Jumpstart RTI

Susan L. Hall - 95 Percent Group, Inc.

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Education | English/Language Arts (Middle/High School) | Teaching in Primary Schools

April 2011 | 144 pages | Corwin

Susan L. Hall asserts that an educator's job is not done until a school's RTI practices result in at least 95 percent of its students reading at benchmark levels. This book's research-based strategies will get you started on the road to those results quickly, efficiently, and successfully. Included are case studies, delivery models, practical tools, reproducibles, analysis worksheets, and forms that can be downloaded from a secure website. This compact guide provides step-by-step instructions for:

- Effectively implementing RTI for all students

- Integrating curricular-based measures in program development

- Measuring RTI's impact on student learning

RTI is useful for many purposes beyond determining special education qualification. It offers schools a unique opportunity to identify, measure, and improve all students' reading skills. Because improving student reading is what really matters, this book's focus is consistently riveted to achieving success. Jumpstart RTI shows how to make it happen.

Publisher's Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

Why This Book Is Needed

Overview of the Contents

1. Ninety-five Percent of Students at Benchmark Is Achievable: A District Example

New Approach

What Level of Success Is Possible?

Professional Development

Next Steps

Conclusion

2. Getting Ready

Motivating Staff: ?Call to Action?

Build Buy-In

Create the RTI Team

Planning Period

Conclusion

3. Getting Started

Create an Assessment Plan

Select a Delivery Model

Add Intervention Blocks

Year 1: First Half

Conclusion

4. Analyzing Data and Forming Groups

Curriculum-Based Assessment

Diagnostic Assessment

Progress Monitoring

Regrouping Cycle

Systems to Manage the Data

Year 1: Second Half

Conclusion

5. Delivering Effective Intervention Instruction

Characteristics of Effective Intervention Instruction

Other Considerations

Intervention Materials and Programs

Conclusion

6. Initiating a Problem-Solving Process

Grade-Level Team Meetings

Problem-Solving Meetings

RTI Team Meetings

Conclusion

7. Referring a Student for Special Education Testing

RTI and Special Education

Change in Role of Special Education Staff

Communication With Parents

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

"This book offers an excellent evidence-based, easy to follow program to ensure that all students excel to their fullest potential!"

Barbara P. Misuraca, Exceptional Needs Educator

Detroit Public Schools, MI

"The author describes an RTI process that helps readers of every level increase their reading skills, including gifted and average readers as well as those who struggle."

Kathy Tritz-Rhodes, Principal

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Schools, MI

"This book provides strategies and useful tips on how a school can create a positive learning community with RTI practices that impact the learning lives of all students."

Alice Hom, Principal

Yung Wing Elementary P.S. 124, NY