Building Capacity For Response To Intervention Implementation Project

Principal Investigator

Pamela Bell, Ph.D.

Funding Agency

Texas Education Agency

Overview

Funded by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the goal of the 2011–2012 Building Capacity for Response to Intervention (RtI) Implementation Project is to provide Texas educators with information needed to implement RtI as a means for improving student achievement and preventing learning difficulties.

Major activities for the project this year include the following:

• Conduct webcasts to facilitate RtI implementation in Texas schools
• Develop resources to enhance the knowledge of Texas educators and school leaders in implementing Rtl
• Collaborate with TEA and the Education Service Center Partner Network to disseminate information related to practices that promote school improvement in districts that target disproportionality in their schools
• Maintain and update project website to give Texas educators, parents, and other stakeholders “24/7″ access to Rtl implementation information

Selected Publications

• A Resource for Student Evaluation Personnel in Schools Implementing Response to Intervention (RtI)
  
• Campus Needs Assessment Tool (CNAT): Reading
• Campus Needs Assessment Tool (CNAT): Mathematics
• Campus Needs Assessment Tool (CNAT): Behavior
• Instructional Decision-Making Procedures for Ensuring Appropriate Instruction for Struggling Students in Grades K–3
• Response to Intervention (RtI): Straight Talk for Parents
  
• Respuesta a la Intervención (RtI): Ideas Claras para Padres
  

Featured Presentations

• Co-Teaching, A How To Guide: Guidelines for Co-Teaching in Texas – An Overview
• Using Data to Differentiate Intervention Instruction: A Middle School Example
  
• Connecting Elementary and Secondary Campuses with Online Resources to Support Implementation of Response to Intervention
  

Website

The Building Capacity for RtI website, http://buildingRTI.utexas.org, features RtI-related information and resources, including short videos; modules; professional development presentations; and tools for campuses to use for conducting needs assessments, planning, and conducting professional development.