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A description of Tier 3 interventions in MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports)
Progress Monitoring Data Tracker that will graph up to 3 goals per page. Add SMART goals for any subject area. Created in Google Sheets, the graphs will automatically generate when the data is added. A trend line and goal line will also generate. Tabbed at the bottom to keep track of all your students' data in one document. Looking for more RTI / MTSS Resources? Check out these other RTI / MTSS Resources in my store! *RTI / MTSS Progress Monitoring Form https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Progress-Monitoring-Form-7209398 *RTI / MTSS- Progress Monitoring Data Tracker https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Progress-Monitoring-Data-Tracker-6828806 *RTI / MTSS Tier 2/3 MATH Planning and Progress Monitoring Form https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Tier-23-MATH-Planning-and-Progress-Monitoring-Form-7247726 *RTI / MTSS Tier 2/3 READING Planning and Progress Monitoring Form https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Tier-23-READING-Planning-and-Progress-Monitoring-Form-7729541 *RTI / MTSS Math Interventions List https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Math-Interventions-List-6435642 *RTI / MTSS Behavioral Intervention- Work Completion Chart https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Behavioral-Intervention-Work-Completion-Chart-6435684 *RTI/MTSS K-5 Intervention/Progress Monitoring- Read, Write & Represent Numbers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTIMTSS-K-5-InterventionProgress-Monitoring-Read-Write-Represent-Numbers-7423314
Free RTI math materials that every math teacher needs. Learn the three categories of RTI materials needed for math interventions and how to get them. I worked hard to create materials that bring the best outcomes for my students. Now you can benefit, too.
As I gear up for my 14th year teaching (Yikes - I'm getting old), I am thinking of all the changes that have happened with education even in my short career so far. I won't go into it all, but one obvious change has been increased high-stakes testing. I'm sure we all have our opinions and ideas about this one, but I'll save that for another post at another time. I don't have the energy to get into it right now with my summer brain still in charge. Ahhhhh summer!!! I just love it!!! Oh, sorry - back to why I'm here today. Along with the changes in testing and teacher evaluation, there has also been a huge push for more specific interventions in the classroom in order to target individual skills as best we can. Response to Intervention (RTI) is something that my district has been doing since it was introduced; however, this upcoming year will be our first year that we will have an actual RTI time in our schedules everyday and group our students across the grade level based on needs. I know other states have been doing this for some time now, so we might be a little behind. Either way, it will be an adjustment for all of our teachers. As with anything new, we teachers are immediately on the hunt for materials to use. I knew I would be searching like crazy come the fall and decided to start making my own packs to help with this RTI time. I decided to start with Math because I think we will need more than what we currently have. I started with where my lowest students might be since I knew they would need the most support and I will work my way on from there. So my thought process as I started creating consisted of 4 main aspects of what I wanted in an RTI pack. Here is what I came up with: #1 Of course it is important to assess students to find out where they need help and what skills they have and don't have. #2 Once you have assessed all of your students, you can group them by need and focus in on those specific skills within your groups. #3 I don't know about you, but I get bored doing the same thing over and over. And I think my students do too. I wanted more than just worksheets or printables to use within my groups. I did include those things in my packs as well, because of course there is a time and place for this stuff; however, I knew I needed to create more fun and interactive ways to target the skills I was looking for. You gotta keep it interesting and motivating in order for learning to happen. #4 Finally, I knew that with any intervention, you need to be able to monitor progress along the way and adjust as needed. Therefore, although I'm not a huge fan of over-assessing - again, there is a time and place for it. In my mind, in order for RTI to work we need to collect as much data as we can in order to help our students grow. So with those 4 things in mind, my first Math RTI pack was born: This baby took me FOR-EV-ER!!! It is 238 pages and focuses on 6 main skills for early number sense. I knew I needed to have some form of pre-assessment to help group students, but that I would also need to progress monitor along the way with further assessments as mentioned earlier. And of course we needed lots of ways to practice, practice, practice!!! I've included easy prep directions and ideas for each skill, task cards, practice printables, and interactive games or centers. Everything that is shown in color is also available in black and white. I am so relieved to have something to start my year off with when we begin our RTI groups. I can't wait to finish the next packs that will continue to work through the Common Core standards in both Kindergarten and 1st Grade: Math RTI #2 - Operations and Algebraic Thinking Math RTI #3 - Number and Operations in Base Ten If you'd like to check out the pack in my store, click HERE or on the above picture. And if you are back to school already - I hope it's going great so far!!! Thanks for stopping by!
