This one-of-a-kind text explains why RTI is today’s best approach for preventing reading difficulties—and how research on reading profiles can enhance the power of RTI. For practitioners, the book provides a complete, evidence-based blueprint for using RTI and reading profiles in tandem to plan effective core literacy instruction and help struggling readers in Grades K-6, whether they have disabilities or issues related to experience (e.g., ELLs, children from poverty backgrounds). For researchers and policymakers, the book describes ways to help ensure higher reading achievement for every student, including improvements in core reading instruction, use of RTI practices and the Common Core State Standards, and teacher preparation.
Readers will:
Practical Materials:
About the Author
Acknowledgments
A Note to Readers
References
Index
"Anyone involved with reading education must have this book; it is an invaluable reference and incomparable guide for understanding the interdisciplinary and current conceptualization of reading problems and how to effectively address them."
- Anne Cunningham, University of California, Berkeley
"Should be required reading for people responsible for setting literacy policies and decision-making at all levels. Spear-Swerling provides a banquet of opportunity to get it right from early reading through all the levels and layers of successful literacy development."
- Judith Birsh, Educational Consultant, Certified Academic Language Therapist
"A very readable and informative text. By offering educators a specific way to conceptualize student reading difficulties, the book makes the task of selecting and implementing reading interventions much easier."
- Rachel Brown, University of Southern Maine
"The most sensible guide I have seen for mapping reading intervention instruction to students’ specific needs."
- Diane Haager, California State University Los Angeles