RTI : a practitioner's guide to implementing response to intervention / Daryl F. Mellard, Evelyn Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mellard, Daryl F. (Daryl Francis), 1950-

Contributor:

Johnson, Evelyn.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Remedial teaching.

Slow learning children--Education.

Slow learning children.

Learning disabled children--Education.

Learning disabled children.

Physical Description:

xiv, 148 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Response to intervention

Practitioner's guide to implementing response to intervention

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, [2008]

Summary:

Written by leading special education researchers with the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities and the University of Kansas, this comprehensive yet accessible reference provides administrators with practical guidelines for launching RTI in their schools. Highlighting the powerful role that RTI can play in prevention, early intervention, and determining eligibility for special services, the authors cover the three tiers of RTI, plus schoolwide screening, progress monitoring, and changes in school structures and individual staff roles. The text includes: Site-based examples and student case studies, A discussion of the challenges to successful implementation, A section on frequently asked questions. RTI: A Practitioner's Guide to Implementing Response to Intervention is an invaluable resource that helps administrators increase the likelihood of success for students at risk and meet the requirements of NCLB, Reading First, and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004.

Contents:

1 Introduction: What Is RTI? 1

RTI as a Three-Tiered Model 3

Purposes of RTI 6

Research Support for RTI 7

2 RTI in the Context of Policy Initiatives 11

Policy Coherence, Professional Learning Communities, and the Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle 12

Key Elements of NCLB 2001 15

Key Elements of Reading First 17

Key Provisions of IDEA 2004 18

3 Schoolwide Screening 23

Definitions and Features 24

Implementation 29

Changing Structures and Roles 33

Challenges to Implementation 33

Screening in Practice 36

4 Progress Monitoring 43

Definitions and Features 44

Implementation 46

Changing Structures and Roles 55

Challenges to Implementation 57

Progress Monitoring in Practice 59

5 Tier 1: General Education 63

Definitions and Features 65

Implementation 70

Changing Structures and Roles 72

Challenges to Implementation 72

6 Tier 2: Intervention 79

Definitions and Features 80

Implementation 82

Changing Structures and Roles 87

Challenges to Implementation 88

7 Tier 3: Special Education 99

Definitions and Features 100

Implementation 104

Changing Structures and Roles 104

Challenges to Implementation 108

Tiered Service Delivery in Practice 110

8 Fidelity of Implementation 117

Definitions and Features 118

Implementation 120

Changing Structures and Roles 126

Challenges to Implementation 128

Frequently Asked Questions About RTI 136.

Notes:

"A joint publication [with] NAESP, National Association of Elementary School Principals"

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781412957717

1412957710

9781412957724

1412957729

OCLC:

123136859