December 2022
ORTIi News & Updates

This issue of our monthly newsletter is brief to give you time to check out the recordings from last week's Reading Symposium AND because we know you are extremely busy. We wish you all a relaxing, safe and well-earned winter break.

Nicole, Lisa, Ryan, Jon, Cassie and Beth
Recordings Now Available!

Check out ALL the videos & resources from the
ORTIi Reading Symposium

Thank you to all who attended our 2nd Annual Reading Symposium last week. It was outstanding! If you missed it or if you want to check out additional sessions, the recordings are ready. Access to these videos is free and you can share them widely, whether or not you originally registered for the conference.

Check out the video resource page HERE.

News for Oregon School Districts
ORTIi Information Session
(Audience: District and School Leaders)

On February 7, 2023 at 3:30, the Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention Project will hold an information session for Oregon district leaders interested in getting support for building, implementing and sustaining Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Reading starting in Fall 2023. Previous ORTIi districts may attend to hear about options for additional support. There will also be ample time for questions.

Information about registering for this session will be in next month's newsletter and will also go out to Oregon Superintendents and Special Education Directors in January.
The Annual Conference
is BACK!

ORTIi is partnering with NWPBIS for a combined spring conference to meet all your MTSS needs: Building Equitable MTSS, Social Emotional and Mental Health, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, and of course, READING. The conference will be held at the Hilton Portland Downtown, April 27-28, 2023. The pre-conference is on April 26th with 3 hour workshop sessions.

Click here to access the conference information page, including registration information. Look for more information about presenters in January. We can't wait to see you all in person!
ORTIi Resources
For Your Professional Learning Needs
Science of Reading Professional Learning

Have you been asked to present some introductory information to your staff about the Science of Reading and don't know where to start? Here are some slide decks you can use to start to build understanding about what science tells us about how we learn to read and how that science informs what and how we should teach reading and writing. These are not videos, so you will need to lead the sessions yourself and can customize them for your setting, but everything you need to get started is here.

The topics include:
  • What is the Science of Reading Anyway?
  • Word Recognition
  • Language Comprehension
  • Explicit and Systematic Instruction
  • Reading Assessment
MTSS Components

Does your PD plan for the year include staff training on the components of MTSS? We've got you covered! We now have a facilitation guide for the Overview and Tier 1 Modules. Look for facilitation guides for Tiers 2 and 3 coming this winter.

If you are in an Oregon school district, you can schedule a Facilitated Team Time with an ORTIi coach to ask questions and/or discuss any action plan your team creates after watching the modules.

Email us at [email protected] to schedule a session.


Other Professional Learning Resources

Need some high quality professional learning? ORTIi's has resources! Just visit our Video Recordings and Modules page. These videos give you access to an amazing array of experts in the fields of reading and MTSS, including previous virtual conferences.