Free and low-cost TEKS-aligned intervention resources, closet kit documentation guides, and printable data collection templates — so the documentation diagnosticians need actually shows up at referral.
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For Teachers & Interventionists
Free intervention resources organized by domain and grade band. Use the embedded templates to document what you're doing — without adding hours to your workload.
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For Diagnosticians
A shareable toolkit for SST teams. Includes what defensible pre-referral documentation looks like and the tools to collect it — organized by what you need to see before evaluation begins.
Free & Low-Cost Intervention Resources
All resources are evidence-based. 🤠 Texas-specific resources are aligned directly to TEKS and TEA infrastructure. Filter by domain or grade band to narrow the list.
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Many campuses own these programs. Before requesting new resources, check the storage room — these kits were purchased, they just need to be used. Each card notes what data the kit generates and where fidelity most commonly breaks down.
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What a Defensible Referral Packet Looks Like
This is the convergent evidence standard. Share this checklist with SST teams at the start of an intervention cycle — not after the fact.
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Minimum 2 full intervention cycles (8 weeks each)One cycle rarely demonstrates a clear pattern. Two cycles allow for a modified approach and strengthen an inadequate response argument.
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Intervention delivered 3–5 times per weekTwice weekly is not sufficient for a valid ROI calculation. Frequency must be documented per session, not estimated at referral.
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Session duration of 20–45 minutes per sessionDuration must be consistent and match the program's intended delivery model. "We do it when we can" is not documentation.
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Fidelity documented per sessionA checklist or rating showing the intervention was delivered as intended. Without fidelity evidence, inadequate response is nearly impossible to interpret meaningfully.
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Weekly or biweekly progress monitoring dataCBM probes, timed reads, program-embedded assessments, or other repeatable measures. A single pre/post score is not progress monitoring.
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Data graphed with aimline or benchmark referenceA graph communicates trajectory in a way a table of numbers does not. Peer ROI comparison strengthens the inadequate response conclusion.
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ROI calculated and interpretedRate of Improvement = (End Score − Baseline) ÷ Number of Weeks. Compare to typical peer ROI for grade and skill area.
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SST meeting notes with documented decision pointsWhen was data reviewed? What decisions were made? Who attended? This creates the paper trail supporting a full and individual evaluation.
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Evidence of adequate Tier 1 core instructionThe student must be failing to respond despite good core instruction — not simply receiving inadequate Tier 1. Note curriculum, delivery model, and teacher notes.
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Documented exclusionary considerationsVision, hearing, attendance, language difference, environmental/economic factors. These must be addressed before evaluation can begin.
📌 FidelityFidelity is the single most consequential missing piece in most referral packets. Without it, you cannot rule out that inadequate implementation — not a learning disability — explains the poor response. Hold this line at SST.
📌 ROIROI below typical peer growth for 2+ consecutive cycles is your strongest convergent data point. One poor cycle can reflect disrupted implementation. Two cycles with the same pattern is a meaningful clinical finding. Hasbrouck & Tindal (2017) norms are a reliable peer comparison source for ORF.
⚠ Secondary Level GapRTI documentation at secondary is frequently absent or informal. When a secondary referral arrives without pre-referral data, document this explicitly in the FIE — note what was and was not available, why, and how the evaluation compensates. Don't allow the system's gap to become the evaluation's gap.
📌 Share This ChecklistBring this to your next SST or MTSS meeting. Framing it as "here's what makes my evaluation stronger and faster" tends to land better than leading with what's missing.
Data Collection Templates
Print-ready forms designed to capture exactly what a diagnostician needs at referral. Use the Session Log each session. Use the 8-Week Summary at SST review or when requesting evaluation.
Intervention Session Log
Complete one per student, per session. File in the student's intervention folder and bring to SST meetings.
Student & Intervention Information
TEKS Skill Area Targeted
Fidelity Checklist
Student Performance This Session
Accuracy:Fluency:
Next Steps
8-Week Progress Monitoring Summary
Complete at the end of each 8-week cycle. Bring to SST meeting with graphed data. Attach to referral packet if evaluation is requested.
Student & Intervention Information
Weekly Progress Monitoring Data
Week
Date
Score / Result
Notes
Baseline
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Rate of Improvement (ROI)
ROI Calculator
ROI = (Week 8 Score − Baseline Score) ÷ 8 weeks
Enter baseline and Week 8 scores in the table above to calculate.
Typical peer ROI — Oral Reading Fluency (Hasbrouck & Tindal, 2017): Gr 1: ~1.9 wcpm/wk · Gr 2: ~1.6 · Gr 3: ~1.1 · Gr 4: ~0.85 · Gr 5: ~0.5 · Gr 6–8: ~0.3–0.4 For math and other domains, consult NCII benchmark norms for the specific measure used.
