Implementing Response to Intervention: A Principal's Guide - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412955076 ISBN 13: 9781412955072

Publisher: Corwin, 2007

Synopsis

Learn how to launch RTI successfully and improve student outcomes significantly!

This principal's guide to implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) for elementary and middle school reading emphasizes the critical role administrators play in ensuring RTI success in their schools. The author makes recommendations for putting the RTI process in motion and helps school leaders: 

• Formulate a comprehensive assessment plan that includes an assessment calendar and a data management system 
• Design a yearlong staff development plan to train teachers in using data for making instructional decisions 
• Use data in grade-level, teacher, and parent meetings
• Motivate staff for optimum success without overwhelming them

About this title

About the Author:

Susan L. Hall is founder and president of the 95 Percent Group Inc., which focuses on early childhood reading education and small-group intervention to give 95% of kindergarten through third grade students the opportunity to read at or above their grade level. A frequent speaker and lecturer, she also serves on the advisory board of the Neuhaus Education Center. Hall is a member of the Reading First Review Panel for state grant proposals and is also a Sopris West certified trainer for DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) and LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling). She is the author of I′ve DIBEL′d, Now What?, and a co-author with Louisa C. Moats of two books, Straight Talk About Reading and Parenting a Struggling Reader. Hall earned her bachelor′s degree at Lawrence University, her master′s degree from Harvard University, and her doctorate of education from National-Louis University.

Review:

"As an administrator who has been trained in RTI and is in the second year of implementation, I found the book to be both interesting and informative. I have also told other administrators to keep an eye out for it." Author: Jennifer Cruz, Principal Published On: 2007-05-08

"Clearly outlines a process of how schools can work collaboratively toward creating schoolwide learning environments where effective RTI practices are implemented and data is used to inform instructional decisions about students." Author: Alice Hom, Principal Published On: 2007-05-08

“I loved it! We in the field are in need of this type of book.” Author: Jill Gildea, Director of Curriculum & Instruction Published On: 2007-05-03

"Perfect for practitioners who are seeking research-based ways to make the gift of reading available to all students, not just to those who are ′ready.′ If you know almost nothing about RTI, this book provides a superb orientation. If you know a little about RTI, you will be an expert by the time you finish the book." Author: From the Foreword by Elaine K. McEwan Published On: 2007-09-17

“Provides a key to what RTI looks like in practice, showing how educators can use it to help students acquire and stay on course with reading skills. College-level education collections and principals need this.” Author: California Bookwatch, May 2008 Published On: 2008-06-12

"Reading this book is like having a personal coach guiding one through the RTI implementation process. At a time when RTI has become one of the hottest buzz words in education, this book is a user-friendly resource providing education leaders moral support and clear, practical suggestions." Author: The School Administrator, June 2008 Published On: 2008-07-11

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1412955076
• ISBN 13: 9781412955072
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Hall Susan L.