How will teachers determine which students need more intensive instruction?
Page 8: Identifying Students Who Do Not Show Adequate Progress in Tier 2
Click on the movie to discover how Mrs. Hernandez collaborates with Ms. Washington to evaluate the progress of her students in Tier 2 (time: 0:49).
Transcript: Mrs. Hernandez Evaluates Progress in Tier 2
As you may recall, Mrs. Hernandez had decided that DeJuan, Jack, Ryan, and LaToya would benefit from more intensive supplemental instruction offered in Tier 2. So, in addition to Tier 1 instruction, they joined Ms. Washington for small-group reading instruction. After 12 weeks of Tier 2 intervention, a period of time the S-Team determined was long enough to evaluate whether students were responding to instruction, Ms. Washington and Mrs. Hernandez are ready to make a tier decision for each student based on his or her CBM data. They need to determine who has responded adequately to Tier 2 instruction and can discontinue these services, who is profiting from and should continue Tier 2 intervention, and who would benefit from more intensive individualized instruction provided in Tier 3.
In order to determine who has benefited from instruction and who has not, Ms. Washington and Mrs. Hernandez examine the Tier 2 CBM data for the past 12 weeks (the period of time chosen by the S-Team) for each student receiving Tier 2 instruction. They look at both performance level and rate of growth.
Interpreting the Data
Click each student’s picture to see his or her data and how Mrs. Hernandez uses the performance level and rate of growth to make instructional decisions.
Remember:
- Evaluate only the Tier 2 data for each student.
- Average the student’s last three scores to calculate performance level.
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Help Mrs. Hernandez to evaluate the performance level and rate of growth for DeJuan and to make a placement decision based on the data. Click to begin. |
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Help Mrs. Hernandez to evaluate the performance level and rate of growth for LaToya and to make a placement decision based on the data. Click to begin. |
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Help Mrs. Hernandez to evaluate the performance level and rate of growth for Ryan and to make a placement decision based on the data. Click to begin. |
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Help Mrs. Hernandez to evaluate the performance level and rate of growth for Jack and to make a placement decision based on the data. Click to begin. |
Now that Mrs. Hernandez has made decisions regarding instructional intensity for DeJuan, LaToya, Ryan, and Jack, see the following page to find out what happens to students like Jack who need even more intensive, individualized intervention.
