Session Materials

This two-part series focuses on Tier 3, the most intensive level of intervention support. A process will be shared to evaluate student response to intervention instruction to design either group or individualized intensive intervention plans. Participants will review example data sets to create group and individualized intensive intervention plans. Participants will reflect on how the process described compliments what is happening in their district or school. Various resources will be shared to support participants in generalizing the information to their settings.

Our Summer Intensifying Literacy Instruction series focuses on the advanced tiers within an MTSS framework. This team-based professional learning includes facilitated work time for Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs). It is designed to ensure an intervention system for one reading intervention for first and/or second grade that allows teams to engage in Data-Based Individualization is in place for the start of the upcoming school year.

ISD implementation teams create action plans based on four types of data: student outcome, fidelity, capacity, and reach. Data are used from school, district, and ISD levels to continuously improve ISD supports for implementing MTSS with fidelity, focusing on efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability.

In this professional learning session, instructional coaches will learn how to integrate the principles of explicit instruction into their daily practices to support teacher development. Explicit instruction has long been a proven model for improving student learning, and when adapted to the coaching context, it can provide teachers clarity, structure, and support.

The MiMTSS TA Center is excited to announce the launch of Leveraging MTSS in the Classroom: Setting Learners & Staff Up for Success summer series! These sessions are designed to set educators up for a successful start to the 2026-27 school year and to support learners in the classroom. The TA Center staff have curated a selection of MTSS professional learning opportunities for the classroom in the areas of literacy and social, emotional, behavioral supports with strands focused on elementary and secondary

Years of research indicate that strong oral language skills are key factors in literacy development (Chang & Monaghan, 2019; National Early Literacy Panel, 2008). This session prepares educators to understand the language components involved in learning to read. Having shared literacy and language knowledge, speech-language pathologists and teachers can work together to address learners' reading needs.