The 80% mentioned here probably refers to the RtI pyramid, in which--ideally--80% of the student population have their needs met within the regular classroom and are performing within acceptable ranges in terms of grade level expectations. To me, this implies that the first step in beginning an RtI program is to carefully examine curricular practices but it does not follow that there is necessarily a prescribed or correct single means of doing this. Like Kelly, our district feels that balanced literacy and a general pacing guide for unit study will support teachers in attaining this goal. I do see, however, a danger in my own district in seeing this approach damned and dumped because we are not seeing the kinds of results one would hope to see. As much as I am nervous about the bantying of the term fidelity, I think Kelly has hit the nail on the head. We have ample evidence to show that children in classrooms where balanced literacy practices are honored under the orchestration of effective teachers, children are making excellent progress. The issue we have to grapple with is this. How do we begin to address the issue of teachers who aren't, for lack of a better term, on board? I can say that the majority of these teachers are implementing their own brand of instruction that looks much more like traditional basal instruction than any direct instruction program I have reviewed.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Kelly Andrews-Babcock <kandrews-babc...@killinglyschools.org> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:56 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RTI > Oh my, how scary! I'm not sure what you mean by 80% requirement for RtI, are > you talking about implementing RtI up to 80%? Anyway, we were told that if > you do not have a "program" that whatever your core curriculum is will be > fine as long as it's being implemented with integrity and fidelity. Our core > curriculum consists of guided reading, shared reading and independent > reading. However it does not look the same in every classroom nor the same at > each grade level. > As a coach my job has become interesting in assisting grade levels to meet > expectations. We also formulated some pacing guides for reading last year > which has helped us stay on track. I'm not sure I'm answering your question > here... > Kelly AB > > On 12/16/08 5:05 PM, "Beverlee Paul" <beverleep...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Help!! I've been told that the only way a district can meet the 80% > requirement for RTI is to adopt a direct instruction program as its core > curriculum. Please--those of you out there that still use balanced > literacy, how do you fulfill the RTI requirement? Thanks. BP > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
