Outcomes
• Identify the various types of assessments
used in a comprehensive RTI program
• Understand the purpose of each type of
assessment in an RTI framework
• Consider essential aspects of an effective
RTI model
• Collaborate with colleagues about
assessments being used in our schools
Agenda
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Welcome and Introduction
Types of Assessments
Purpose of Each Assessment
Explore Examples of Each Assessment
RTI Assessment Audit
Think, Pair, Share Activity
Most Important Point (MIP)
The Expanded Assessment Approach
Screening/Benchmarking
Summative
Intervention/Instruction
Formative Progress Monitoring
Diagnostic
Inquiry-Oriented Assessment
Teacher knowledge and ability to identify
and administer powerful assessment
tools & techniques, and use the results to
make informed instructional decisions.
Inquiry-Oriented Assessment is viewed as a
“springboard” to understanding student
learning--not as static “facts.”
Adapted from the International Reading Association: Karen Wixson, Shelia
Valencia, and Carol Conner
Types and Purposes of
Assessments
Type
Purpose
Frequency
Scope
Screening/
Benchmarking
Monitor overall
progress-Identify
at-risk students
3-4 times a year
Broad
Diagnostic
Identify focus of
intervention
Once a year or
more (as needed)
Specific strengths
or needs
Progress
Monitoring
(Formative)
Inform ongoing
instruction
Ongoing
Fine-tuned,
aliened with
curriculum
Summative
(Outcome)
Identify level of
performance
Once a year
Very Broad
Examples of Screening Measures
• http://www.rti4success.org/chart/screening
Tools/ScreeningToolsChart.pdf
• AIMSWeb
• DIBELS
• AutoSkill
Examples of Diagnostic Measures
• http://www.k12.wa.us/RTI/AssessmentGui
de/FormativeDiagnosticAssessmentGuide.
pdf
• STAR Literacy
Renaissance Learning, INC
• Developmental Reading Assessment,
Second Edition (DRA 2)
• Woodcock-Johnson III Diagnostic Reading
Battery (WJ III DRB)
Examples of Progress Monitoring
(Formative)
• Common tools include AIMSWeb and
DIBELS
• Implement during instruction to monitor
and adjust
• Other examples include: running records,
think alouds, samples of student work,
logs, anecdotal records, etc.
• Frequency and focus on assessment will
depend on the student’s needs
Examples of Summative
(Outcome) Assessments
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NYS 3-8 and Regents Exams
Entrance or Exit Exams
End of Course/Year Exams
Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test 4th Edition
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS)
RTI Assessment Audit
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Identifies the different types of assessments used in
the area of literacy
Clarifies the purpose (screening, progress monitoring,
diagnostic, and outcome) of each assessment tool
Identifies the construct being assessed (e.g.. concepts
of print, comprehension, fluency, etc..),
Identifies training needs of staff members relative to
the administration and interpretation of targeted
assessments;
Provides an opportunity for a school to identify
redundancies or gaps in the assessment process.
A Modified Think, Pair, Share
Activity
• Individually please record one assessment
per post-it. You will have approximately 5
minutes to complete this activity.
• Pair with an elbow partner and share your
post-its. You will have approximately 5
minutes to share with your elbow partner.
Post-It Activity
• Please post your assessment being used
on the appropriate chart paper. We have
used the following categories; Elementary
(K-5), Middle School (6-8), or High School
(9-12)
• The assessment types are provided on the
chart paper
Gallery Walk
• Please take a few minutes to visit each
piece of chart paper for different ideas in
order to make your district assessment
plan complete at each grade level
Types of Data
Demographics
School Processes
Perceptions
Student Learning
Victoria Bernhardt
Other Considerations
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School Readiness
Accessibility of Student Data
Assessment Literacy of staff members
Professional Development
Fidelity of Implementation
-Intervention/Instruction Delivered as designed
-Screening and Progress Monitoring standardized
-Researched based intervention/instruction
-Administrators Role
• Triangulation, Triangulation, Triangulation
• Be Patient
M I P
As I reflect on this information,
the Most Important Point for me
is…….
RTI TAC Website
• http://www.nysrti.org/page/pilot-schools/
• RTI Action Plans
Our Contact Information
Lori DeForest
Supervisor of Data Analysis Services
Email: ldeforest@cnyric.org
Phone Number: (315) 433-2247
Terry Ward
District Data Coordinator
Email: tward@cnyric.org
Phone Number: (315) 433-2263