Intervention Success Stories

SpringMath helps educators move beyond scores to understand RTI impact. Within the product itself, SpringMath highlights students who have demonstrated successful RTI and connects those results to actionable next steps for educators. The following examples demonstrate the impact of SpringMath's interventions.

SpringMath Classwide Intervention Success

What happens when an entire 2nd grade class starts the year in math risk but a classwide intervention flips the script? In a Pennsylvania district using RTI, a single student's case study demonstrates the impact of data-driven, class-wide support.

The Challenge

Olivia* scored only 10 correct Subtraction 0–5 answers in 2 minutes which placed her firmly in the at-risk range. Her class mirrored this trend, with only 31% at or above the instructional target on the Fall screening measures. This triggered a classwide intervention in SpringMath to address core gaps.

Targeted Solution

The classroom teacher delivered classwide intervention with 93% fidelity, providing explicit, high-dosage practice across the Grade 2 skill sequence. Every student experienced week-over-week gains, mastering skills in just 2.6 weeks on average.

Measurable Results

The winter screening results were worth celebrating as 100% of students met the Subtraction 0–5 instructional target. Olivia scored within the instructional range across all skills (mastery at one). Her growth was slightly below the median pace. However, they aligned with the class mastery timelines.

Key Takeaway

Olivia achieved clear RTI success with the classwide intervention. This case proves high-fidelity classwide intervention can reduce risk and fuel RTI momentum.

Zero to Instructional: Pennsylvania 7th Grader's Individual Intervention Breakthrough

Imagine a 7th grader scoring zero on grade level screeners and then rocketing to instructional success through an individual intervention. In a Pennsylvania district's RTI framework, Jackson's* SpringMath journey reveals how diagnostic precision rescues students who do not respond to classwide supports.

The Challenge

Jackson scored zero on Solving Algebraic Proportions on the Fall screener, a critical 7th-Grade benchmark. Jackson's classmates also demonstrated risk as none of the students scored in the instructional range. Thus, SpringMath recommended a classwide intervention.

The classroom teacher provided classwide intervention inconsistently, and the classroom mastered only 35% of the skills. Coaching with the teacher refined classwide intervention fidelity. Jackson's data revealed inadequate response to the classwide intervention even when the intervention was delivered consistently. He did not have any missing data and was at risk in 7 of the 9 class-mastered skills and necessitated an individual intervention.

Targeted Solution

Diagnostic assessment pinpointed foundational gaps, launching an individual intervention on Inverse Operations of Multiplication and Division. After the first goal of Algebraic Proportions, Jackson's intervention continued to Mixed Operations with Integers (another zero at screening).

Measurable Results

In just over a week, Jackson mastered Inverse Operations, with gains transferring to Algebraic Proportions mastery. On the second goal, Jackson rapidly conquered the first three components, hitting "instructional" on integers which elevated Mixed Operations from zero to above-risk. The current trajectory suggests complete mastery with ongoing instruction.

Key Takeaway

Jackson's data confirm RTI success as his individual intervention skills generalized to his grade-level progress monitoring data. This case highlights the success of diagnostic interventions in achieving RTI goals, even when classwide interventions are insufficient due to dosage limitations.

*Student name changed to protect anonymity