Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher (Hardcover)

by William N. (Neil) Bender (Editor), Cara F. Shores (Editor)
Key Phrases: validated curricula, retell fluency, validated curriculum, Tier One, Tier Two, African American (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Of the many RTI materials published today, this one is user friendly and so much broader in scope. Written in clear and understandable yet professional language, this excellent book is appropriate for all K–12 educators and administrators." (Carla Osberg, Program Specialist )

"The book presents a nice combination of research and practice." (Jennifer Doolittle, Special Education Specialist )

"Straightforward presentation on a hot topic." (Carol H. McClain, Special Populations Management Team )

"Offers a unique organization of key concepts and addresses current implementation issues with integrity. The strategies, suggestions, and tips contribute to the overall 'reader-friendliness' of the book. The comparison/contrast of the problem-solving and standard treatment protocol approaches is well written and provides the reader information with which to determine the best approach for his or her students, school, or district." (Linda Palenchar, Coordinator )

"A fine recommendation for any teacher who would incorporate RTI into the classroom." (California Bookwatch, June 2008 )

Product Description
Helps educators understand the Response to Intervention (RTI) process and utilize results to plan specific follow-up interventions.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press (April 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412953855
• ISBN-13: 978-1412953856
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #352,413 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Responding to Respone to Intervention, April 14, 2008

By	B. L. DaBoll (La Crescenta, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher (Paperback)

As a special education teacher on special assignment this year to implement RTI, I will be brief and to the point. I attended a lecture by this professor and now have read his book. If you want clear cut information about how to implement RTI and what choices would best serve you, this is the book to use. His lecture was impressive and cut through much of the blatheration that education professionals seem to love that confuses themselves along with everyone else. RTI is not rocket science. It is a practical approach to early intervention with struggling learners that has as a side benefit their escape from the doldrums of special education and the dreaded disability labels. I highly recommend this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clear Explanations, October 13, 2008

By	S. Prieto (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher (Paperback)

As a classroom teacher, I appreciated the authors' explanation of RTI in a clear and consise manner. The authors answer the question of "Why RTI?", give explanantions of implementation, and then give examples of implementation. That can get most teachers started on implementing, and even evaluating their school's RTI process, thereby participating in the school discussion on what RTI should look like. The authors do appeared removed from classroom realities when it comes for time for implementation, however. Labeling teachers as "negative about time prohibitions" fails to take into account the number of mandates, school, district, state, and federal, in addition to the million and one other things, that teachers are told MUST be attended to. Time limitation is a reality and it would serve busy teachers well if the authors could come up with a ready-to-go intervention package, which would include scientifically validated curricula, along with data sheets, for specific deficiencies.