Full Description
This authoritative guide for ensuring all students are able to achieve high standards is an essential resource for educators in any school with English learners. It provides practical help for designing and implementing effective RTI programs using the SIOP® Model, and ensuring the appropriate type of instruction that English leaners need and deserve. Response to Intervention (RTI) and English Learners, 2/e includes important background information on RTI; examines the academic and linguistic challenges that English learners face; and covers appropriate and effective multi-tier instruction, assessment, and intervention with RTI, specifically for English learners. The authors include recommendations for implementing the eight components of the SIOP® Model for Tier 1 within an RTI framework, and additional suggestions for implementing RTI in secondary schools.
Contents
Chapter 1 Using RTI with English Learners
Chapter 2 The Big Picture: Cultural and Linguistic Realities
Chapter 3 Assessment and Data Based Decision Making for English Learners
Chapter 4 Tier 1: What Is Best Practice for Teaching English Learners?
Chapter 5 Tier 2 and Tier 3 Interventions for English Learners
Chapter 6 How to Distinguish Disability from Linguistic Differences
Chapter 7 Special Considerations for Secondary English Learners
