RtI Applies to Gifted Too: Interventions at the Tip of the Triangle

Position Paper on RtI for Gifted Learners
Council for Exceptional Children-TAG Division endorsed by the National Association for Gifted Children
Articles of Interest
Valuing Growth for All Students - blog post
RtI for Nurturing Giftedness
RTI for Gifted? Are You Sure?!?!? - blog post
Reading Instruction for Talented Readers - Reis, et. al.
Fordham Institute
High-Achieving Students in the Era of NCLB
Do High-Flyers Maintain Their Altitude?
Websites
Iowa Department of Education RtI page
Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration visit this link to download "A Nation Deceived" the Templeton Foundation report on academic acceleration
National Association for Gifted Children
Council for Exceptional Children TAG Division
Montana RtI and Gifted and Talented Education
Resources
The New RtI: Response to Intelligence by Penny Choice and Sally Walker
RtI for Gifted Students by Mary Ruth Coleman and Susan Johnsen
RtI for the Gifted Student by Cecelia Boswell and Vowery Dodd Carlile
Standards-Based Activities and Assessments for the Differentiated Classroom by Carolyn Coil
Colorado RtI triangle
Mindset: an interview with Carol Dweck
Assessment Considerations
- Use post assessment to preassess - course or unit
- Test above level
- Employ inventories, rating scales, observations, and checklists.
- Use performance assessments - the more open-ended the better.
- Trust the data!
- Cast a wide net using multiple data sources
Sample Assessments
Reading
Strong vs. Gifted Readers - from Literature Links by Teresa Smith Masiello
SRBCSS Reading
Reading Assessments for Advanced Readers
Math
Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test (given at an earlier age to determine readiness for algebraic concepts)
Sousa Math Scale - from How the Gifted Brain Learns
Strategies for Gifted
Matching Strategy to Need - Bertie Kingore
Strategies for Universal, Targeted, and Intensive Tiers - from The NEW RtI: Response to Intelligence, p. 102-4
Strategies to Challenge Talented Readers - Reis, et. al. UConn
Strategies for Advanced Primary Readers - Bertie Kingore
Curriculum Compacting
"Curriculum Compacting: A Necessity for Academic Advancement" - Del Siegle, University of Connecticut
The Compactor - Samples .ppt
Most Difficult First - a beginning compacting strategy
Tiered Assignments
Tiered Curriculum Project - Indiana Department of Education
Anatomy of a Tiered Lesson
Critical Questions About Tiered Lessons
Grouping Arrangements
Cluster grouping
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