Dear fellow colleague,
I am sorry to hear about your frustration in the classroom. Any indication of underachievement amongst the students is stressful enough, but to have to uphold to the same standards for all students regardless must really instill a sense of defeat. However, there is a solution! The alternative to the traditional approach of using the same instructional method for all students is the Response To Instruction approach.
With the use of the RTI program, students who are unsuccessful with such a dated methodology can benefit from the data that is reviewed by the teachers and other specialists who use the program. The data analysis can be used to adjust instructional practices more suitable for the need of each individual child. I think it’s safe to say that all suitable educators are against the implementation of standard evaluations such as ISTEP and end-of-semester exams, but it does not have to be so impersonal. RTI measures student growth weekly and biweekly through carefully considered formative assessments and progress monitoring.
Ultimately, I highly recommend the RTI program because its program essentially revolves around improving student achievement by identifying the individual challenges that each student faces and providing them with the appropriate level of personal instructional time during the school day. The curriculum somehow manages to provide for all the students while simultaneously focusing on the multiple challenges of each student in the classroom. It benefits not only the students through the continuity of its services, but it ultimately befits the current teacher and the students’ future teachers as well.
I earnestly hope you take this letter and the benefits that the Response to Instruction has to offer into deep consideration. Good luck on your process, and please let me know if you need any assistance.
Sincerely,
Emily Meyers
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