Response to Intervention

Student Services RtI K-6

Helping Students Read One Word at A Time

The Reading Team

Mrs. Laura Edelstein Reading Specialist x4274

Mrs. Laura Matug Reading Specialist x4229

Mrs. Kelli Murphy Reading Specialist x4203

Morton Grove School District is committed to providing quality instruction so that each child can make academic progress. To do this, we continually review student information and data that tell us how a student is progressing compared to the rate of his/her peers nationally.

The students at Park View, kindergarten through eighth grade, are assessed three times per year using a universal screener. Benchmark scores are used to evaluate and identify students that may need extra support to enhance their educational progress. Our reading intervention services are delivered through a three tier model called Response to Intervention (RtI).

Response to Intervention (RtI) is a general education initiative. Its design is based on a multi-level prevention system to not only maximize student achievement but to place support for students who may indicate a need for a higher level of academic assistance.

With RtI in place, schools can identify students at risk for poor learning outcomes, monitor student progress, provide evidence-based interventions and adjust the intensity and nature of those interventions depending on a student’s responsiveness.

The four essential components of RTI, as outlined by the National Center on Response to Intervention, are:

• Multi-level prevention system
• Universal Screening
• Progress Monitoring
• Data-Based Decision-Making

 The strongest indicator of effective home-school collaboration include open communication and involvement of parents in all stages of the learning process. We encourage you to stay informed about Park View's RtI process.