Implementing Response to Intervention : A Principal's Guide

by Susan L. Hall

• ISBN13: 9781412955072
• ISBN10: 1412955076
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-28
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This school leader's guide to implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) for primary and junior school reading emphasizes the critical role managers play in ensuring RTI success in their schools and improving student outcomes. The author makes recommendations for putting the RTI process in motion and helps school leaders formulate a comprehensive assessment plan that includes an assessment calendar and a data management system; design a year-long staff development plan to train teachers in using data for making instructional decisions; use data in year-group, teacher, and parent meetings; and motivate staff for optimum success without overwhelming them.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Lincoln Elementary School: A Case Study of What RTI Looks Like in a School

Evidence of Buy-In

Assessment Procedures

Tiers of Instruction

Data-Driven Decision Making

Why Implement RTI?

What Is Response to Intervention (RTI)?

Eight Core Principles of RTI

Shaping the Initiative

Why RTI Is More Than a Special Education Requirement

History of RTI

Forces Driving RTI

Relationship of RTI to Other Reading Services

Setting the Stage for RTI

Motivating Change

Getting Ready to Launch RTI

Communication Plan

Planning an RTI Initiative

Big Questions: Money, Time, and Results

Delivering Intervention Instruction

Organizing for Intervention Groups

Tiers of Intervention Instruction

Processes for Moving Students Through the System

Using Progress Monitoring Data

The Importance of Progress Monitoring Data

Determining Which Indicators to Progress Monitor

Graphing Rate of Progress

Decisions That Require Progress Monitoring Data

Using Progress Monitoring Data at Meetings

Data Charts That Are a Must for Principals

Effective Models of Professional Development

Designing an Effective Approach to Professional Development

Content of the Professional Development

Delivering Professional Development in Strands

Differentiating the Training Throughout Implementation

Dealing With Reluctant or Resistant Teachers

Sharing Early Success Stories

What the Future Holds for RTI

Three-Tier Model as Descriptive, Not Prescriptive

Appropriate Use of Programs

Future of Special Education Curriculum in Reading

Broadening of RTI Beyond Early Reading

Resources: Sample Administrative RTI Data Notebook

References

Index

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