classroom instruction.

Progress monitoring is performed multiple times per year to ensure that RtI students are continuing to progress adequately.  If the progress monitoring data shows that a student is not progressing additional assessments may occur more frequently to provide specific, up-to-date information.

The RtI assessment process includes the following:

• The teacher administers short, skills-based tests (2-3 minutes each) to get baseline data on how well a student performs these skills.

• If a student learns at a slower rate or at a lower level than others in the classroom, the tests help the teacher pinpoint problems.

• The teacher changes the way she teaches or the materials he uses so the student better understands the lessons.

• The teachers encourages the student to take responsibility for trying hard, daily attendance, and turning in homework.

• The teachers continues to monitor progress using short tests and graphing the results.

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