Response to Intervention Assessment Strategies Seminars: Educators as Physicians
Schools across the country are adopting a new way of serving students using a process called Response to Intervention (RTI). In RTI models, educators are asked to administer increasing numbers of reading assessments in order to screen, diagnose and monitor students.
Seminar Agenda
| 8:00– 8:30 |
Registration & coffee |
| 8:30– 10:00 |
 Rationale and purpose for reading assessments Using the SAILS* model for Response to Intervention (RTI) Using data to make decisions about our students: Educators as Physicians! |
| 10:15– 11:30 |
Screening assessments: What, why, and how Diagnostic asssessments: What, why, and how |
| 11:30– 1:00 |
Lunch (on your own) |
| 1:00– 2:00 |
Progress monitoring asssessments: What, why, and how |
| 2:15– 3:30 |
Hands-on practice: Interpreting data from reading assessments to make informed instructional decisions Questions & answers |
| *SAILS stands for Standards, Assessments, Instruction &
Intervention, Leadership & System-wide Commitment |
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What You Will Learn
This seminar is designed to help teachers, reading
specialists, reading coaches, supervisors, and principals
who are developing RTI assessment plans
take a close look at WHY various reading assessments are being
used, HOW to select and administer the most time efficient
and useful assessments, decide WHO should be assessed with each type of assessment, and—most importantly of all— understand how to USE the data to make key instructional
decisions that can truly help us provide the best possible
reading instruction to all students.
Just as physicians make health-care decisions using the best information available, educators must also use the best assessment tools to guide their decisions about students’ academic health and well being.
What You Will Receive
- The skills and tools you need to make key instructional decisions based on assessment results.
- A seminar packet with guidelines and charts that show how to use reading assessments effectively.
- Read Naturally assessment tools worth $199—a single-teacher license for Reading Fluency Benchmark Assessor, one grade level of Reading Fluency Progress Monitor, and Quick Phonics Screener.
- Read Naturally's white paper, Read Naturally Assessments and Programs in a Response to Intervention (RTI) Model.
- A chance to win a copy of one of Dr. Jan Hasbrouck's books, The Reading Coach: A How-To Manual for Success or Differentiated Instruction: Grouping for Success.
Dates & Locations
Click the Location name for details about the seminar location.
| Date | City/State | Location | Instructor |
| June 18, 2008 | Portland, OR | Holiday Inn – Portland Airport | Dr. Jan Hasbrouck |
| June 18, 2008 | Austin, TX | Embassy Suites – Austin Central | Ginger Rogers |
| June 19, 2008 | Dallas, TX | Holiday Inn Select – Dallas/Love Field | Ginger Rogers |
| June 24, 2008 | Houston, TX | Holiday Inn – Houston/Galleria | Ginger Rogers |
| June 25, 2008 | Chicago/Elmhurst, IL | Holiday Inn – Chicago/Ellmhurst | Dr. Jan Hasbrouck |
| July 7, 2008 | Seattle/Issaquah, WA | Holiday Inn – Seattle/Issaquah | Dr. Jan Hasbrouck |
| July 11, 2008 | Phoenix, AZ | Holiday Inn – Phoenix West | Dr. Jan Hasbrouck |
| July 15, 2008 | Boston/Woburn, MA | Holiday Inn Select – Boston/Woburn | Dr. Jan Hasbrouck |
| July 17, 2008 | New York, NY | Skyline Hotel | Dr. Jan Hasbrouck |
| July 31, 2008 | Sacramento, CA | Courtyard by Marriott – Sacramento/Cal Expo | Dr. Jan Hasbrouck |
| Aug. 6, 2008 | Los Angeles/Buena Park, CA | Holiday Inn – Buena Park | Dr. Jan Hasbrouck |
About the Presenters
Dr. Jan Hasbrouck is a nationally known and respected educational consultant, researcher, and trainer on the topics of reading fluency, teachers as reading coaches, and assessing and teaching struggling readers.
Dr. Hasbrouck has worked as a reading specialist and reading coach, and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses as a university professor. Her research in reading fluency, academic assessments and interventions, and consultation has been widely published.
She is co-author of The Reading Coach: A How-To Manual for Success, which clarifies the increasingly important role of teachers as reading coaches and Differentiating Instruction: Grouping for Success, a practical guide for effectively managing small group instruction. Dr. Hasbrouck has extensive experience with reading assessments and helping design effective instructional programs for low-performing students.
Ginger Rogers is a dynamic and inspirational trainer and presenter. She received her masters of education degree from Texas A&M University, studying under Dr. Jan. Hasbrouck.
Ginger has worked in the public schools as a teacher and instructional coach in both general and special education. She has served as a mentor to undergraduate preservice teachers and has published articles on reading assessment and reading fluency. She currently works with a private consulting company specializing in educational software.