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Response to intervention (RTI) is the most effective process for ensuring student success, using differentiated instruction to provide the time and support necessary. This comprehensive implementation guide covers every element required to build a successful RTI at Work™ program in schools. The authors share step-by-step actions for implementing the essential elements, instructional strategies, and tools needed to support implementation, as well as tips for engaging and supporting educators. Readers who valued the practical knowledge in Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work™ (DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, Many, and Mattos) will appreciate a similar style and practicality in Taking Action.

This guide will help you incorporate the response to intervention process by allowing you to:

Contents:

IntroductionChapter 1: The RTI at Work™ PyramidChapter 2: A Culture of Collective ResponsibilityPart One: Tier 1 Essential ActionsChapter 3: Tier 1 Teacher Team Essential ActionsChapter 4: Tier 1 Schoolwide Essential ActionsPart Two: Tier 2 Essential ActionsChapter 5: Tier 2 Teacher Team Essential ActionsChapter 6: Tier 2 Schoolwide Essential ActionsPart Three: Tier 3 Essential ActionsChapter 7: Tier 3 Schoolwide Essential ActionsChapter 8: Tier 3 Intervention Team Essential ActionsEpilogueReferences and Resources

Move away from the way we have always done things and embrace an improved approach to student intervention. At Tier 2 of the RTI at Work™ process, interventions do not require hiring additional staff, buying more resources, or extending the school day. Instead, this book offers a step-by-step process for how to use your current time and resources to ensure all students learn at high levels.

Use this resource to successfully respond to students when they do not learn:

Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Making a Case for Doing Things DifferentlyChapter 2: Using Collaborative Teams for Effective InterventionChapter 3: Getting to Targeted and Specific InterventionsChapter 4: Using Data to Target Tier 2 InterventionsChapter 5: Implementing Powerful Instructional SupportsChapter 6: Building Time in the Schedule for Additional SupportEpilogue

Research is conclusive: response to intervention (RTI) is the best way to intervene when students struggle in school. Also known as a multitiered system of support (MTSS), the RTI process ensures every student receives the additional time and support needed for academic success. A companion to Best Practices at Tier 1, this guide provides secondary educators with fundamental principles, practices, and tools for implementing effective Tier 2 intervention strategies.

Your guide to implementing Tier 2 of response to intervention in secondary schools:

Contents:About the AuthorsIntroduction: Doing the Right WorkChapter 1: Making the Case for Doing Things DifferentlyChapter 2: Doing Things Like Effective Schools and TeamsChapter 3: Getting to Targeted and Specific InterventionsChapter 4: Using Data to Target Tier 2 InterventionsChapter 5: Implementing Powerful Instructional SupportsChapter 6: Building Structures to Provide Additional SupportEpilogueReferences and ResourcesIndex

Meet the needs of students who have fallen the furthest behind. Created for grade K-5 educators, this guide details how to implement intensive interventions at Tier 3 of the RTI at Work™ process. Discover practices and strategies to intervene successfully when students struggle with core content, as well as with foundational skills from previous school years.

The RTI at Work™ inverted pyramid is designed to continually focus a school''s collective attention and resources to a single point: the individual child.

TIER 1

Access to an essential grade-level curriculum that embeds ongoing monitoring for all students

TIER 2

Immediate and targeted interventions systematically applied and monitored for any students not mastering the core curriculum

TIER 3

Intensive interventions and remediation focused on closing gaps in learning

Use this guide to improve your school so students receive the support they need to learn at the highest levels:

Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: The Power and Purpose of Tier 3 InterventionsChapter 2: The Need for Collective ResponsibilityChapter 3: Collaborative Team Structures at Tier 3Chapter 4: Tier 3 Design to Ensure High Levels of LearningChapter 5: Convergent Assessment for Targeting at Tier 3Chapter 6: Behavior Supports at Tier 3Chapter 7: Academic Instruction at Tier 3Chapter 8: Personalized Learning for TeamsFinal ThoughtsAppendix: Resources and ToolsReferences and ResourcesIndex

Confidently support the students who struggle most. Written for secondary educators, this practical resource details how to provide intensive interventions at Tier 3 of the RTI at Work™ process. Rely on the book''s toolkit of best practices and easy-to-use strategies to help you and your team drive sustainable learning improvement and success at all secondary grade levels across the curriculum.

