Supporting Struggling Students Through Interventions - PowerPoint Presentation

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Supporting Struggling Students Through InterventionsSlide2

Teach the ChildrenClick on the picture to show videoSlide3

Five Steps to Developing a Proactive Intervention Plan

Identify mastery thresholds

Establish red flags

Develop formative assessments

Select appropriate interventions

Monitor your planSlide4

Mastery Baselines

Mastery is not a single point of success, but a range of successful behaviors.

Mastery is determined by the teacher and what the standards and curriculum say the students need to know and how well they need to know it.

Mastery is determined by first looking at a grade baseline for assessments.

Mastery is also determined through other items that may help you develop a fuller picture.Slide5

Mastery Target

Mastery

Proficiency

Minimal

Basic

No UnderstandingSlide6

Red Flags“Red Flags” are early-warning signals that students are headed for a destructive struggle and should be:

very clearly defined

hard to ignore

t

rigger action

f

ocused only on academic concerns, not student behaviors.

Example: Students that miss more than 2 problems on a 10 problem math test.Slide7

Case StudyRead the following case study.Assuming that Principal

Mathers

has no additional resources to hire after-school tutors, how can he best address this problem. Slide8

Here’s HowRead how Principal Mathers and his school are confronting the question.

Discuss how this aligns with your decision to deal with the issue.Slide9

What is Effective Support?Effective Support is….

Ongoing

Proactive

Targeted

Accelerative

Learning-focused

Monitored

Managed by a teacher as advocate

Effective Support is Not..

As Needed

Reactive

Generalized

Remedial

Behavior-focusedRandomImposed by a teacher as adversarySlide10

Select Appropriate InterventionsInterventions provide targeted tools to address a specific concern signaled by a red flag.

The most effective interventions provide a temporary learning support, are made available on an as-needed basis, and are removed when they are no longer necessary Slide11

Consider Progressive InterventionsSequencing your interventions so that they progress from least intensive to most intensive gives you options for students who continue to struggle in spite of early supports.

Progressive interventions help students take ownership over their own learning.Slide12

Rules for InterventionsInterventions should be seamless and unobtrusive.

Interventions should be designed to get students quickly back on track.

Interventions should be systematic

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Rules continuedInterventions should be temporary.Interventions should be minimal.

Interventions should be specific.

Interventions should not be labor intensiveSlide14

Monitor and Gradually Remove Your SupportsUse formative assessments to determine whether supports are working.

Decrease the amount of support you provide for students over time.

Increase the number of steps students must complete on their own.

Decrease the frequency of Support.Slide15

Instructional Intervention Strategies HandoutsThe packet contains suggested interventions teachers can use to support struggling students.

The key

is determining when a student is beginning to go into a destructive struggle and to have an intervention plan in place to provide them with immediate support.

Intervention must be proactive! Slide16

Planning InterventionsInterventions should be a part of the lesson planning process.Assess what you are teaching and decide what corrective actions will help get my students back on track.

Be proactive and have these ready to implement the minute a student starts a

destructive struggle.Slide17

Questions?