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NCLB/ESEA:
No Child Left Behind/Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
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"As a principal, my quest for providing meaningful reading instruction for students was shared by my teaching staff. While we felt we were doing great things for students in the area of reading, our state assessment showed that, in some cases, 50% of our students were not at grade level in reading..." [read full story]
- Bob Heimbaugh, K-5 Principal, Wyoming
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Why should we undertake Response to Intervention (RTI) when we already have several other initiatives going on in our district?
Response from Ann Casey, Ph.D .: RTI is a framework that could be used as an organizing tool for all of our work in education. The main intent of RTI is to ensure students receive targeted instruction early so all students can be successful. In RTI, we integrate measurement/data systems to focus instruction by using a problem solving process...[read full response ]
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Evaluate and Refine Implementation |
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 Implementation evaluation provides evidence of how well the model is being implemented and informs the professional development process. George Batsche of the University of Florida offers evaluation tools to show your team direct evidence that their decision to implement this process resulted in positive outcomes for all students. Read his article "Evaluating and Refining Implementation"
Additional Articles
Create Your Implementation Blueprint Stage 5: Innovation
by Susan L. Hall
There is no “RTI in a Box.” Instead, it will have to be customized to fit the context of each individual school. For example, whether it is better for an interventionist to “push-in” to a classroom or for teachers to group across an entire grade level depends upon staffing, level of teacher cooperation, and even facility layout...
Create Your Implementation Blueprint Stage 6: Sustainability
by Susan L. Hall
Sustainability is critical and should be the goal during each earlier stage. The manner in which RTI is implemented in earlier stages will determine the level of sustainability. To a great extent, securing teacher buy-in is critical to the long-term sustainability of this innovation.
Moving From Good Intentions to Good Outcomes: Implementation of Educational Programs
by George Noell
Life is filled with commitments that are made in good faith. When we say we are going to exercise regularly, spend more time with our children, and save for our retirement, we typically mean it. The challenge is that life is a great deal more complicated than reasonable plans and good intentions...
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