My name is Nicole Cornman. I am part of ARIN IU 28's training and consultation team. Please check back with this page frequently. I will be highlighting the training offered here at the IU. I will also add free training that I find from experts in the field. I look forward to helping teachers and districts with their literacy and MTSS needs. Please feel free to contact me at ncornman@iu28.org.

(724) 463-5300 ext 1212

MTSS stands for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, it is a framework used by schools to enhance academic, behavioral, and social-emotional outcomes for ALL students. In this framework, cross-disciplinary teams at the district, school, grade, and individual level work to improve outcomes for all students by using a problem-solving process to integrate evidence-based practices matched to student needs.

3 Tiers of Support

Tier 1: Universal Prevention (all)

This is the foundation. It is the core program used by the school for behavior and academics. This program gives students what they need to be successful and to prevent future problems.

Tier 2: Targeted Prevention (some)

At this level of support the focus is on improving specific skill deficits for students. Schools often provide support to groups of students with similar targeted needs. This allows students to have more opportunities to respond and receive feedback while keeping interventions maximally efficient. In tier 2 supports help students develop the skills they need to be successful in the core program. Students receive these supports in addition to the core program.

Tier 3: Intensive, Individualized Prevention (few)

These supports are the most intensive due to the individualized approach of developing and providing intervention. Students receive these supports in addition to the core program and the targeted prevention programs.

Each tier for a school has its own set of practices and interventions used but there are some key components that span across every level. These key components are needed in order for MTSS to be implemented with fidelity.

* Interventions and practices used are evidence-based

* Practices and interventions are organized along the tiers. This begins with strong universal support in the core program and is followed by intensifying interventions matched to student needs.

* Data is collected regularly and is used to screen, monitor, and assess student's progress.

* Schools create a system and allocate resources to ensure that the system and its practices are implemented with fidelity over time.

When April 28-29

Keynote Day 1: Dr. Maryanne Wolfe

Keynote Day 2: Dr. Anita Archer

Sessions by: Deb Glaser, Stephanie Stollar, Nancy Hennessy, Kymyona Burk, Nancy Young, Joan Sedita, and more!

http://www.oregonrti.org/annual-conference-2022

LETRS Module 1 2nd Edition The Challenge of Learning to Read: February 23, 2022

LETRS Module 2 2nd Edition Speech Sounds of English Language : Phonetics, Phonology, and Phonemic Awareness March 23, 2022

LETRS Module 3 2nd Edition Spellography for Teachers: How English Spelling Works April 21, 2022

TIer 2 Writing Instruction and Intervention

February 22, 2022 8:30 am-11:45 am

Dr. Lana Edward Santoro

Using RTI for SLD: New BSE Process and Tool Review

March 9th 2022 8:30am-11:45pm

Accessing Vocabulary through Explicit Morphology Instruction

March 23, 2022 12:30pm- 3:45pm

Writing Comprehensive Evaluation Reports when using an RTI Approach for SLD Determination

March 30, 2022 8:30am-11:45am

Dr. Tim Runge

Tier 3 Writing Instruction and Intervention

April 5th 8:30am-11:45 am

Dr. Lana Edward Santoro

Implementing & Sustaining MTSS-R with Fidelity

May 5, 2022 12:45pm-4pm

Dr. Lana Edward Santoro

LETRS Module 2 2nd Edition Speech Sounds of English: Phonetics, Phonology, and Phonemic Awareness

March 21, 2022 8:30-12:15

March 22, 2022 8:30-12:15

https://www.pattan.net/Events/Webinar/Course-1280/Events/Session-36373

LETRS Module 3 2nd Edition Spellography for teachers How English Spelling works.

April 21, 2022 8:30 -12:15

April 22, 2022 8:30 -12:15

https://www.pattan.net/Events/Webinar/Course-1280/Events/Session-36374

We have a variety of trainings in literacy topics that are offered at the IU. These training can be completed at the IU or within a district when requested.

Acadience Training: If your school used Acadience as a universal screening tool we can provide the Acadience Reading K-6 Essentials workshop where you learn to administer and score the Acadience measures. We also can provide the Acadience Reading K-6 Data Interpretation workshop. This is advanced training on the use of Acadience Reading K-6 to inform instruction and improve reading outcomes.

Advanced Phonemic Awareness: This training looks at the importance of Phonemic Awareness and its role in learning to read and decode. In this training look at a variety of resources that can be used for Phonemic Awareness instruction including Heggerty routines.

LETRS 3rd Edition Support: In the LETRS 3rd edition there are 2 courses that can be completed. This first course includes Units 1-4 of LETRS. In these units, teachers learn about... In LETRS 3rd edition teachers receive a book and online access to class materials through Voyager Sopris. Teachers work through units and complete bridge to practice activities that apply what they are learning in the course to their classroom. Face-to-face meetings with a facilitator from the IU with additional activities and support are provided by the IU after completion of each unit.

Sound Walls: A sound wall supports students by focusing on the articulations of sounds and phonemes and the various letter patterns that represent these sounds. This training will look at how to set up and use sound walls in the classroom.

Teaching Vocabulary

This session looks at the different types of vocabulary students encounter and how to select words that will benefit students the most. We also look at effective vocabulary instruction routines to use in the classroom.

What is the Science of Reading?

In this training, we will begin to look at the body of research about how students learn to read and what we can do to help build the needed connections in the brain to support our readers.

Coming Soon....Writing Revolution Book Study:

How do we support students in learning to write? This series will look at ways we can support all students writing based on the book The Writing Revolution: A guide to advancing thinking through writing in all subjects and grades by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler

Looking for a way to help your team analyze data? Harvard's Data Wise Improvement Process has some great resources for schools. Check out their self-paced course that will help you understand the Data Wise Improvement Process and how it can be used to improve teaching and learning in your school setting. The course will also build skills in analyzing a variety of data sources and supporting a culture of collaboration and inquiry. It also gives you meeting templates and tips on how to keep your meetings running efficiently. Check out their free, self-paced online course!

https://online-learning.harvard.edu/course/introduction-data-wise-collaborative-process-improve-learning-teaching?delta=0

Boise State University has been working with the U.S. Department of Education Institute for Educational Sciences on the Reset Project. The purpose of this project is to develop a special education teacher observation system that focuses on evidence-based practices for students with high incidence disabilities. The goal is to give teachers actionable direct feedback that will link to outcomes for students with disabilities.

Here is a link to the rubrics they created. There are rubrics for explicit Instruction routines, reading routines, and math routines!

Check Them Out Here:

https://www.boisestate.edu/education-reset/rubrics/

The Colorado Department of Ed has posted the rubric ratings and overall summaries from their evaluation of core, supplemental and intervention programs. For the programs that made it onto the advisory list, you can see where strengths and gaps exist by skill area and by grade.

You can review the rubrics here.

https://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy/advisorylistofinstructionalprogramming2020?fbclid=IwAR21jTKxAKp9XGeS3u2IpPZQNpPDdjN-n8YVSgPRu_xRy5YGzZpM9kplLBU