Use this resource to meet the needs of students who have fallen the furthest behind in the classroom:

Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: The Purpose and Power of Tier 3 Intensive InterventionsChapter 2: The Need for Collective Commitment and ResponsibilityChapter 3: Collaborative Team Structures at Tier 3Chapter 4: Tier 3 Design to Ensure High Levels of LearningChapter 5: Convergent Assessment at Tier 3Chapter 6: Behavior Supports at Tier 3Chapter 7: Academic Instruction at Tier 3Chapter 8: Personalized Learning for TeamsEpilogue: Final ThoughtsAppendix: Resources and ToolsReferences and ResourcesIndex

When students'' behavioral, emotional, and social needs are met, they are better able to excel in school and in life. Take strategic action to begin closing the systematic behavior gap with the guidance of Behavior Solutions. This user-friendly resource outlines how to utilize the PLC at Work® and RTI at Work™ processes to create a three-tiered system of supports that is collaborative, research-based, and practical.

Use this resource to assess the current reality of your school or district''s systemic behavior gap:

Contents:IntroductionPart One: Building the Case--the Why Chapter 1: Assessing Your Current RealityPart Two: Connecting PLCs, RTI, and Behaviors--the What Chapter 2: Developing the Structure for Integrating PLCs, RTI, and BehaviorPart Three: Implementing Behavior Solutions for Each Tier--the How Chapter 3: Implementing Behavior Solutions Tier 1--Prevention Chapter 4: Implementing Behavior Solutions Tier 2--Intervention Chapter 5: Implementing Behavior Solutions Tier 3--Remediation EpiloguePart Four: Improving and Sustaining the System--the Now WhatAppendix A: Establishing and Sustaining a System for SuccessAppendix B: Tier 1 Behavior PLC and RTI--From District Office to Every Classroom Case StudyResources and ReferencesIndex

Create a path to success for every student with the support of our RTI at Work™ Plan Book by experts Austin Buffum and Mike Mattos. Broken down into 40 weekly planning pages, the plan book helps individuals and collaborative teams stay on top of various responsibilities, tasks, and goals as they implement a three-tiered approach to effective intervention. Also included are reproducibles, tools, and activities designed to improve teamwork and strengthen daily practice.

Use this RTI at Work teacher planner to guide your student intervention plan and instructional strategies:

This new edition of a classic work is written for educators invested in the moral imperative to do what''s right for all students. The authors work from the mindset that PLC at Work® is a continuous process of school improvement. The result is a revelation of best practices affirmed by the latest research and a confirmation of the power of the three big ideas and four critical questions of this proven process.

Learn how to sustain the work of collaborative teams to ensure best practices in instruction, assessment, intervention, and more.

Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: Proven Insights Into Professional Learning Communities at WorkChapter 2: The Case for Professional Learning Communities at WorkChapter 3: The Challenge of Cultural ChangeChapter 4: The Four Pillars of a Professional Learning Community--Shared Mission, Vision, Values, and GoalsChapter 5: Teaching in a Collaborative CultureChapter 6: Essential Learning and Assessment in a PLCChapter 7: Interventions and Extensions in a PLCChapter 8: The Role of the Principal in a PLCChapter 9: The Role of the Superintendent and the Central Office in a PLCChapter 10: How to Sustain the PLC ProcessAppendixReferences and Resources

In The Big Book of Tools for RTI at Work™, William M. Ferriter, Mike Mattos, and Rob J. Meyer deliver a robust set of tools for teachers and leaders to employ on their journey to implementing effective additional support for struggling students. Practical and full of resources, this book supplies educators with the means to transform their school response to intervention process and create a highly effective multitiered system of supports.

The second edition of the bestseller Taking Action delves deeper into how educators can leverage the PLC at Work® process to create a highly effective multitiered system of supports. This step-by-step guide defines—tier by tier—the essential actions of the guiding coalition, teacher teams, and intervention team. New recommendations and tools are included to target assessments, engage students, and address resistance.