RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
WHAT IS RTI AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ELLS?
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RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
Session Goals RTI Groundwork
Examining Assessment Systems
Data Analysis and Instructional Design
Advancing your RTI Model
1. Overview of the RTI model 2. Role of ELLs in an RTI system
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
What are your goals for your students as readers?
To use language to explore new ideas
To use new words to convey ideas precisely
To use print as a tool in a lifelong journey of learning
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RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
What is RTI? Tiered instruction for struggling students
Ongoing student assessment
Excellent Tier 1 (Core) Instruction
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RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
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Assessment and Instruction • In the classroom: • Patterns in the data shape priorities for the core of instruction • Students who are struggling receive a “double dose” targeted to their specific needs • Students who struggle despite intervention receive increasingly specialized services
The Three-Tiered Model
Tier 1 Core of Instruction
Tier 2 "Double Dose" of Instruction
Tier 3 Intensive Intervention
• Literacy Block
• Extra exposure to instruction focused on the student’s needs • One-on-one Tutoring • Special services
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
RTI Assessment System Tier 1 Universal / school wide system to inform instructional planning and support all students’ learning Tier 2 Targeted for a smaller subset of students to inform intervention and monitor progress Tier 3 Individualized to better understand persistent difficulties and adjust intervention Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
New Perspective on Student Performance
Following up with struggling students
Screening all students in literacy
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
Student Pathway: Tier 1
Assessments in One Academic Year
Initial Screening
Outcome Tests
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
Alternative Pathways for Struggling Students
Process of Hypothesis Testing Outcome Tests
Screening
Is this problem different from what peers are facing?
Student Difficulty Surfaced
Is the problem persistent, despite instruction?
Has the student had sufficient opportunities to learn? How can we layer instructional supports throughout the day?
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
The Two Needs of ELLs Explicit English Language Instruction
Academic Reading, Writing, and Speaking Skills
Explicit Literacy Instruction
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
Principles for Tier 1: ELLs ELLs in mainstream classroom settings included in the RTI system
Assessment used to guide instructional planning and support – NOT for high stakes decisions or to label students
ELLs flagged as at-risk or below-benchmark should receive targeted instructional support
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
RTI and Best Practices: An Overlap Best practices in literacy assessment: Using a variety of data sources to design tailored instruction, facilitate student learning, and monitor progress over time
RTI: A school-wide system to periodically screen for student risk, provide supplemental instruction for students needing Tier 2 or 3 supports, and tailor Tier 1 instruction
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
CLOSING AND REFLECTION
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education
RTI Model for ELL Academic Success
Lesaux, Marietta, & Phillips Galloway
For Discussion: See
• What did you notice about RTI from today’s presentation? Was anything new or surprising?
Think
• What are your ideas about implementing RTI, particularly with ELLs?
Wonder
• What questions or concerns do you have? What are you curious about? Excited to try?
Materials developed in collaboration with the Office of English Language Learners, New York City Department of Education