Student Tracking Form for RTI : MTSS Problem Solving Model, Tiered Intervention This form guides teachers though the universal screening data and helps identify students that need tier 1 interventions, keep track of progress monitoring review dates, and track students progression through the RTI process. Use this form to keep track of all students and where they are within your school or classroom intervention model. List all students and dates entering each tier of intervention. One quick look and you know where each student is. This form is also sold as part of a complete RTI documentation and program outline, available in my TPT store. Please see RTI/RTI Response to Intervention Program Forms (complete documentation System) BEST VALUE. Also check out www.grestmindsthinkdifferently.com to see how you could use the forms to create an entire RTI organizational system in your class or school.
Just the term RtI (Response to Intervention) can sound overwhelming. When first starting out, it doesn't have to be a go big, or go home approach. Start small. Take baby steps and see what works and doesn't work for you. You can begin implementing RtI for math right inside the confines of your classroom. My district has a very successful RtI model for reading that we follow, but as for math, we are responsible for providing our own assessments, interventions, and tracking within our own classrooms. So, how should you get started? 1. Gather Data Where are you in the school year? If you are at the beginning of the school year, administer a diagnostic test to see what students know and do not know from the previous year. This will give you an idea of what skills students need to work on to be successful in the current school year curriculum. You can also use your benchmark assessments to identify trouble spots. By using the benchmark assessments you can create groups based on skill deficients and rotate students in and out of RtI according to their current need. 2. Develop a Plan Once you have administered the assessment you have chosen, begin to develop a plan. Look for students' strengths and weaknesses. Determine the skill(s) that the student needs the most help with. Focus on no more than two at a time. Next, create small groups of students based on their needs. You can download these FREE RtI Planning Forms HERE. 3. Provide Interventions Interventions should happen in small groups, 4-5 times per week, and for a minimum of 20 minutes. Instruction during interventions should be explicit and systematic. This time should be used to provide extra practice and a lot of interaction with students. Interventions should be practiced under direct teacher guidance so that they receive on-demand corrective feedback. During guided practice, the teacher should ask students to communicate the strategies they are using to complete each step of the process and provide reasons for their decisions. In addition, the teacher should ask students to explain their solutions. Note that not only interventionists, but also fellow students, can and should communicate how they think through solving problems to the interventionist and the rest of the group. This can facilitate the development of shared language for talking about mathematical problem solving. (Gersten et al, 2009, p. 23) Add manipulatives for students to practice during interventions. Here is a list of virtual manipulatives: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html http://illuminations.nctm.org/ http://www.mathplayground.com/math_manipulatives.html http://www.dreambox.com/teachertools 4. Evaluate Progress When evaluating progress, you want to think of it similar to giving a pretest, check points along the way, and a post test. The "pretest" is the initial data that you collected. This is the baseline for analyzing a student's progress. The "check points", which we call probes, should be a direct replica (referring to the format and type of problems) of the baseline that you took. This way the data that is collected is reliable and valid. The frequency in which you assess students is up to you. You may choose to give them weekly, bi-weekly, or when you feel that students are ready. If the student passed a probe, you may stop interventions. I like students to be proficient with at least two probes before stopping interventions. If the student did not pass the probe, interventions should continue. The process continues until the student is able to successfully perform the task he or she initially struggled with. If you are considering starting RtI for math in your classroom or even in your district, start small. Collect your own data on how the process is going, and make changes along the way. Just like in a classroom, one size does not fit all. The tweaks you make along the way is what will help to make it successful. Additional Resources to Get You Started I have a series of blog posts that give a lot of additional tips! You can find the RtI for Math Made Easy blog series HERE. Printable Resources 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Teaching With Simplicity Pinterest Facebook Instagram Teachers Pay Teachers
When determining which students need a math intervention program, we to understand WHY they are struggling.
