Current News
2027 Conference Registration is now open!
Early bird pricing available until December 18th, 2026.
We're so excited to invite you to three days of learning at the Graduate by Hilton Eugene. At this years conference, we focus on Intentional Instruction, Strong Readers.
Session topics include: effective literacy instruction, school and district leadership, multilingual learners, dyslexia and special education, multi-tiered systems of support, and many more!
Register today! Early bird pricing is available until December 18th, 2026.
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Updated Core Review Agenda
Check out our updated Core Review Meeting Agenda, complete with templates, resources, and facilitation guidance! Need help implementing this in your system? Reach out to schedule time with an ORTII coach.
Phonemic Awareness Essentials One-Pager
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 identified by school district partners from around the state. Check out our other special topics for further learning.
Check out our Summer newsletter!
Read our most recent newsletter for a book study opportunity from the Reading League, a new numeracy intervention guide from U of O CTL, as well as some podcasts we’ve loved!
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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
Cadre 12 (2023-2027):
Banks
Coos Bay
Fern Ridge
Lincoln County
Phoenix-Talent
Woodburn
Cadre 13 (2026-2030):
Astoria
Creswell
Crook County
Dallas
David Douglas
Dayton
Eagle Point
Forest Grove
Gladstone
Grants Pass
Harney ESD
John Day
McKenzie
Monroe
North Santiam
North Wasco
Pleasant Hill
Prairie City
Redmond
Silver Falls
Willamina