Full Description
All grade levels. This valuable resource is designed to increase the knowledge and develop the skills of school personnel who are in the process of implementing RTI.?It presents RTI in a comprehensive manner using a data-based decision-making approach that emphasizes accountability.
The book is unique in that it focuses on both academic performance and social behavior of all students in such a way that any practitioner can read and immediately apply the content.
The authors integrate best practice, research, law, and consultative experiences to provide school personnel with a general framework to promote positive outcomes for all students. The CD that accompanies this book includes reproducible forms, handouts, RTI templates, and a set of customizable PowerPoint slide sets to help educators introduce a Response to Intervention program in their school or district.
Content Highlights:
A three-tiered model of RTI based on law and research.Universal screening for academic performance and social behavior.
Diagnostic assessment linked to intervention for small groups of students as well as individual students who need more intensive and personalized service.
Data-based decision-making across the three tiers, including how to analyze data related to NCLB.
Data-based decision-making with regard to setting goals and monitoring progress with emphasis on how to make objective and reliable decisions for all students.
Effective problem-solving/teaming with suggested process and sample forms.
How RTI can be integrated into current special education entitlement procedures.
