As a teacher, you will encounter students with literacy challenges daily. Sometimes students will have a diagnosed disability, and other times the classroom teacher will determine whether a referral for additional evaluation and testing should be considered. Gathering student data that could be used to make recommendations related to assisting students who are experiencing challenges with literacy can be vital. Additionally, understanding the role of data collection, Response to Intervention (RTI), supports for students with exceptionalities, and teacher training needed to implement screening tools effectively is necessary to best meet the diverse needs of students in the classroom.

• Explain when a comprehensive literacy evaluation should be considered.
• Provide 3-5 classroom behaviors that could also be indicators of potential learning difficulties related to literacy.
• Describe the data that should be collected to determine if a student is struggling in literacy. Discuss how that data can be analyzed to determine the severity of their struggles in your content area.
• Describe Response to Intervention (RTI) and how it can be used to assist students with literacy in your content area.
• List programs and resources to support students (Grades 6-12) with indications of one or more literacy exceptionalities.
• Describe teacher training that could be used to support teachers in ensuring student literacy needs are being met in their content area classrooms.

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