Rigor in the RTI and MTSS Classroom: Practical Tools and Strategies

In this book, best-selling author Barbara R. Blackburn and intervention expert Bradley S. Witzel show you how to develop rigourous RTI and MTSS programs that will support students and lead them to lasting success. Written in a clear, engaging style, Rigor in the RTI and MTSS Classroom combines an in-depth discussion of the issues facing at-risk and learning-disabled students with practical strategies for all teachers. You’ll discover how to:

• Improve academic and social-emotional performance with scaffolding and demonstration of learning techniques;
• Establish and teach class rules, expectations, and consequences;
• Use evidence-based activities to spark student discussion;
• Implement rigourous, research-based strategies for math, literacy, reading, and writing development;
• Assess student growth and encourage self-reflection.
• Form an MTSS leadership team to ensure that student needs are met across building and district levels.

Each chapter contains anecdotes from schools across the country as well as a variety of ready-to-use tools and activities. Many of the tools are offered as free eResources so you can easily print and distribute them for classroom use.

Table of Contents

Contents

eResources

Meet the Authors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Rigor and the MTSS Classroom

Chapter 2: Tiered Instruction

Chapter 3: Prevention Then Intervention

Chapter 4: Evidence-Based Instructional Strategies

Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Practices in Literacy

Chapter 6: Rigorous Assessment in the MTSS Classroom

Chapter 7: Behavior and Social Emotional Learning Through MTSS

Chapter 8: Working Together: The MTSS Leadership Team

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