Students who are struggling in school can get help quickly if a school uses response to intervention (RTI). Read about the three tiers of support in RTI.
After realizing our RtI model wasn't really working for us or our students, the teachers in my building decided to analyze the different components of our RtI model. This blog series will go in depth with how we scrutinized each of the following parts of the model: An overview High Quality Instruction Universal Screening Research Based Interventions Continuous Progress Monitoring Fidelity RtI meetings Professional Development I have been really excited about this post of the series because it the area that we really needed to grow in. Last year we focused a lot of attention on interventions, progress monitoring, storing data, and fidelity. At the end of the school year we came with A PLAN for our RtI meetings. This post from Conversations in Literacy was super helpful to us. It helped us to form our thinking about how we wanted to structure the meetings. Here's what we came up with: At the end of each intervention cycle (7-8 weeks long), my team and I will make sure we have all the intervention data for Tier II and Tier III students. This includes the intervention progress monitoring and a DRA progress monitoring. We want to analyze their progress on a skill based level (interventions) but also on the "big picture" level (DRA). Once we have all of this, we will meet as an RtI team to discuss the interventions that stay the same, need to be intensified, or need to completely change. These are the decision rules that we will be using this year: Each person at the meeting will have an RtI folder within it that contains the decision rules, our grade level benchmarks, and a list of the interventions that are available to our students. We will be sending home information to the parents to inform them about the interventions that their child will be receiving and how they can support those skills at home. If the interventions must intensify or progress is not being made, then we will be scheduling additional meetings to meet with the parents. Our goal is that meetings will be more fluid. There will not be any questions about when they will occur. They are already on the calendar and every Tier II and Tier III student will be discussed based on the data. Our goal is that we will be better serving our students because decisions will be made and changes will be made in a timely manner. This is our hope...and goodness...I really want it to work! One question that we have had....What if we get a new student that is not in a Tier yet? And what if a student all of sudden takes a turn and needs an intervention before our next RtI meeting? These are important concerns. So we created a consultation form that can be used anytime a teacher would like to meet with us about a student prior to our pre-scheduled RtI meetings. Then we can work together to come up with a plan for that student. It will be really interesting to see how this plan turns out in action this year. Next up...how do we all stay on the same page when it comes to RtI? What professional development do we need? Em
Implementing RTI can be a challenge, especially when you don't have the materials you need. I'm sharing my math RTI notebook in this blost post!
