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RTI (Response to Intervention)
How to meet your RtI needs with Watson Works Phonics & Spelling
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Foundation
Standards-aligned instruction for all students
Supplemental Interventions
for students at some risk (strategic)
Supplemental
Interventions
for students at
high risk (intensive)
Tier 1
80% of students
Classroom teacher implements the program as detailed in the Teacher's Manuals, including:
- daily lessons
- weekly assessments for progress monitoring
Recommended instructional time:
20-45 minutes
Tier 2
10-15% of students
Classroom teacher or intervention specialist:
- implements the program as detailed in the Teacher's Manuals
- works with small groups or individuals to complete part of the daily lesson worksheets
- works with students in small groups using phonics cards, spelling/high frequency cards, and/or cooperative learning cards
- works with students in small groups to read decodable readers
Recommended additional
instructional time: 30 minutes
Tier 3
5% of students
Classroom teacher, special education teacher, or intervention specialist:
- implements the program as detailed in the Teacher's Manuals
- works with small groups or individuals to complete part of the daily lesson worksheets
- works with students in small groups or individually, using phonics cards to review sounds of letters, digraphs, diphthongs, & combinations
- works with students in small groups or individually, using spelling/high frequency cards for review and remediation
- works with students in small groups or individually, using cooperative learning cards for review and remediation
- works with students in small groups or individually to read decodable readers
Recommended additional
instructional time: 60 minutes