Tier 1 Intervention
Learning how to teach is difficult. Teachers go to school to learn different strategies that can be used within the classroom to help a variety of student needs. However, in the classroom, there will be students who more help with certain areas more than others. Those students could be assessed on numerous scales but the screening that is most effective for teachers is Response to intervention (RTI). Being screened within the three tiers will help teachers know and understand how to implement different strategies in all content areas to help students learn and comprehend the learning material. “Overview”
RTI is referred to as the response to intervention. According to Lenski, (2011), It is based on the theory that …show more content…
In tier one, teachers should be providing students with many opportunities to read texts in different content areas. According to Lenski (2011), giving as many opportunities to read is important because it activates and increases prior knowledge, which in turns allows students to comprehend the texts more accurately. Another way Lenski (2011), states in her article about effective tier one instruction is to differentiate the reading materials in the classroom. When differentiating the reading materials, the students’ and teachers can assess where they are on their reading levels. The reading materials should challenge the students to see if they are able to read and comprehend the text. If the reading assessment levels are extremely low, the student may need move on to tier two …show more content…
In tier two literacy intervention there are three types of interventions that can be implemented such as using a purchased program, instruction that addresses the individual learning needs and strategy instruction (Lenski, 2011). Learning about strategy instruction as the intervention was interesting. I learned that strategy instruction is teaching students specific vocabulary and comprehension strategies. Reading strategies that can benefit students who are tier two intervention are teaching students to use text features, about text structures, how to take notes and learning how to remember information that can be applied in later areas (Lenski, 2011) It is important that teachers know how to teach and model these strategies in the classroom so that students who are on RTI levels can benefit and succeed in content
RTI is referred to as the response to intervention. According to Lenski, (2011), It is based on the theory that …show more content…
In tier one, teachers should be providing students with many opportunities to read texts in different content areas. According to Lenski (2011), giving as many opportunities to read is important because it activates and increases prior knowledge, which in turns allows students to comprehend the texts more accurately. Another way Lenski (2011), states in her article about effective tier one instruction is to differentiate the reading materials in the classroom. When differentiating the reading materials, the students’ and teachers can assess where they are on their reading levels. The reading materials should challenge the students to see if they are able to read and comprehend the text. If the reading assessment levels are extremely low, the student may need move on to tier two …show more content…
In tier two literacy intervention there are three types of interventions that can be implemented such as using a purchased program, instruction that addresses the individual learning needs and strategy instruction (Lenski, 2011). Learning about strategy instruction as the intervention was interesting. I learned that strategy instruction is teaching students specific vocabulary and comprehension strategies. Reading strategies that can benefit students who are tier two intervention are teaching students to use text features, about text structures, how to take notes and learning how to remember information that can be applied in later areas (Lenski, 2011) It is important that teachers know how to teach and model these strategies in the classroom so that students who are on RTI levels can benefit and succeed in content