Happy MTSS Monday! This is my last MTSS Monday post before spring break! In an effort to keep your expectations low when it comes to me posting on a regular basis, I will be taking spring break off ;) Cheryl of Primary Graffiti decided to jump on my MTSS Monday train! It's nice to see her inspired by another one of my ideas! Maybe MTSS Monday will become a "thing" and I will be the creator. Kind of like that time Dr. Seuss created the word 'nerd'! MTSS is basically RTI, if you're familiar with that term, but with a different name. We used to call it RTI but then the 'man' changed the name (probably just to confuse me) so now it's MTSS or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support....fancy. MTSS happens everyday from 9:15-9:45 in our school. EVERY student works on individualized activities. (Don't stop reading here...it's possible and can even become easy if you can find a way that works for you!) Some grade levels exchange students across the whole grade level...it's a circus. I can't deal. My first grade team and I decided we wanted to do MTSS in our own rooms. With our own students. This opens up our collaboration time to share resources....see last weeks post....as opposed to catch up on our own students progress in another teachers MTSS group. Tier 1 instruction is the general education program. This means that ALL students are receiving core instruction with flexible grouping and differentiation. Screening and progress monitoring are utilized to determine instructional needs and measure student progress. For students who are not making adequate progress, teachers combine their core instruction with additional interventions depending on the needs of the individual students. This additional support is considered Tier 2. In this tier you will see targeted, supplemental interventions aligned with the core curriculum. Tier 2 supports can be provided by the teacher or school support faculty (a reading or math coach) 3 times a week for 30 minutes. These interventions should be delivered through a small group format. Progress monitoring data is used to adjust instruction and intervention. There will be a small percentage of students who still may show learning difficulties with Tier 2 intervention. These students will need more intensive interventions. Tier 3 interventions are designed for students who do not respond to Tier 1 or 2 interventions. This is the highest level of support and is much more individualized. Students will meet one-on-one or in very small groups (2-3 people) 4-5 times a week for 30 minutes. At our school they almost always need 6-8 weeks of intervention data to move from Tier 2 to Tier 3 and beyond that to testing. Tier 2 documentation should show assessment results bi-weekly. Tier 3 assessments should happen weekly. In a couple of my previous posts I shared with you how I structure and organize MTSS in my classroom so I won't do that again here. I know this is starting to get a little long. I will share with you how I'm monitoring my students progress and keeping track of the extra practice and enrichment activities I provide my Tier 1 students. I posted an early version of these in my first MTSS Monday post. Since then I've fine-tuned each tier and added some very basic graphs that could be used to graph either Tier 2 or Tier 3 progress. I print the Tier 3 progress monitoring page and graphing page back to back. You will need a Tier 3 page for each Tier 3 student but you will be able to use it for the whole course of your intervention. You can download these Progress Monitoring sheets for FREE from my TpT Store!
Target skills and interventions using this progress monitoring data tracker. It's made in Google Sheets and the graph will automatically generate as you enter the data. A special character will show the baseline score and the goal score. A trend line will also generate as data is entered. Multiple tabs at the bottom so you can have all your students' data in one file. The same document can be used for any subject area. Looking for more RTI / MTSS Resources? Check out these other RTI / MTSS Resources in my store! *RTI / MTSS Progress Monitoring Form https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Progress-Monitoring-Form-7209398 *RTI / MTSS- Progress Monitoring Data Tracker (3 goals) https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Progress-Monitoring-Data-Tracker-3-goals-6828831 *RTI / MTSS Tier 2/3 MATH Planning and Progress Monitoring Form https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Tier-23-MATH-Planning-and-Progress-Monitoring-Form-7247726 *RTI / MTSS Tier 2/3 READING Planning and Progress Monitoring Form https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Tier-23-READING-Planning-and-Progress-Monitoring-Form-7729541 *RTI / MTSS Math Interventions List https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Math-Interventions-List-6435642 *RTI / MTSS Behavioral Intervention- Work Completion Chart https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-Behavioral-Intervention-Work-Completion-Chart-6435684 *RTI/MTSS K-5 Intervention/Progress Monitoring- Read, Write & Represent Numbers https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTIMTSS-K-5-InterventionProgress-Monitoring-Read-Write-Represent-Numbers-7423314
FREE response to intervention forms and how to use them
