RTI Startup Guide: Tools and Templates for Schoolwide Implementation

Are you having difficulty getting started with Response to Intervention (RTI) or has your RTI initiative gotten off track? Many educators understand the research and theory behind RTI, but they encounter roadblocks when it comes to setting up a functional RTI team and system. This all-inclusive guide outlines the steps necessary to establish a program that will empower learners and teachers alike. Veteran educator and team leader Cindy Lawrence has compiled forms, checklists, examples, and words of wisdom to streamline your RTI implementation. Lawrence considers the practical challenges that team members face, including how to:

• Set up an effective team, from leader to record keeper
• Set goals based on school assessment scores
• Determine the method for assessing struggling students
• Compile a comprehensive case file to maximize learner development
• Successfully communicate with parents

Online, you'll find The RTI Startup Guide companion website packed with the tools and templates in the book that are ready-to-use and designed specifically to save you time and get your team running smoothly. Take what you already know and apply it today with this treasure-trove of real-life, real-time tools!

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

What Is RTI?

Steps to Setting Up a Campus RTI System

1. Establish Committee Roles
2. Establish a Leader
3. Set Criteria
4. Set Goals
5. Set Meeting Dates
6. Set Meeting Guidelines
7. Strategies and Intervention Programs
8. Forms and Documentation Examples
9. Tracking Chart
10. Progress Monitoring
11. Brochures or Literature: For School RTI and Parent Communication
12. Confidentiality
13. School Referral to RTI Process: Staff Information
14. Campus Resource Library
15. How to Start and End a Year With RTI

References

Index