RTI in Practice : A Practical Guide to Implementing Effective Evidence-Based Interventions in Your School

by McDougal, James L.; Graney, Suzanne B.; Wright, James A.; Ardoin, Scott P.

• ISBN13: 9780470170731
• ISBN10: 0470170735
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-07
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) calls for effective identification of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). This comprehensive resource offers school-based professionals a timely 'how-to' guide to implementing a quality, three-tiered response-to-intervention (RTI) model in public school settings. It offers concrete, balanced perspectives and directions for implementing an evidence-based and effective RTI model in public schools. In addition, an accompanying CD-ROM includes reproducible forms, surveys, and screening tools. School psychologists and special education professionals and teachers will benefit from this volume.

Author Biography

James L. Mcdougal, PsyD, is Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program in the Counseling and Psychological Services Department at the State University of New York at Oswego.

Suzanne B. Graney, PhD, NCSP, is Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Assistant Professor in the School Psychology Program at Rochester Institute of Technology.

JAMES A. WRIGHT, MS, CAS, is an RTI trainer and consultant with eighteen years' experience as a school psychologist and school administrator in the state of New York.

Scott P. Ardoin, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program within the Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia.

Table of Contents

Introduction

History of Learning Disabilities and Emergence of a New Model

Tier I: Effective General Education and Universal Screening/Progress Monitoring

Effective Academic Programs for All Students

School-Wide Data Collection for Screening and Outcome Decisions

Using Data to Make Decisions in General Education

Tier 2: Targeted Interventions and Problem-Solving for Students at Risk for Failure

Developing Interventions

Setting Goals, Monitoring Progress, and Graphing Intervention Outcomes

Making Decisions After Intervening

Tier 3: Intensive Interventions/Individual Education Plan Consideration and Development

Moving to Tier 3: Eligibility Determination

IEP Goal Development

Considering Reintegration and Special Education Exit Decisions within an RTI Service Delivery Model

Organizational Considerations and Conclusions

RTI and Systems Change

Conclusions

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