+JMJ So I've been working on this below.... Feel free to download if you can use them. The first one is actually specific to our Texas Process Standards for 5th grade. The others are just general to help you if you need help in small groups. I'll actually add more specifics for the other contents soon. Happy Teaching! Edit: I will not be able to put up a free editable version as intended. I apologize for the inconvenience. =( Please feel free to print out the above. =)
Happy MTSS Monday! This is my last MTSS Monday post before spring break! In an effort to keep your expectations low when it comes to me posting on a regular basis, I will be taking spring break off ;) Cheryl of Primary Graffiti decided to jump on my MTSS Monday train! It's nice to see her inspired by another one of my ideas! Maybe MTSS Monday will become a "thing" and I will be the creator. Kind of like that time Dr. Seuss created the word 'nerd'! MTSS is basically RTI, if you're familiar with that term, but with a different name. We used to call it RTI but then the 'man' changed the name (probably just to confuse me) so now it's MTSS or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support....fancy. MTSS happens everyday from 9:15-9:45 in our school. EVERY student works on individualized activities. (Don't stop reading here...it's possible and can even become easy if you can find a way that works for you!) Some grade levels exchange students across the whole grade level...it's a circus. I can't deal. My first grade team and I decided we wanted to do MTSS in our own rooms. With our own students. This opens up our collaboration time to share resources....see last weeks post....as opposed to catch up on our own students progress in another teachers MTSS group. Tier 1 instruction is the general education program. This means that ALL students are receiving core instruction with flexible grouping and differentiation. Screening and progress monitoring are utilized to determine instructional needs and measure student progress. For students who are not making adequate progress, teachers combine their core instruction with additional interventions depending on the needs of the individual students. This additional support is considered Tier 2. In this tier you will see targeted, supplemental interventions aligned with the core curriculum. Tier 2 supports can be provided by the teacher or school support faculty (a reading or math coach) 3 times a week for 30 minutes. These interventions should be delivered through a small group format. Progress monitoring data is used to adjust instruction and intervention. There will be a small percentage of students who still may show learning difficulties with Tier 2 intervention. These students will need more intensive interventions. Tier 3 interventions are designed for students who do not respond to Tier 1 or 2 interventions. This is the highest level of support and is much more individualized. Students will meet one-on-one or in very small groups (2-3 people) 4-5 times a week for 30 minutes. At our school they almost always need 6-8 weeks of intervention data to move from Tier 2 to Tier 3 and beyond that to testing. Tier 2 documentation should show assessment results bi-weekly. Tier 3 assessments should happen weekly. In a couple of my previous posts I shared with you how I structure and organize MTSS in my classroom so I won't do that again here. I know this is starting to get a little long. I will share with you how I'm monitoring my students progress and keeping track of the extra practice and enrichment activities I provide my Tier 1 students. I posted an early version of these in my first MTSS Monday post. Since then I've fine-tuned each tier and added some very basic graphs that could be used to graph either Tier 2 or Tier 3 progress. I print the Tier 3 progress monitoring page and graphing page back to back. You will need a Tier 3 page for each Tier 3 student but you will be able to use it for the whole course of your intervention. You can download these Progress Monitoring sheets for FREE from my TpT Store!
Wow!!! I don't know about you, but the past few weeks have been CRAZY!!!!! I know we havn't blogged much, but you know how it is.....classroom set up, open house, PD, kids....WHEW! I hope things are finally calming down a little. :) As we all start to embrace a new year, we have new students with differing abilities and needs. Response to Intervention is something that all educators encounter at some point in their teaching careers. To me, it was very scary! How do I know which kids need intervention, what do I do, who do I ask, how do I document, etc.....sooooooooo Susan and I have created a pack that is designed to help you busy teachers with the RtI process. In this pack you will find everything you need to help you get started with RTI. There are several forms including: RtI Description and Information on each Tier, Additional Resources Page (including more information on RtI and resources that have practical application for the classroom), Status of the Class Form, Possible Student in Need Form, Data Form for Assessments, Individual Student Action Plan, 2 different forms for documentation, list of sample options for changes in intervention, and a lesson plan template designed for the Tiered Model of RtI. You can get your Response to Intervention Pack right HERE! And, as always, we have some pics of this GREAT, NEW product!!!
