RTI in the Classroom: Guidelines and Recipes for Success

Written expressly for teachers, this book is jam-packed with tools and strategies for integrating response to intervention (RTI) into everyday instruction in grades K-5. Numerous real-world examples connect RTI concepts to what teachers already know to help them provide effective instruction for all students, including struggling learners.

Drawing on extensive classroom experience, the authors:

• Explain the core features of RTI and what they look like in action.
• Describe evidence-based instructional methods for reading, writing, math, and behavior.
• Show how to fit assessment and progress monitoring into the busy school day.
• Present color-coded intervention plans for all three tiers of RTI implementation.
• Provide hands-on tools and 50 reproducibles, with a large format and sturdy wire binding for ease of use.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What Is RTI, and Why Are They Telling Me to Do It?

1. It Takes a Village: Building Consensus in School and at Home
2. How to Use the Tiered Framework
3. Evaluating the Core Curriculum: How Do We Know If It's Working?
4. How Are the Kids Doing?: Progress Monitoring Is Not Optional
5. Yikes! I Have "Kids at Risk": Don't Worry-We've Already Done the Heavy Lifting for You
6. Reading Interventions
7. Written Language Interventions
8. Math Interventions
9. Behavior Interventions
10. RTI with English Language Learners: Instructional Considerations
11. If You're Working in a DIBELS System, This Chapter Is for You
12. This All Sounds Great, but How Am I Supposed to Fit It into My Schedule?: Scheduling and Logistics

Appendix A. RTI Readiness Checklist

Appendix B. Reproducible Planning Forms

Appendix C. Intervention Recipes for Reading, Writing, Math, and Behavior