M4: MTSS Web Scavenger Hunt Assignment Table

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1. What do the Response to Intervention (RTI) and Positive Behavior

acronyms RTI, Interventions and Supports (PBIS), to using Multi-Tiered https://www.mcrel.org/rti-pbis-and-mtss-an-
PBIS, and MTSS System of Supports (MTSS) evolution-a-revolution-or-roses-by-other-names/
stand for?

(RTI) is a process some schools use to identify students

at risk of failing and provide targeted teaching to help
them catch up. Here’s a look at the increasing levels of
RTI support.
https://www.understood.org/en/school-
(MTSS) encompasses RTI and then some. MTSS learning/special-services/rti/at-a-glance-3-tiers-of-
2. What are “Tiers” in addresses academic as well as the social, emotional, and rti-support
RTI/MTSS? behavioral development of children from early childhood
to graduation. MTSS provides multiple levels of support https://www.readinghorizons.com/blog/what-is-the-
for all learners (struggling through advanced). MTSS difference-between-rti-and-mtss
aligns resources and support for students receiving
instruction AND for teachers and other support staff who
are delivering the instruction.

The greatest benefit of an RTI approach is that it

eliminates a “wait to fail” situation because students
3. What are some get help promptly within the general education http://www.coalcity.k12.il.us/spec_pops/ASPIRE_R
benefits of RTI? setting. As soon as assessment data indicates a TI_parent_brochure.pdf
problem area for a student, interventions are put into
place to address these concerns.
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RTI prevention model, progress monitoring is used to

assess student progress or performance in those areas in
4. Why is progress which they were identified by universal screening as being
at-risk for failure (e.g., reading, mathematics, social
monitoring http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/research/progress-
behavior). To be effective, progress-monitoring measures
important in must be available in alternate forms, comparable in monitoring-within-a-rti-model
RTI/MTSS models? difficulty and conceptualization, and representative of the
performance desired at the end of the year.

Increasingly intense, multi-tiered application of an array of

5. What role do
high-quality, evidence-based instruction matched to
evidence-based individual needs. https://www.pbis.org/school/rti
interventions play in
RTI/MTSS?

6. What roles do Consults with the classroom teacher on way to teach

https://www.understood.org/en/school-
special educators struggling students. Helps create and put into place RTI
learning/special-services/rti/at-a-glance-whos-on-
play in RTI/MTSS plans for struggling students. Provides more intensive
the-rti-team
models? interventions, if needed.

7. With whom do
special educators Administrators, RTI coordinator, classroom teacher, https://www.understood.org/en/school-
collaborate when specialist, classroom teacher, parents, school psychologist, learning/special-services/rti/at-a-glance-whos-on-
working under Speech-language therapist. the-rti-team
RTI/MTSS models?
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One of the key aspects of tiered instruction is the importance of
8. Why do special collaboration across all education professionals in the building.
educators have to During tier time, general education, remedial education, and
collaborate with special education teachers, intervention specialists, and any http://www.rtinetwork.org/essential/tieredinstruction
multiple school paraprofessionals must be mixed together in a way that is not /tiered-instruction-and-intervention-rti-model
personnel in typical of most school structures. The beauty of this approach is
evident when teachers engage in discussions about how
RTI/MTSS models? students are performing during tier time