A practical, hands-on guide that helps teachers fulfill thepromise of RTI Filled with practical tools and step-by-step guidelines, thisbook shows teachers how to implement RTI effectively. This valuableresource helps teachers assess a school's or classroom's readinessto begin the implementation process, and offers extensive resourcesto help educators identify appropriate screening and progressmonitoring tools for students. DeRuvo provides dozens of effectiveresearch-based interventions and instructional strategies thatteachers can implement immediately in their classrooms, and offersguidelines for selecting additional curricula and strategies tosupport students with diverse needs. * Includes easy and efficient progress monitoring strategies tomeasure RTI effectiveness * Written by veteran educator and active teacher trainer, SilvaDeRuvo * Provides helpful advice for effective collaboration betweenteachers The book includes strategies for joint curriculum mapping, aswell as for measuring student mastery of identified content areastandards.

Silvia L. DeRuvo, M.A., is a special education resources development specialist for WestEd, a nonprofit research, development, and service agency working with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. DeRuvo teaches special education courses at Sacramento State University and speaks nationally on the topics of Response to Intervention, ADHD, and inclusion of special needs children. A past president of the California Association of Resource Specialists and Special Educators (CARS+), DeRuvo has twenty years' experience as a special educator. She is the author of Strategies for Teaching Adolescents with ADHD.

Filled with the "why," the "what," and the "how," this essential resource provides practical tools and step-by-step guidelines for school and district teams to effectively implement Response to Intervention (RTI) with all studentsincluding students with disabilities and English language learnerswithin an integrated, standards-aligned system.

Veteran educator and RTI technical assistance provider Silvia DeRuvo gives schools and districts the tools they need to assess a school's or a district's readiness to begin implementation, and offers extensive resources to help identify appropriate data-based decision-making tools for effective implementation. The book also provides dozens of effective research-based interventions and instructional strategies that teachers can put in place immediately in their classrooms and offers guidelines for selecting additional evidence-based curricula and strategies to support students with diverse needs.

The Essential Guide to RTI includes a wealth of information for teachers, providing:

• Evidence-based practices that foster good teaching and positive outcomes for every student

• Step-by-step guidelines to facilitate the change necessary for initial implementation

• Concrete advice on developing an effective action plan

• Processes for identifying essential standards that focus instruction for all students

• Best practices for implementing school-wide positive behavioral supports (PBS)

In addition, the book includes tools that support effective collaborative practices and provides a framework for instructional models that integrate special education and services for English Learners within the RTI structure.

"Silvia DeRuvo's new book on RTI is not just another RTI book to put on the shelf. It is insightful and practical. Any administrator wanting to improve all student performance and options in life should own and use this book."Jennifer Luke-Payne, district education specialist, specializing in special education, Hawaii Department of Education, Castle/Kahuku Complex Area, Windward Oahu District

"Bringing about meaningful learning to all students is a messy, complicated journey that can be overwhelming. As an educator, you need the best tools available. DeRuvo's Essential Guide to RTI is that one tool that made all the difference at my schooland it will yours."Blanca Estrada, staff development specialist (RTI specialist), Lennox Middle School 6, Lennox, California

A practical, hands-on guide that helps teachers fulfill the promise of RTI

Filled with practical tools and step-by-step guidelines, this book shows teachers how to implement RTI effectively. This valuable resource helps teachers assess a school's or classroom's readiness to begin the implementation process, and offers extensive resources to help educators identify appropriate screening and progress monitoring tools for students. DeRuvo provides dozens of effective research-based interventions and instructional strategies that teachers can implement immediately in their classrooms, and offers guidelines for selecting additional curricula and strategies to support students with diverse needs.

• Includes easy and efficient progress monitoring strategies to measure RTI effectiveness
• Written by veteran educator and active teacher trainer, Silva DeRuvo
• Provides helpful advice for effective collaboration between teachers

The book includes strategies for joint curriculum mapping, as well as for measuring student mastery of identified content area standards.

About WestEd.

The Author.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction: Why RTI Now?

Part 1 Achievement for All: The Promise of RTI.

1 Core Principles and Practice of RTI.

2 Multi-Tiered Instruction and Interventions.

Part 2 Beyond Tier III.

3 Special Education Consideration.

4 Special Education Within the RTI Structure.

Part 3 Response to Intervention Process Steps.

5 Preparing for Implementation.

6 Evidence-Based Instructional Practices.

7 Standards Mapping and Curriculum Alignment.

8 Data-Driven Instruction.

9 Positive Behavior Supports.

10 Collaboration: The Key to Success.

Conclusion: Promising Achievement for All

Part 4.

Appendixes.

Appendix A Response to Intervention Planning Questions: Assessing Current Programs.

Appendix B Tier Aligned RTI Readiness Tool.

Appendix C RTI Action Plan Draft Template.

Appendix D Evidence-Based Practices Check Sheet.

Appendix E Pacing Guide Tools.

Appendix F Tracking Student Learning.

Appendix G Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports Check Sheet.

Appendix H Collaboration Tools.

Notes.

Index.