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Florida Statewide Response to Instruction/Intervention (RtI) Implementation Plan (pdf)

This report provides the RtI framework to assist districts with critical components, definitions and applications of RtI to support the development of schoolwide RtI implementation. It provides an overview of the status of implementation of RtI in Florida, addresses the components and implementation of tiered instruction, and includes funding considerations, a sample implementation assessment, and an overview of the application of RtI to English language learners and special education eligibility. The report was prepared by the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services of the Florida Department of Education in 2008. It is housed on Florida’s Response to Intervention website.

A Principal’s Action Plan Outline for Building a Successful School-Wide Intervention System (pdf)

This chart, developed for use by principals, serves as a reference guide for implementing a successful school-wide intervention system. The common traits of successful schools are identified as: strong leadership, positive beliefs, data analysis, effective scheduling, professional development, scientifically based intervention programs, and parent involvement. The action plan chart was developed by the Florida Center for Reading Research.

Teaching All Students to Read: Practices from Reading First Schools With Strong Intervention Outcome (pdf)

This report addresses improving the effectiveness of interventions for struggling readers in schools practicing Reading First. Information was collected by observing schools in Florida that were most effective in providing literacy interventions; the common traits of these schools are presented in the report with recommendations for providing successful interventions. The Florida Center for Reading Research developed this report at the request of the Just Read, Florida! Office.

A Principal’s Guide to Intensive Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in Reading First Schools: A Brochure (pdf)

This brochure provides an overview for principals on delivering intensive reading interventions to students at risk for reading difficulties. It features frequently asked questions regarding the delivery of intensive interventions, the characteristics of effective interventions, and the provision of intensive interventions to struggling readers in grades K-3, among other topics. The brochure was developed by Just Read, Florida! in conjunction with the Florida Center for Reading Research.

Supplemental Intervention Reading Programs or Comprehensive Intervention Reading Programs

A link off the main website for the Florida Center for Reading Research, this website provides information on supplemental and comprehensive intervention reading programs. Comprehensive Intervention Reading Programs (CIRP) guide more intensive instruction in all five of the essential components of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Supplemental Intervention Reading Programs (SIRP) are intended for flexible use as part of differentiated instruction or as interventions that meet student learning needs in one or more specific areas.

Tier 3 Intervention Programs

A link off the main website for the Florida Center for Reading Research, this website provides information on programs that are intended for Florida students who are in need of more intensive reading instruction. Also included is a list of more narrowly focused programs that provide explicit instruction in a specific component of reading skills. Each program listed contains a PDF with more in-depth information.

Recommended Reading About Interventions: Principles of Effective Instruction and Intervention

A link off the main website for the Florida Center for Reading Research, this website contains a list of resources recommended for further reading on principles of effective instruction and intervention.

Florida RTI Update, Fall 2009 (pdf)

This 2009 brief includes articles on district implementation of RtI and RtI professional development training offered in Florida. One article focuses on technical assistance provided to facilitate the development of district RtI implementation plans. Another article showcases the Polk County School District, a district located in central Florida that is participating in the Florida Problem Solving (PS)/RtI Project. The article describes the evolution of Polk County’s district level RtI team, and the district’s efforts to scale-up implementation of PS/RtI as a framework for improving the educational outcomes of all their students. Other articles detail the RtI Training of Trainers Institutes conducted by the Problem Solving/RtI Project and authorized by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), and the RtI Leadership Training Institutes for principals sponsored by the Institute for Small and Rural Districts (ISRD). This brief was developed by Florida’s Problem Solving & Response to Intervention Project of the University of South Florida in the fall of 2009.

Florida Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Project: Self-Assessment of Problem Solving Implementation (SAPSI) (pdf)

This self-assessment tool may be useful in helping school leaders and RTI team members evaluate how successful they have been in implementing RTI as a school. The tool is divided into sections on consensus, infrastructure development, and implementation, and asks schools to evaluate how often certain activities occur and to support the documentation with evidence. The tool was developed by the Florida Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Project; it was adapted from the Illinois-ASPIRE Self-Assessment of Problem Solving Implementation (SAPSI).

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