RTI : A Practitioner's Guide to Implementing Response to Intervention

by Daryl F. Mellard

• ISBN13: 9781412957724
• ISBN10: 1412957729
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-15
• Publisher: Corwin Pr

Summary

This comprehensive yet accessible reference covers the three tiers of RTI, schoolwide screening, progress monitoring, challenges to implementation, and changes in school structures and individual staff roles.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
About the Authors	p. xiii
Introduction: What Is RTI?	p. 1
RTI as a Three-Tiered Model	p. 3
Purposes of RTI	p. 6
Research Support for RTI	p. 7
Summary	p. 8
References	p. 9
RTI in the Context of Policy Initiatives	p. 11
Policy Coherence, Professional Learning Communities, and the Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle	p. 12
Key Elements of NCLB 2001	p. 15
Key Elements of Reading First	p. 17
Key Provisions of IDEA 2004	p. 18
Summary	p. 21
References	p. 21
Schoolwide Screening	p. 23
Definitions and Features	p. 24
Implementation	p. 29
Changing Structures and Roles	p. 33
Challenges to Implementation	p. 33
Screening in Practice	p. 36
Summary	p. 38
Resources	p. 38
References	p. 40
Progress Monitoring	p. 43
Definitions and Features	p. 44
Implementation	p. 46
Changing Structures and Roles	p. 55
Challenges to Implementation	p. 57
Progress Monitoring in Practice	p. 59
Summary	p. 59
Resources	p. 60
References	p. 61
Tier 1: General Education	p. 63
Definitions and Features	p. 65
Implementation	p. 70
Changing Structures and Roles	p. 72
Challenges to Implementation	p. 72
Summary	p. 74
Resources	p. 75
References	p. 77
Tier 2: Intervention	p. 79
Definitions and Features	p. 80
Implementation	p. 82
Changing Structures and Roles	p. 87
Challenges to Implementation	p. 88
Summary	p. 90
Resources	p. 92
References	p. 96
Tier 3: Special Education	p. 99
Definitions and Features	p. 100
Implementation	p. 104
Changing Structures and Roles	p. 104
Challenges to Implementation	p. 108
Tiered Service Delivery in Practice	p. 110
Summary	p. 114
Resources	p. 114
References	p. 115
Fidelity of Implementation	p. 117
Definitions and Features	p. 118
Implementation	p. 120
Changing Structures and Roles	p. 126
Challenges to Implementation	p. 128
Summary	p. 131
Resources	p. 131
References	p. 133
Conclusion	p. 135
Frequently Asked Questions About RTI	p. 136
Conclusion	p. 141
References	p. 143
Index	p. 145
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