Rti Book

Preface     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
About the Authors     xiii
Introduction: What Is RTI?     1
RTI as a Three-Tiered Model     3
Purposes of RTI     6
Research Support for RTI     7
Summary     8
References     9
RTI in the Context of Policy Initiatives     11
Policy Coherence, Professional Learning Communities, and the Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle     12
Key Elements of NCLB 2001     15
Key Elements of Reading First     17
Key Provisions of IDEA 2004     18
Summary     21
References     21
Schoolwide Screening     23
Definitions and Features     24
Implementation     29
Changing Structures and Roles     33
Challenges to Implementation     33
Screening in Practice     36
Summary     38
Resources     38
References     40
Progress Monitoring     43
Definitions and Features     44
Implementation     46
Changing Structures and Roles     55
Challenges to Implementation     57
Progress Monitoring in Practice     59
Summary     59
Resources     60
References     61
Tier 1: General Education     63
Definitions and Features     65
Implementation     70
Changing Structures and Roles     72
Challenges to Implementation     72
Summary     74
Resources     75
References     77
Tier 2: Intervention     79
Definitions and Features     80
Implementation     82
Changing Structures and Roles     87
Challenges to Implementation     88
Summary     90
Resources     92
References     96
Tier 3: Special Education     99
Definitions and Features     100
Implementation     104
Changing Structures and Roles     104
Challenges to Implementation     108
Tiered Service Delivery in Practice     110
Summary     114
Resources     114
References     115
Fidelity of Implementation     117
Definitions and Features      118
Implementation     120
Changing Structures and Roles     126
Challenges to Implementation     128
Summary     131
Resources     131
References     133
Conclusion     135
Frequently Asked Questions About RTI     136
Conclusion     141
References     143
Index     145