Closing the RTI gap : why poverty and culture count / Donna Walker Tileston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tileston, Donna Walker.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Remedial teaching--Social aspects--United States.

Remedial teaching.

Effective teaching--United States.

Effective teaching.

Classroom management--United States.

Classroom management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 158 pages) : ill

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Solution Tree Press ; [Alexandria Va.] : NAESP, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All children should have equal access to highly qualified teachers, a strong curriculum, and research-based instructional methods. This book explains why RTI (Response to Intervention) is so important and how to achieve successful implementation in your school. It offers a clear understanding of poverty and culture, how RTI can close achievement gaps related to these issues, the critical planning phase of RTI, and a preview common pitfalls of implementation.

Contents:

""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Table of Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""Introduction: Getting It Right This Time""; ""Chapter 1: Understanding the Importance of RTI""; ""Chapter 2: Understanding the Impact of Poverty and Culture""; ""Chapter 3: Planning for RTI Implementation""; ""Chapter 4: Closing the Gap at Tier 1""; ""Chapter 5: Closing the Gaps at Tiers 2 and 3""; ""Epilogue""; ""Glossary""; ""References and Resources""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781935543480

1935543482

OCLC:

859156574