Effective Tier 2 Intervention: Planning, Assessment and Monitoring

“There can be no equity, no social justice, without literacy”

~ Kareem Weaver (2021)

What is Tier 2 intervention?

Tier 2 intervention refers to small group intervention that seeks to close the gap between student struggles and where they should be in terms of their year level literacy standards. Unfortunately, for many reasons, far too many students struggle with learning to read which is evident in parent and teacher conversations and our nationwide data. However, we know that implementing a school wide Response to Intervention framework with robust systems in terms of assessment, data analysis, tiered instruction and progress monitoring, we can significantly minimise the number of students that do not become successful readers and spellers. Tier 2 small group instruction is a big piece of this puzzle.

In this in-person session you will learn:

• What universal screeners will support you to identify students at risk​ in literacy
• How to identify which of the three reading difficulty profiles your student/s fall under
• Essential considerations for intervention in primary and lower secondary schools
• The difference between evidence based and evidence informed intervention
• Where educators often go wrong in the intervention space
• Recommendations for oral language interventions for the school setting
• Specific evidence based fluency interventions for reading accuracy, rate and expression
• The how and what of setting SMART targets for Tier 2 intervention​
• Examples of an evidence informed intervention planning template for word reading and comprehension difficulty profiles
• The how, what and when of progress monitoring ​using normed tools
• How to embed a Targeted Literacy Cycle into your class to set short term goals and sprints for maximum learning impact
• How to embed high expectations into your intervention approaches with actual case studies of schools that have achieved incredible results
• Considerations for a multidisciplinary team that oversees the progress of students in the school
• Recommendations for further reading and listening
• Suggestions for whole school logistics in terms of intervention- number of students, dosage, response-opportunity and timetabling!

This session could be good for you if..

You are a teacher, final year practicing teacher, Principal, Assistant Principal, experienced Education Assistant, parent with a basic understanding of phonics, interventionist, teachers in lower secondary English and the inclusive education space.

Some details:

This is a 3.5 hour in-person session, with afternoon tea and refreshments included. Arrival 2.45pm for afternoon tea, with a prompt 3.15pm start.
*Maximum of 100 participants so be sure to reserve your seat!

I hope you can join me!

Testimonials about other training sessions with Julie

I cannot begin to thank you enough for the session on Friday. The energy in the room was palpable and the feedback this week amazing!

~Natalie Mayho – Principal, Eden Hill Primary School, WA

Thank you for the wonderful day of training in Tumut. I think we talked literacy the whole way home to Griffith that afternoon! Already, your SOR course has given me confidence in my collaboration meetings with teachers - I feel better equipped to discuss the evidence and the reason behind our direction. (We have also stocked up on decodable readers and look forward to using them.)

~Robyn Delves - Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction, Griffith North Public School, NSW

Thanks Julie,

It was one of the best days I can remember for really getting into the ‘proper stuff’ we want to improve in. Your knowledge and expertise is what we need and want for Glen Forrest.

I am really looking forward to where we go from here and will be backing this project 100% so we can take this place to where it should be.

~Colin Chisholm - Principal, Glen Forrest, WA

Thank you so much Julie for your amazing PL. I think this is the best PL I have been a part of, in relation to Literacy Blocks and the Big 6. I am the Literacy coordinator at my school and I will be imparting the knowledge and understandings that I have learnt from your PL to improve the literacy standards at our school.

~ Kylie Barron - Year 1 teacher, Samson Primary School, WA

Thanks Julie. The PL far exceeded my expectations. There certainly was a buzz in the room. In 2 weeks our staff meeting will be around SoR so we can keep the buzz going.

~ Emma Pick - Acting Assistant Principal, Nakara NT

We have been working with Julie over the past 6 months to improve our K-6 literacy knowledge and delivery within the classrooms. Julie has provided us with ongoing support to refine and improve implementation of literacy within the classrooms and we have seen outstanding results. Julie's mode of delivery has been flexible and tailored, enabling us to target staff and students' individual learning needs. The online modules give practical tools that can be instantly used within the classroom and Julie's follow up sessions have allowed us as a school to improve the teaching and learning cycle.

Thank you for your support this year, we really appreciate it!

~ Sarah Dabin (Principal) and Sue, Monteagle Public School, NSW