RTI in Practice: A Practical Guide to Implementing Effective Evidence-Based Interventions in Your School

Preface v

PART I INTRODUCTION 1

1 History of Learning Disabilities and Emergence of a New Model 3

PART II TIER I: EFFECTIVE GENERAL EDUCATION AND UNIVERSAL SCREENING/PROGRESS MONITORING 23

2 Effective Academic Programs for All Students 25

3 School-Wide Data Collection for Screening and Outcome Decisions 53

4 Using Data to Make Decisions in General Education 75

PART III TIER 2: TARGETED INTERVENTIONS AND PROBLEM SOLVING FOR STUDENTS AT RISK FOR FAILURE 95

5 Developing Interventions 97

6 Setting Goals, Monitoring Progress, and Graphing Intervention Outcomes 127

7 Making Decisions After Intervening 153

PART IV TIER 3: INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS/ INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN CONSIDERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 179

8 Moving to Tier 3: Eligibility Determination 181

9 IEP Goal Development 197

10 Considering Reintegration and Special Education Exit Decisions within an RTI Service Delivery Model 221
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PART V ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 253

11 RTI and Systems Change 255

12 Conclusions 277

References 287

Author Index 307

Subject Index 311

About the CD-ROM 321