Our RTI first cycle has been completed, graphs have been turned in, and data is being compiled. Our RTI committee meets as a group with the classroom teacher when all of this is done. We meet
Thanks so much for your business! Use this handy ***editable*** Behavior Documentation & Progress Monitoring Logs to help you keep everything neatly documented in one place and to provide useful information at parent-teacher conferences! Looks gorgeous in both color and black-and-white! Again, this document is **editable** so you can re-use this template every year! If you enjoyed this product, you might like these: Yearly and Weekly Planning & Pacing Kit - Burlap Editable Teacher Binder & Planner - Burlap {FREE LIFETIME UPDATES!!!} All work shown in this document is original and has been created using only the graphics available in PowerPoint. All work is copyrighted respective to their owners, and I claim no rights, copyrights, etc., to any of the material found herein. Please respect my hard work and use this download for a single classroom only. Refer other people to my store if they would like a copy of this as well! Thanks! --Alyssa Stone
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This K-5 Math Intervention Document includes everything you would need for RTI/MTSS to target "READ, WRITE, AND REPRESENT NUMBERS" and track progress monitoring data. K-5 Number Sense Standards Included: K.NS.3 Read and write numerals from 0-20 and represent a number of objects 0-20 with a written numeral. 1.NSBT.1 c Read, write and represent numbers to 100 using concrete models, standard form, and equations in expanded form. 2.NSBT.3 Read, write and represent numbers through 999 using concrete models, standard form, and equations in expanded form 3.NSBT.4 Read and write numbers through 999,999 in standard form and equations in expanded form. 4.NSBT.2 Recognize math periods and number patterns within each period to read and write in standard form large numbers through 999,999,999. 5.NSBT.3 Read and write decimal numbers in standard and expanded form. Also, included for each K-5 Standard is: An outline with the K-5 Place Value standards (vertically aligned), links to progress monitoring, and a place to add lesson ideas and notes for the standards A planning document with a guide to create a SMART Goal, chart, graph, and place to document next steps (6 total) The planning/tracking document includes everything you'd need to guide a "next steps" conference/intervention meeting Assessment to collect Baseline data to be able to determine a goal (1/grade) 6 Progress Monitoring Assessments for each standard (36 total) "I can" statements on each Progress Monitoring Assessment Rubric and Scoring Guide with a total possible points of 5 or 10 for easy conversion (and a place for the percentage for graphing) A Blank Template to create your own or extend the intervention (6 total) All documents are bookmarked and linked to the main page for easy access. This document can be used digitally or printed if preferred. Ideal resource for a Math Interventionist or Teacher targeting "READING, WRITING, AND REPRESENTING NUMBERS". Looking for more Progress Monitoring Resources? Check out this RTI / MTSS K-2 Intervention/Progress Monitoring for Counting bundle in my store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RTI-MTSS-K-2-InterventionProgress-Monitoring-for-Counting-7423345other targeted skills progress monitoring tools in my store:
RTI-MTSS-Progress Monitoring- Year Long Kit- NO PREP Implementing progress monitoring interventions can be overwhelming and leave you feeling like you don't have the resources to do so appropriately. I felt that exact way, so I created this Math Intervention Assessments Kit to be used with RTI/MTSS when I didn't have any materials to implement! It made math planning and teaching significantly easier. How to Use Beginning with the grade level diagnostic, I was able to group my students based on skill and their individual needs. I used the included quick intervention plan to better organize my reasoning and data for the intervention. After the diagnostic, I used the standards-based progress monitoring assessments to document student growth at the end of each week having the data to support. Along with 10 different assessments for each skill, there are various editable tracking templates to show student growth or show evidence for the necessary next level of support. What's Included There are over 40 skills included based off of Common Core Standards, with 10 assessments for each skill. These assessments can be quickly graded out of 10 points to easily track progress. Skills- FRACTIONS: Add/subtract like fractions Add/subtract mixed numbers Comparing Decomposing Equivalent Word Problems Multiply by whole number WHOLE NUMBERS: Add (multi) Subtract Across 0s Subtract Multi Comparing Comparing Values Long Division Factors Multiples Multiplication comparisons Multiplication comparisons as word problems Multiplying Order whole numbers Patterns Rounding Value of Digits Number Forms GEOMETRY: Angles Area Perimeter Lines of Symmetry Types of Angles Points, lines, line segments, rays Polygons Types of lines Unknown angles DECIMALS: Connect fractions to decimals Compare decimals MEASUREMENT: Units of length customary Units of liquid volume customary Units of weight customary Word Problems Units of length metric Units of liquid metric Units of weight metric GRAPHS: Creating Line Plots Interpreting Line Plots WORD PROBLEMS: Multi-step The resources in this kit are both Powerpoint and PDF so you can edit it as you so choose. This kit was created to align with 4th grade skills, but can be used to challenge 3rd grade students or support 5th grade students who may need extra support.
