The RTI Startup Guide

Cindy Lawrence - Educational Consultant, Texas

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October 2012 | 152 pages | Corwin

Why reinvent the wheel? Use these ready-made tools to implement RTI!Has your Response to Intervention (RTI) initiative gotten off track? Or are you having difficulty getting started? 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 keeperSet goals based on school assessment scoresDetermine the method for assessing struggling studentsCompile a comprehensive case file to maximize learner developmentSuccessfully communicate with parentsOnline, 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!

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

Supplements

Companion Website

“A great resource filled with ready-to-use tools and templates for site-based teams to immediately implement a comprehensive RTI program on their campuses.”

Lisa Graham, Special Education Program Supervisor

Berkeley Unified School District, CA

“A necessary handbook for any group of education leaders wanting to implement RTI in their school or district. This book has common-sense thinking, organizational assistance, as well as sample documents to identify and ultimately help struggling learners.”

Sara Coleman, Science Instructor

Norwalk High School, IA

"As school districts turn their focus to RTI implementation, this step-by-step guide will provide the support a school needs to smoothly implement this process. A must-have for all involved in education."

Michelle Strom, Language Arts Teacher

Fort Riley Middle School, KS

"Lawrence has firsthand knowledge of the stakeholders who need the information and guidance to implement Response to Intervention successfully."

A. L. Hough-Everage, Associate Professor of Education

Brandman University, Victorville, CA

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