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After reading the article,  Best Practices in Planning Interventions for Students With Reading Problems, list five characteristics of students with reading disabilities that are different when compared to proficient readers. 

After completing your Week 6 Assignment observations, explain how you could incorporate Tier II and Tier II Small Group instruction regardless of the age and content you currently teach.

After reading the article,  Best Practices in Planning Interventions for Students With Reading Problems, explain how you would incorporate Reciprocal Teaching to promote collaborative learning in your classroom.

After reviewing Section III’s graphic organizers on the Definition of Tiers of Instruction, in the MTSS Manual, explain each of the following components: Tier 1: Universal Screening  Tier 2: Targeted Interventions  Tier 3: Intensive Interventions   

After reading the article,  Best Practices in Planning Interventions for Students With Reading Problems,  describe how praise and reward, specifically with effort, shape the success of an upper elementary/secondary student that struggles with reading.

The goal for Tier I students is for 80% or more of students to reach the benchmark criteria established by the (Multi-TIered System of Supports MTSS.pptx):

In MTSS, what is the primary goal of Tier 1 universal instruction (MTSS For Reading Success, page 746, Teaching Reading Sourcebook)?

The goal of Tier III is to remediate skill deficits with the idea that in doing so, students will be successful in Tier 2 and eventually Tier 1 without support (Multi-TIered System of Supports MTSS.pptx).

Tier III Core Instruction must be delivered a minimum of ____ days a week (Flowchart, Three Tier Model for Response to Intervention) .

Explain the 10 week process of the MTSS Flowchart found in Section IV of the MTSS Manual.