Definition and Glossary
Definition of RtI
Response to Intervention (RtI) is a system
used at each school to screen, assess, identify, plan for, and
provide interventions to any student at risk of school
failure due to academic or behavior needs.
Glossary of Terms
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AIMSweb |
A data
management system that facilitates the organization of
student, classroom, school, and district level benchmark
and progress monitoring data. The system automatically
graphs data against student, classroom, school, district
or national norms or targets.
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Benchmark
tests |
Short
assessments (2-3 minutes) given at the beginning,
middle, and end of year to establish baseline
achievement data and progress.
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Curriculum-Based Measurement |
A method of
monitoring student progress through a curriculum. It
reflects the success of students’ instructional program
by using short, formative assessments that are
nationally normed.
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Duration |
The length
of time over which a child receives an intervention
(e.g., 15 weeks).
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Fidelity of
Treatment |
Implementing a program, system or intervention exactly
as designed so that it is aligned with research and
ensures the largest possible positive outcome.
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Frequency |
The number
of times a child receives an intervention in a given
timeframe (e.g., daily, twice weekly).
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PDSA |
Plan – Do –
Study – Act
The acronym for District 11’s continuous quality
improvement process.
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Positive
Behavior Support |
A tiered
intervention system based on school-wide practices that
encourage and reward positive student and adult
behavior. |
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Problem
Solving Team |
A Problem
Solving Team is a group of teachers and school staff who
meet reguarly to help design interventions for and monitor
progress of students at risk for failure.
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Progress
monitoring |
Data used
to frequently check student progress towards
success. Most often, progress monitoring data comes from
short (2-3 minute), normed assessment probes given every
1-4 weeks.
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Intensity |
The length
of time during which a child receives an intervention
(e.g., 30 minutes).
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Interventions |
Instructional strategies and curricular components used
to enhance student learning.
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Research-based Interventions |
Instructional strategies and curricular components used
to enhance student learning. The effectiveness of these
interventions is backed by experimental design studies
that
a) have been applied to a large study sample,
b) show a direct correlation between the intervention
and student progress, and
c) have been reported in peer-reviewed journals. |
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Response to Intervention
Colorado Springs School Dist. 11
1115 North El Paso St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone 719-520-2146
Fax 719-520-2028
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