Response to Intervention Models

Description

Designed as a blueprint for improving abilities and to provide research-based curriculum and evidence-based interventions to all K-12 learners, this new book empowers educators to select, implement, differentiate and evaluate the curricula and interventions necessary to meet the needs of all learners.

The nine chapters in this book are designed to collectively produce six primary outcomes:

• Describe the critical role of curriculum implementation in RTI models
• Deliver research-based curriculum and evidence-based interventions with fidelity
• Lead or contribute to RTI curriculum implementation decision-making teams
• Apply learner progress data to make necessary curriculum adjustments
• Apply five key components of curriculum in teaching and learning
• Describe connections between response to intervention and special education decisions.

The book’s three sections I. discuss the foundation for implementing multi-tiered RTI curriculum, II. Provides models for making effective RTI team decisions through collaboration among educators, and III. Emphasize the critical role differentiated instruction assumes within multi-tiered instruction, along with the significance of study skills, learning strategies and culturally responsive teaching to meet the RTI curricular needs of all learners.

The book features several highly practical features: Learner outcomes listed at the beginning of each chapter; Application suggestions provided at the end of each chapter; Numerous tables and figures to visually illustrate important concepts; Twenty-five reproducible forms and guides for application of the book’s content in the classroom and school environments; and Presentation of numerous evidence-based interventions, screening and assessment practices, and study skills and learning strategies.

Written for educators most directly involved in classroom instruction, Response to Intervention Models: Curricular Implications and Interventions will equip teachers with the tools they need to successfully deliver high-quality core instruction to all students, with a strong knowledge of RTI and the expertise about curriculum under their belt.

John J. Hoover

Response to Intervention: Curricular Implications and Interventions

Designed as a blueprint for improving abilities to provide research-based curriculum and evidence-based interventions to all K-12 learners, Response to Intervention Models: Curricular Implications and Interventions will empower educators to select, implement, differentiate, and evaluate the curricula and interventions necessary to successfully deliver high-quality core instruction to all students, with a strong knowledge of RTI and the expertise about curriculum under their belt.  

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The nine chapters in this book are designed to collectively produce six primary outcomes:

• Describe the critical role of curriculum implementation in RTI models
• Deliver research-based curriculum and evidence-based interventions with fidelity
• Lead or contribute to RTI curriculum implementation decision-making teams
• Apply learner progress data to make necessary curriculum adjustments
• Apply five key components of curriculum in teaching and learning
• Describe connections between response to intervention and special education decisions.

John J. Hoover is a Research Associate and Adjunct Faculty in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is a former special education teacher and supervisor, having taught learners with high- and low-incidence disabilities in grades K-12 in the public schools and also alternative educational settings. Some of his recent books, in which he is a author or co-author, include RTI Assessment Essentials for Struggling Learners (2009, Corwin Press), Differentiating Learning Differences from Disabilities: Meeting Diverse Needs through Multi-Tiered Instruction (2008, Pearson), English Language Learners who Struggle with Reading: Language Acquisition or Learning Disabilities (Corwin Press, 2008), and Methods for Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (Pearson Merrill, 2008). Dr. Hoover’s current research, writing and professional development topics of interest include: response to intervention, curriculum differentiation, and the assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse learners.

Section I: Curriculum and Response to Intervention Models

Chapter 1: Components of Curriculum Implementation

Chapter 2: RTI Framework: Research-Based Curricula and

Evidence-Based Interventions

Chapter 3: Response to Intervention Assessment to Meet Curricular Needs

Section II: RTICurricular Supports and Decision Making

Chapter 4: RTI Curricular Decision Making Models

Chapter 5: Collaboration to Meet RTI Curricular Needs

Section III: Meeting Differentiated RTI Curricular Needs of All Learners

Chapter 6: Differentiated Classroom and Instructional Management in

RTI Models

Chapter 7: Culturally Responsive Curriculum for Diverse Learners

Chapter 8: Strategies to Support Multi-Tiered Curriculum Implementation

Chapter 9: RTI and Secondary Level Curriculum Implementation

References

John J. Hoover is a Research Associate and Adjunct Faculty in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is a former special education teacher and supervisor, having taught learners with high- and low-incidence disabilities in grades K-12 in the public schools and also alternative educational settings. Some of his recent books, in which he is a author or co-author, include RTI Assessment Essentials for Struggling Learners (2009, Corwin Press), Differentiating Learning Differences from Disabilities: Meeting Diverse Needs through Multi-Tiered Instruction (2008, Pearson), English Language Learners who Struggle with Reading: Language Acquisition or Learning Disabilities (Corwin Press, 2008), and Methods for Teaching Culturally and

Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (Pearson Merrill, 2008). Dr. Hoover’s current research, writing and professional development topics of interest include: response to intervention, curriculum differentiation, and the assessment of culturally and linguistically diverse learners.

• Learner Outcomes and Key Topics at the beginning of each chapter help to establish the framework for each chapter.
• RTI Applications, found at the end of every chapter, provide specific ideas, questions or suggested tasks for applying key chapter ideas and concepts.
• RTI Curriculum in Practice vignettes, near the end of each chapter, describe RTI as used in the classroom and are written by practitioners.
• RTI Curriculum Implementation tools offer guides and checklists for educators to use to apply key chapter skills in the educational setting. Several tools are provided within each chapter to give variety and plenty of applicable materials for classroom use.
• Features 25 reproducible strategies, forms, and guides for application of the book’s content in the classroom and school. Readers are encouraged to reproduce all tools provided in the book as these are intended for direct use in the classroom and school environment to implement curriculum within RTI models.
• Tables and Figures provide visual illustrations of key chapter concepts. Further skills and applications are strategically located throughout each chapter as well.

Designed as a blueprint for improving abilities to provide research-based curriculum and evidence-based interventions to all K-12 learners, Response to Intervention Models: Curricular Implications and Interventions will empower educators to select, implement, differentiate and evaluate the curricula and interventions necessary to meet the needs of all learners.

This book provides educators, who already have some understanding of the basics of Response to Intervention (RTI) with value-added content and tools to successfully deliver highly productive and results-driven curriculum for all learners. The nine chapters in this book are designed to collectively produce the following six primary outcomes: 1.) Describe the critical role of curriculum implementation in RTI models 2). Deliver research-based curriculum and evidence-based interventions with fidelity 3). Lead or contribute to RTI curriculum implementation decision-making teams 4). Apply learner progress data to make necessary curriculum adjustments 5). Apply five key components of curriculum in teaching and learning and 6). Describe connections between response to intervention and special education decisions. The textbook is also divided into three interrelated sections: Section I discusses the foundation for implementing multi-tiered RTI curriculum in today’s classrooms; Section II provides models for making effective RTI team decisions through collaboration among educators to best initiate curricular adjustments, differentiations and select the most appropriate tier of instruction; and Section III emphasizes the critical role differentiated instruction assumes within multi-tiered instruction, along with the significance of study skills, learning strategies and culturally responsive teaching to meet the RTI curricular needs of all learners. Readers are encouraged to reproduce all tools provided in the book as these are intended for direct use in the classroom and school environment to implement curriculum within RTI models. Once the school-wide framework of response to intervention is developed and initiated, practitioners must implement RTI on a daily basis in their classrooms. Response to Intervention Models: Curricular Implications and Interventions will equip pre-service and practicing teachers with the tools they need to successfully deliver high-quality core instruction to all students, with a strong knowledge of RTI and the expertise about curriculum under their belt.

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