Reading Assessment in an RTI Framework

From leading experts, this indispensable resource presents a practical model for conducting reading assessments for screening, diagnosis, and progress monitoring in each of the three tiers of response to intervention (RTI). K–8 teachers and school personnel are guided to use norm-referenced, informal, and curriculum-based measures to assess key components of reading development and make informed choices about instruction. The book describes how to survey existing assessment practices in a school and craft a systematic plan for improvement; reproducible tools include a 10-page RTI Assessment Audit that can be downloaded and printed.

• Needed, practical resource: RTI is used widely and requires rigorous assessment.
• Flexible: competing titles are limited by grade range or proficiency level; this book covers all students in K–8.
• Includes a valuable RTI Assessment Audit that can be downloaded and printed.
• Leading authors show how schools can achieve RTI goals using the testing methods they have in place.
• Can be used on its own or as a companion to the authors' top-selling Assessment for Reading Instruction, Second Edition, which provides a comprehensive approach to implementing assessments.

Table of Contents

1. Assessments in an RTI System
2. Assessing Reading Development
3. Conducting a School Assessment Audit
4. Assessments in Tier 1: The Essentials
5. Assessments in Tier 2: Providing and Evaluating Secondary Support
6. Assessments in Tier 3 and Beyond: Diagnostic Decision Making
7. Communicating Assessment Outcomes
8. Creating an Effective RTI System

Internet Resources That Support RTI Implementation

"This book is important, useful, and timely. It focuses on how to plan the amount and types of assessment that will be 'just right' in each tier of RTI, in a style that is 'just right' for teachers and other practitioners. Readers will especially appreciate the information about the most appropriate use of curriculum-based measures, as well as the very helpful RTI Assessment Audit."
- Karen K. Wixson, PhD, Dean and Professor, School of Education, University of North Carolina–Greensboro

"A 'must read' for educators who are implementing RTI in literacy. Stahl and McKenna present practical and easy-to-implement strategies to support data-based decision making. They discuss the purposes of assessment and how much assessment is needed. Assessment tools and strategies are provided to help teachers and administrators determine each student’s risk status and response to a given intervention"
- Theresa M. Janczak, PhD, Exceptional Education Department, Buffalo State College, State University of New York