RTI

A Practitioner's Guide to Implementing Response to Intervention
Daryl F. Mellard - University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
Evelyn S. Johnson
RTI
September 2007 | 168 pages | Corwin
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"Mellard and Johnson not only help us understand what RTI is and why we need it, they go the next step and tell us how to make it happen."
—Joseph Jenkins, Professor of Special Education
University of Washington

"This is a richly informative book on a most important and timely topic to hundreds of thousands of practitioners, parents, and policy makers."
—Doug Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development
Vanderbilt University

The nuts-and-bolts handbook for implementing RTI schoolwide!

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, 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

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. Introduction: What Is RTI?
  • RTI as a Three-Tiered Model
  • Purposes of RTI
  • Research Support for RTI
  • Summary
  • References
  • 2. RTI in the Context of Policy Initiatives
  • Policy Coherence, Professional Learning Communities, and the Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle
  • Key Elements of NCLB 2001
  • Key Elements of Reading First
  • Key Provisions of IDEA 2004
  • Summary
  • References
  • 3. Schoolwide Screening
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Screening in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 4. Progress Monitoring
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Progress Monitoring in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 5. Tier 1: General Education
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 6. Tier 2: Intervention
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 7. Tier 3: Special Education
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Tiered Service Delivery in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 8. Fidelity of Implementation
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Frequently Asked Questions About RTI
  • Conclusion
  • References

Index

Description

"Mellard and Johnson not only help us understand what RTI is and why we need it, they go the next step and tell us how to make it happen."
—Joseph Jenkins, Professor of Special Education
University of Washington

"This is a richly informative book on a most important and timely topic to hundreds of thousands of practitioners, parents, and policy makers."
—Doug Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development
Vanderbilt University

The nuts-and-bolts handbook for implementing RTI schoolwide!

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, 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

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

  • 1. Introduction: What Is RTI?
  • RTI as a Three-Tiered Model
  • Purposes of RTI
  • Research Support for RTI
  • Summary
  • References
  • 2. RTI in the Context of Policy Initiatives
  • Policy Coherence, Professional Learning Communities, and the Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle
  • Key Elements of NCLB 2001
  • Key Elements of Reading First
  • Key Provisions of IDEA 2004
  • Summary
  • References
  • 3. Schoolwide Screening
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Screening in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 4. Progress Monitoring
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Progress Monitoring in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 5. Tier 1: General Education
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 6. Tier 2: Intervention
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 7. Tier 3: Special Education
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Tiered Service Delivery in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 8. Fidelity of Implementation
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Frequently Asked Questions About RTI
  • Conclusion
  • References

Index

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"Mellard and Johnson not only help us understand what RTI is and why we need it, they go the next step and tell us how to make it happen."
—Joseph Jenkins, Professor of Special Education
University of Washington

"This is a richly informative book on a most important and timely topic to hundreds of thousands of practitioners, parents, and policy makers."
—Doug Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development
Vanderbilt University

The nuts-and-bolts handbook for implementing RTI schoolwide!

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, 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.


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Introduction: What Is RTI?
  • RTI as a Three-Tiered Model
  • Purposes of RTI
  • Research Support for RTI
  • Summary
  • References
  • 2. RTI in the Context of Policy Initiatives
  • Policy Coherence, Professional Learning Communities, and the Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle
  • Key Elements of NCLB 2001
  • Key Elements of Reading First
  • Key Provisions of IDEA 2004
  • Summary
  • References
  • 3. Schoolwide Screening
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Screening in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 4. Progress Monitoring
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Progress Monitoring in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 5. Tier 1: General Education
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 6. Tier 2: Intervention
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 7. Tier 3: Special Education
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Tiered Service Delivery in Practice
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 8. Fidelity of Implementation
  • Definitions and Features
  • Implementation
  • Changing Structures and Roles
  • Challenges to Implementation
  • Summary
  • Resources
  • References
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Frequently Asked Questions About RTI
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

"A must-have for every principal, central office administrator, and classroom instructional leader. The book will benefit both the building principal and the central office administrator by giving them a much better understanding of what RTI is, how it will operate within the building, and how the program will effect the district’s overall student achievement. Classroom teachers, especially those who are involved in the operation/implementation of an RTI program in their building, will gain an in-depth understanding of the RTI process and will see firsthand how to implement the program with the awareness of potential stumbling blocks such as progress monitoring of student data."
Principal Magazine, September/October 2008
"This is a richly informative book on a most important and timely topic to hundreds of thousands of practitioners, parents, and policy makers."
Doug Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University
"Mellard and Johnson not only help us understand what RTI is and why we need it, they go the next step and tell us how to make it happen."
Joseph Jenkins, Professor of Special Education, University of Washington
"There is an absolute need for a practitioner-focused book on Response to Intervention. RTI is an increasingly frequent feature of major policy initiatives as well as a major aspect of the growing body of best practices in instruction, assessment, and addressing students’ special needs."
Karen L. Tichy, Associate Superintendent for Instruction, Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO

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