William N. Bender, PhD, has had a long and distinguished career in education, teaching in public school for several years and in higher education for some 26 years at Blue?eld State College in West Virginia, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and the University of Georgia. He has written 36 books in special and general education. With his retirement, he has stepped back from his rigorous workshop schedule, which as recently as 2016 included some 40 workshop days per year. While the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his work, he has written four historical ?ction novels and several educational books in recent years. He has delivered several professional development projects, including most recently a keynote for a virtual conference on project-based learning in Brazil in conjunction with his Corwin book Project-Based Learning (2012).Cara Shores began her career as a special education teacher and taught children in both pullout and inclusive classrooms. Shores has trained thousands of teachers and administrators across the United States on practical strategies for inclusion, co-teaching, and increasing achievement for all students through differentiated instruction and RTI. She provides regional and national training for the Council for Exceptional Children. She is co-author of Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher. Shores now serves as the president of Wesley Educational Services. She received her master’s degree and educational specialists’s degree from the University of West Georgia and has served as student support services coordinator and district director of special education.

"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."

• Preface: An Open Letter to EducatorsAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsAbout the Contributors1. Response to Intervention2. Implementation of a Standard Treatment Protocol RTI3. Implementation of a Problem-Solving RTI4. Implementing RTI to Meet the Needs of All Learners5. Will RTI Work? Ongoing QuestionsAppendix A. RTI Needs AssessmentAppendix B. The Georgia Pyramid of InterventionAppendix C. RTI Summary FormsAppendix D. Where Do General Educators Find the Time to Do RTI?Appendix E. Resources for RTI InterventionsAppendix F. Using Response to Intervention for Inappropriate BehaviorsIndex

William N. Bender, PhD, has had a long and distinguished career in education, teaching in public school for several years and in higher education for some 26 years at Blue?eld State College in West Virginia, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and the University of Georgia. He has written 36 books in special and general education. With his retirement, he has stepped back from his rigorous workshop schedule, which as recently as 2016 included some 40 workshop days per year. While the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his work, he has written four historical ?ction novels and several educational books in recent years. He has delivered several professional development projects, including most recently a keynote for a virtual conference on project-based learning in Brazil in conjunction with his Corwin book Project-Based Learning (2012).Cara Shores began her career as a special education teacher and taught children in both pullout and inclusive classrooms. Shores has trained thousands of teachers and administrators across the United States on practical strategies for inclusion, co-teaching, and increasing achievement for all students through differentiated instruction and RTI. She provides regional and national training for the Council for Exceptional Children. She is co-author of Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher. Shores now serves as the president of Wesley Educational Services. She received her master’s degree and educational specialists’s degree from the University of West Georgia and has served as student support services coordinator and district director of special education.

"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."

• Preface: An Open Letter to EducatorsAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsAbout the Contributors1. Response to Intervention2. Implementation of a Standard Treatment Protocol RTI3. Implementation of a Problem-Solving RTI4. Implementing RTI to Meet the Needs of All Learners5. Will RTI Work? Ongoing QuestionsAppendix A. RTI Needs AssessmentAppendix B. The Georgia Pyramid of InterventionAppendix C. RTI Summary FormsAppendix D. Where Do General Educators Find the Time to Do RTI?Appendix E. Resources for RTI InterventionsAppendix F. Using Response to Intervention for Inappropriate BehaviorsIndex

William N. Bender, PhD, has had a long and distinguished career in education, teaching in public school for several years and in higher education for some 26 years at Blue?eld State College in West Virginia, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and the University of Georgia. He has written 36 books in special and general education. With his retirement, he has stepped back from his rigorous workshop schedule, which as recently as 2016 included some 40 workshop days per year. While the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his work, he has written four historical ?ction novels and several educational books in recent years. He has delivered several professional development projects, including most recently a keynote for a virtual conference on project-based learning in Brazil in conjunction with his Corwin book Project-Based Learning (2012).Cara Shores began her career as a special education teacher and taught children in both pullout and inclusive classrooms. Shores has trained thousands of teachers and administrators across the United States on practical strategies for inclusion, co-teaching, and increasing achievement for all students through differentiated instruction and RTI. She provides regional and national training for the Council for Exceptional Children. She is co-author of Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher. Shores now serves as the president of Wesley Educational Services. She received her master’s degree and educational specialists’s degree from the University of West Georgia and has served as student support services coordinator and district director of special education.

"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."

• Preface: An Open Letter to EducatorsAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsAbout the Contributors1. Response to Intervention2. Implementation of a Standard Treatment Protocol RTI3. Implementation of a Problem-Solving RTI4. Implementing RTI to Meet the Needs of All Learners5. Will RTI Work? Ongoing QuestionsAppendix A. RTI Needs AssessmentAppendix B. The Georgia Pyramid of InterventionAppendix C. RTI Summary FormsAppendix D. Where Do General Educators Find the Time to Do RTI?Appendix E. Resources for RTI InterventionsAppendix F. Using Response to Intervention for Inappropriate BehaviorsIndex