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COMPENSATORY PROGRAMS

COMPENSATORY PROGRAMS TO BE CRITIQUED

• Response to Intervention (RtI)

• Reading Recovery

• Success for All

• Reading First

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION

• An early-intervention program that seeks to help students with learning difficulties.

• RtI was created as an alternative to the discrepancy model (What children are tested to do such as IQ, and what they are actually doing in the classroom)

• Identifies low achieving students not children with identified learning disabilities.

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION PROCESS

• Screen• ID students to need intervention

• Teach• Understand the core-curriculum gives teachers all the

tools to teach reading. If student is still struggling they need extra help.

• Intervene• Provide at-risk students with extras (more time, small

group instruction, etc.)

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION PROCESS CONTINUED

• Probe• Check progress frequently

• Chart• Data is charted to show growth towards a specific goal

• Adjust• If data is not showing enough/much improvement adjust the process

• There are 3 Tiers used in RtI

RTI PROS/CONS

PROS• Prevents students

from being labeled with a disability.• Individual plans

based for each child.• Compensates in

many subjects not just reading

CONS• Students may be pulled

out of the normal classroom

• Expensive for the school to hire these specialists

• Child may feel inadequate

READING RECOVERY

What is it?

• Reading intervention program

• Works with first graders who are struggling in reading. This is early intervention in hopes that the student will meet grade level expectations as soon as possible.

• Designed in New Zealand over 30 years ago.

• Was adopted into U.S. school in the 1980s because of its overseas success.

READING RECOVERY

• Reading Recovery works fast. Students are identified in Kindergarten as struggling readers and are immediately tested.

• If selected for the program, these students will work with a highly trained tutor 30 minutes a day for 12-30 weeks.

• Students are taught reading and phonics.

READING RECOVERY

PROS• Students make

dramatic growth, causing them to grow in other areas• One-on-one attention• Students work with

highly trained teachers

CONS• Doesn’t benefit all

students, only those who are far behind.• Isolates the student

SUCCESS FOR ALL

• A school-wide approach to intervention• Relies heavily on community and family

support• Works through:• Leadership• Powerful Instruction• School-wide Support and Intervention Tools• Professional Development• Research

SUCCESS FOR ALL

PROS• School-wide, forced

the school as a whole to set goals• Celebrates success • Framework built on

cooperative learning• Every child truly on

appropriate grade level

CONS• All children read the

same book (goes against workshop teaching beliefs)• Because of the goals

and plans, students are set to a specific schedule

READING FIRST

• Intervention program that rose from No Child Left Behind

• Primarily K-3

• Funded through state grant programs and run by the Federal Government

• Emphasizes phonemic awareness and the connection between written and spoken words

READING FIRST

PROS• Millions in grant

money• Little wiggle room also

good because it keep the program structured• Results are proven

CONS• Federally funded =

little wiggle room• Teachers need to be

trained

RESOURCES• Baker, S. & Fien, Hank. (2008) National Reading First Impact Study:

Interim Report Critique in the Context of Oregon Reading First. Retrieved from http://oregonreadingfirst.uoregon.edu/downloads/other/nrfis_orrf_talking_points.pdf

• National Center for Learning Disabilities (2013). Retrieved from http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/what/whatisrti.

• Reading Recovery Council of North America (2013) Retrieved from http://readingrecovery.org/reading-recovery.

• Response to Intervention (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.rti4success.org/.

• PBS (2005). Success for all: making schools work. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/makingschoolswork/sbs/sfa/

• Success for All Foundation (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.successforall.org/Elementary/.