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™ 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 1

Access to an essential grade-level curriculum that embeds ongoing monitoring for all students

TIER 2

Immediate and targeted interventions systematically applied and monitored for any students not mastering the core curriculum

TIER 3

Intensive interventions and remediation focused on closing gaps in learning

Use 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:


Introduction


Chapter 1: The Power and Purpose of Tier 3 Interventions


Chapter 2: The Need for Collective Responsibility


Chapter 3: Collaborative Team Structures at Tier 3


Chapter 4: Tier 3 Design to Ensure High Levels of Learning


Chapter 5: Convergent Assessment for Targeting at Tier 3


Chapter 6: Behavior Supports at Tier 3


Chapter 7: Academic Instruction at Tier 3


Chapter 8: Personalized Learning for Teams


Final Thoughts


Appendix: Resources and Tools


References and Resources


Index