Intervention Tool Chart :: Reading

Looking for an intervention for your students?  The Intervention Tools Chart is designed to be used by educators as a resource to locate interventions, instructional practices, and learning strategies that can be used within an RtI process.  Please note:  the listing of specific tools is not meant as an endorsement by the NYS RtI MS DP or the NYSED.  Rather, it is up to the consumer to research selected tools for evidence of effectiveness.  The chart contains three types of tools that are either free or available for purchase:  commercial programs, instructional practices, and learning strategies.

Title
Component
Tier
Grade
Comprehension, Oral Reading Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics & Decoding, Vocabulary
Tier I,II
K—12th

Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) is a peer-tutoring program. According to the developer's website, it is designed to be incorporated into the existing curriculum with the goal of improving the academic performance of children with diverse academic needs. Students partner with peers, alternating the role of tutor while reading aloud, listening, and providing feedback in various structured activities.

Read Naturally

Commercial Program
Comprehension, Oral Reading Fluency, Vocabulary
Tier II,III
1st—12th

Read Naturally® is designed to improve reading fluency using a combination of books, audiotapes, and computer software. The program has three main strategies: repeated reading of text for developing oral reading fluency, teacher modeling of story reading, and systematic monitoring of student progress by the students themselves and by teachers. Students work at a reading level appropriate for their achievement level and progress through the program independently.

REWARDS Plus

Commercial Program
Comprehension, Oral Reading Fluency, Phonics & Decoding, Vocabulary
Tier II
6th—12th

REWARDS Plus is a strategic, short term intervention program. It is an explicit and systematic program following the “I do,” you do,” “we do” model.

REWARDS Secondary

Commercial Program
Oral Reading Fluency, Phonics & Decoding, Vocabulary
Tier II
6th—12th

REWARDS Secondary is a strategic, short term intervention program. It is an explicit and systematic program following the “I do,” you do,” “we do” model.

Root Wheels

Learning Strategy
Vocabulary
Tier I,II
1st—12th

Root wheels are a visual representation that increases students understanding and knowledge of roots, prefixes, and suffixes. While 90% of the words that students encounter across various content areas are based on Greek and Latin prefixes, roots and suffixes, root wheels provide students a visual to enhance their understandings of vocabulary through deeper exploration. This strategy can also facilitate drawing and second language exploration.

S.P.I.R.E.

Commercial Program
Comprehension, Oral Reading Fluency, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics & Decoding, Vocabulary
Tier II,III
Pre-K—8th

S.P.I.R.E is an intensive reading program for non-readers and struggling readers. This multisensory program is based on the Orton-Gillingham approach.

Semantic Mapping

Learning Strategy
Vocabulary
Tier I,III
4th—12th

In semantic mapping, students generate words related to a concept (or key word) that has been introduced in a lesson. Semantic maps provide a visual depiction of the relationships among key words.

SLAP

Learning Strategy
Vocabulary
Tier I,II
2nd—12th

The SLAP strategy is designed to assist students with deciphering the meanings of words found throughout informational texts by utilizing context clues. SLAP is an acronym for steps of the strategy which equips the students to determine a word’s meaning by looking at the clues within the text itself. After being taught each step explicitly, it is the goal for each student to independently use SLAP while reading to increase understanding of both the text and individual vocabulary words.

Vocabulary for Achievement

Commercial Program
Vocabulary
3rd—12th

Vocabulary for Achievement is a program designed to teach vocabulary skills and strategies with 30 lessons thematically organized around central concepts.

Vocabulary Logs

Instructional Practice
Vocabulary
Tier I
4th—12th

Vocabulary Logs are a graphic organizer of learned words that students can use to deepen their understanding of words beyond the context of a reading selection. Using vocabulary logs, students can review/revisit learned words and continue to strengthen the understanding of word meanings. Vocabulary logs can be used in conjunction with any other vocabulary strategies or in Tier 1 instruction with the whole class.

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