Is our instruction effective? Are we collecting the right data? What's next?
Join us for a transformative professional development session that explores how to build an equitable and effective Response to Intervention (RTI) system tailored for multilingual learners. Drawing from an evolving collaboration between a school psychologist and a multilingual specialist at Marvista Elementary, this session will highlight how culturally responsive RTI practices can enhance early literacy development and reduce misidentification in special education.
Participants will engage with effective strategies for ALL learners — such as integrating UFli phonics instruction with Total Physical Response and leveraging consistent progress monitoring through iReady benchmarks—to address foundational literacy needs. Learn how family engagement, data-driven decisions, and targeted interventions resulted in measurable growth for multilingual students.
This session is ideal for
anyone committed to advancing educational equity through collaboration, innovation, and culturally responsive pedagogy.
Key Takeaways:
- Implement equitable RTI models that center multilingual learners
- Use literacy data to refine and expand targeted interventions
- Build family partnerships and address attendance barriers
- Prepare for the statewide shift to RTI-only eligibility for Specific Learning Disabilities by 2028
- What are we working on next?
