Current News
Save the Date! ORTII Conference 2027
April 14th - 16th
Save the date! We return to the Graduate by Hilton Eugene for the 2027 ORTII Annual Spring Conference on April 14th - 16th. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates. Registration will open in the fall.
New phonemic awareness resource available!
Check out our print friendly handout for quick dos and don’ts about phonemic awareness. Effective Phonemic awareness instruction is brief, connected to print, integrated with phonics and spelling, informed by assessment, and differentiated to support all learners.
This resources is provided as a part of our statewide special topics resources, which are intended to address needs from around the state. Check out our other special topics for further learning.
2026 ORTII Leadership Survey
Interested in joining other school leaders from across the state to discuss hurdles you may be facing with MTSS or literacy? Take our brief 2026 ORTII Leadership Survey to express your interest and help guide the conversation.
Check out our Spring newsletter!
Read our most recent newsletter for a recap of our conference, adolescent literacy resources from NCC, and math tools from U of O CTL, as well as some podcasts we’ve loved!
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Tier 1 Foundations:
Facilitation Guide and Resources
Wondering where to get started in implementing MTSS for elementary reading? Check out our Tier 1 Foundations facilitation guide! Use this guide to facilitate a training in your school district, or use it to guide individual learning.
Additional Tier 1 resources are also available. Feel free to contact us to coordinate any assistance with facilitating a Tier 1 training.
Updated Resources
Check out our updated resources pages! The Tools and Resources tab has some useful documents and rubrics for implementing an MTSS system for early literacy. Our most frequent requests are for Core Review Meeting Agendas.
The Professional Learning tab is an archive of past trainings, conference materials, and slideshows useful if you need to run a training or are looking to learn more about a specific topic. Check out our Professional Learning resources organized by content category.
Not sure where to find what you’re looking for? Contact us, and we’ll help you out.
About ORTII
The purpose of Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention is to provide technical assistance to Oregon school districts implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) systems that provide targeted, effective instruction to meet the needs of all students and provide the framework to identify students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). The focus of the project is on literacy, early intervention, and the use of evidenced-based practices. ORTII has been supported by the Oregon Department of Education since 2006.
ORTII Framework
A Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a systematic way of organizing student supports, with the goal of providing the right level of support, to the right students, at the right time. The ORTII Framework describes what a multi-tiered system can look like in the area of Reading.
ORTII Project Outcomes
The Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention Project is focused on improving academic outcomes for students in every school district. Across the dozens of school districts that have participated in the project over the past 17 years, most have seen an increase in the percentage of students identified as proficient readers, and a reduction in the percentage of students needing the most intensive level of reading supports, including those students identified with Specific Learning Disabilities.
Current ORTII Partner School Districts
Comprehensive Support Districts (Cadre 12):
Banks
Coos Bay
Fern Ridge
Gladstone
Lincoln County
Phoenix-Talent
Silver Falls
Woodburn
Targeted Support Districts:
Astoria
Cascade
Creswell
David Douglas
Falls City
Gaston
Greater Albany
Harney ESD
Hood River
McKenzie
Newberg
North Bend
Oregon Trail
Prairie City
Roseburg
Sherman County
Tigard-Tualatin
Willamina