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As teachers, we demand organization. We do so much at such as fast pace we’d be in trouble if we didn’t at least try to be organized! We ask it of our students and we ask it of ourselves. That’s why I’ve gone back and looked at some of the forms I’ve created to help ... Read More about Forms, Forms, Forms!
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As the new school year quickly approaches I have begun to think about the students that I will teach this school year. Last school year I had several students that missed the passing standard by 2-10 points. Needless to say, when I saw their test scores I was heartbroken because in the back of my […]
The MTSS Progress Monitoring Tracker for Google Sheets is an essential digital tool designed to streamline and enhance the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) process for grade-level teams of teachers. This user-friendly template empowers educators to identify students of concern, track their progress in academics, behavior, and attendance, and collaborate effectively to provide the support needed for student success. **Features:** 1. **Student Information Section:** - Easily input student details, including name and room number. - Categorize students by concern areas: Academics, Behavior, and Attendance. 2. **Goal Setting:** - Define specific, measurable goals for each student. - Establish target achievement dates to track progress. 3. **Intervention Tracking:** - Record classroom interventions already implemented for each student. - Input the dates when these interventions were initiated. 4. **MTSS Team Meetings:** - Log the dates of MTSS-themed team meetings for each student. - Collaboratively document insights and decisions made during meetings. 5. **Tier 2 and Tier 3 Interventions:** - Specify any additional Tier 2 or Tier 3 interventions provided to the student. 6. **Grade-Level Team Collaboration:** - Provide a dedicated section for grade-level team intervention ideas and suggestions. - Include links to external resources for inspiration and guidance. 7. **Progress Monitoring:** - Set identified future check-in dates to assess student progress. - Easily track whether or not progress was made and make notes on the status. 8. **Problem-Solving Team Referral:** - If necessary, indicate whether reaching out to the problem-solving team is the next step. - Document the reasons for the referral and the date of contact. 9. **Collaboration and Sharing:** - Share the Google Sheets document with your team, support services staff, and relevant stakeholders for real-time collaboration. - Collaboratively analyze data and strategize for each student's success during team meetings. **Benefits:** - Streamlines the MTSS process, making it more efficient and effective. - Organizes student data and information in a clear and accessible manner. - Facilitates collaboration among grade-level teams, teachers, and support services staff. - Promotes evidence-based decision-making by tracking intervention outcomes. - Provides a holistic view of each student's progress, including academics, behavior, and attendance. - Saves time and resources through a standardized, digital tracking system. **How to Access:** The MTSS Progress Monitoring Tracker for Google Sheets is available as a downloadable template. Simply make a copy of the template to your Google Drive, customize it with your student data, and start using it to enhance your MTSS process. This invaluable resource is your partner in ensuring that every student receives the support they need to excel academically and thrive in their school environment. Pairs PERFECTLY with my MTSS agenda template: Check it out here! MTSS Progress Monitoring Tracker © 2023 by Felicity Liversidge is licensed underCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Traveling Mathematics I is a Math Intervention Program that identifies and targets 120+ skills from 1st to mid 6th grade for SPED, RTI, Tier 2/3, MTSS, and math classrooms. This Math Intervention includes progress monitoring, data tracking charts, teaching models, and practice pages to close gaps. You will benefit from being able to QUICKLY identify skills to target and record all data in a snapshot. All data is logged on an (editable) excel spreadsheet per grade level. In a snapshot you will be able to report exactly the quarter when EACH student was proficient in a skill, was practicing a skill, was progressed monitored & how often, and if they are retaining skills. This is essential for students with an IEP or managing a classroom to close specific gaps. This is a Math Intervention Program, as it covers the progression of skills instead of concentrating on grade level skills only. Each student’s data tracking