RTI in Practice

A must-have resource for educational professionals implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) programs in their schools RTI in Practice: A Practical Guide to Implementing Effective Evidence-Based Interventions in Your School is an innovative and timely guide that presents concrete, balanced perspectives and directions for implementing an effective RTI model in your school. Built upon the three tiers of effective general education and universal screening, targeted interventions, and intensive interventions, this authoritative resource addresses: Effective academic programs for all students How to use data to make decisions in general education Guidelines for setting goals, monitoring progress, and graphing intervention outcomes Multicultural considerations Realistic case scenarios appear throughout to bring the implementation strategies to life, and the book is packaged with a CD-ROM containing numerous reproducible and customizable forms, surveys, and screening tools, as well as an annotated list of resources for charting and monitoring individual student and classroom progress. RTI in Practice: A Practical Guide to Implementing Effective Evidence-Based Interventions in Your School is a complete resource providing educators and school professionals with the tips¿and tools needed for successful RTI program implementation.

Preface v PART I INTRODUCTION 1 1 History of Learning Disabilities and Emergence of a New Model 3 PART II TIER I: EFFECTIVE GENERAL EDUCATION AND UNIVERSAL SCREENING/PROGRESS MONITORING 23 2 Effective Academic Programs for All Students 25 3 School-Wide Data Collection for Screening and Outcome Decisions 53 4 Using Data to Make Decisions in General Education 75 PART III TIER 2: TARGETED INTERVENTIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR STUDENTS AT RISK FOR FAILURE 95 5 Developing Interventions 97 6 Setting Goals, Monitoring Progress, and Graphing Intervention Outcomes 127 7 Making Decisions After Intervening 153 PART IV TIER 3: INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS/ INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN CONSIDERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 179 8 Moving to Tier 3: Eligibility Determination 181 9 IEP Goal Development 197 10 Considering Reintegration and Special Education Exit Decisions within an RTI Service Delivery Model 221 Kelly A. Powell-Smith PART V ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 253 11 RTI and Systems Change 255 12 Conclusions 277 References 287 Author Index 307 Subject Index 311 About the CD-ROM 321