Universal Screening Analysis

Universal Screening: It is designed to identify which students could be struggling with reading skills. The screening assessments are administered to all students in the class. They are valid, reliable, and demonstrate diagnostic accuracy for predicting learning or behavioral problems. The universal screening is to be administered 1-3 times per year. When it is only administered once, it will be preferable given in the beginning of the school year. This allows the teacher to identify students who are struggling in advance of issues arising. Screening is also used as a tool to answer vital questions such as whether the core curriculum is working or whether instruction is being effective.

Tier 1: This level encompasses class or school-wide interventions. All students receive Tier 1 services, regardless of their ability levels. Instruction is set in the general education classroom using curriculum and practices that are evidence-based, aligned with state or district standards, and incorporated differentiated instruction. Assessments include screening, continuous progress monitoring, and

This means the students identified through screening as being at-risk for poor learning outcomes. The targeted interventions and frequent monitoring that are characteristic of this tier still take place in the general education classroom or other general education settings within the school. Interventions involve providing a standard, validated instructional program to students in a group typically consisting of no more than five students. The interventions should be delivered by someone who has received extensive training into the intervention program. This could be a person in the position of general education teacher, paraprofessional, reading specialist, etc. Assessments at this level include progress monitoring and