skills chart will list all essentials skills of their grade, and all the skills needed to build up to their grade level. The intervention program covers 120+ math skills taught in 1st - mid 6th grade, intended to be used with students from 2nd grade through high school. In this intervention, the students travel the SEVEN continents of the world, starting in the largest continent and working their way to the smallest continent by land area. Each continent is a progression of skills to build upon and the skills expand in a continent as the student moves from grade to grade. Example, a 4th grader practicing skills in North America will be assessed on these essential skills: Addition of Fractions (3 skills) Subtraction of Fractions (3 skills) Multiplication of Fractions (2 skills) In 5th grade, the same student’s skills in North America expand to these essential skills: Addition of Fractions (3 skills) Subtraction of Fractions (3 skills) Multiplication of Fractions (5 skills) Dividing Fractions (3 skills) Dividing Fractions with Simplifying (3 skills) The expansion of a continent reinforces skills and continuously checks that your students are retaining skills. The FIVE progress monitoring tools per continent will assess your students’ ability and give you feedback quickly. Motivate your students by visually tracking their improvement from continent to continent. You will be amazed when your students come in the following year and move through a continent completed the year before in half the time or jump over it completely. Fluid progress from year to year is the heart of Traveling Mathematics I. The data tracking skills chart will guide you throughout this program for each student, creating an individualized math plan. This is a hands down great tool for Special Ed, RTI, writing math goals, and informing parents. See what educators are saying about this resource: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“Great intervention program. I really like the Skills Chart and how I can log all my students’ progress on each skill and the component of determining if my students are retaining their skills. This has been so helpful in not only knowing each student’s skills, but being able to clearly see if a student is making progress.” Mary M. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“As a HS special education teacher, I have always struggled with what skills in math to start with for my students and how to tailor it to their individual needs. This intervention lays out all the skills in order and makes it really easy using the charting system to know what to do next. I am primarily only using this intervention in math, and I already see results after 4 weeks.” Sam T. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“The assessment was really useful for my students with disabilities and it helps me find the foundation skills they need to work on.” Selena B. Traveling Mathematics I program is for 2nd grade – high school students who need to close skills taught in 1st grade through the middle of 6th grade. Features Included: See Preview for 35 Topic Skills covered (120+ math skills) Skills Assessment per grade level Data Tracking Skills Chart per grade level (can edit) 2nd grade Chart – 20 skills 3rd grade Chart – 38 skills 4th grade Chart – 55 skills 5th grade Chart – 70 skills 6th grade Chart – 92 skills (with Traveling Mathematics I & II) 7th grade Chart – 117 skills (with Traveling Mathematics I & II) 8th – high school - 141 skills (with Traveling Mathematics I & II) Progress Monitoring: FIVE tools per Continent Continent of Skills I-VII: 30-40 pages per Continent Answer Key: Included Tips, Strategies, & Methods: (NEW 2024) Most successful strategies to use on the skills included in this intervention. Teacher Manual: Directions on how to use this intervention program Skills Sheet: Included Easel Activities: Continent of ASIA Teach 6th – high school: Check out Traveling Mathematics II (450+ pages) Traveling Mathematics II Looking to set-up a Successful Intervention Group? Check out my FREE resource. (FREE) How to Run a Successful Intervention Tips for Buyers: Earn TPT credits to use toward future purchases by providing feedback for paid products. Licensing Terms: By purchasing this product, you own a license for one teacher, for personal use in their classroom. Licenses are non-transferable and therefore cannot be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire team, grade level, school, or district without purchasing the correct number of licenses. Copyright Information: ©Acute Turtle – All material included in this product belongs to Acute Turtle Inc. By purchasing, you have a license to use the material, but you do not own the material. 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