RTI for Diverse Learners

Catherine Collier - CrossCultural Developmental Education Services

Other Titles in:
Diverse Learners | Teaching At-Risk Students | Teaching Strategies for Diverse Students

May 2010 | 288 pages | Corwin

The 2004 reauthorization of IDEA spells out schools' responsibility to provide instructional intervention and Response to Intervention (RTI) as the first line of problem solving when addressing students' learning and behaviour differences. This research-based resource provides more than 200 instructional interventions for teaching the growing population of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds within an RTI framework.

Organized by the tiers of RTI, these specific interventions help classroom teachers address students' cognitive, behaviour, literacy, and communication issues at each level. This book features:

- A reader-friendly format that allows busy teachers to easily find the interventions they need

- Straightforward, concrete directions for using each intervention

- Examples from practice and a glossary to aid implementation

RTI for Diverse Learners offers step-by-step guidance for distinguishing between language development and special education needs in diverse students and providing appropriate instruction.

Acknowledgments

About the Author

1. Framework for Instructional Intervention With Diverse Learners

What Is Response to Intervention?

Figure 1: Example of the Three Tier Model

Figure 2: Example of the Four Tier Model

Figure 3: Continuous Problem Solving Model

Figure 4: Pyramid of Resiliency, Instruction and Strategy Monitoring

Asking the Right Questions

What Information Do We Need?

How Should We Use the Information?

Providing Some Context

2. Tier 1 Interventions

Introduction to the Tier 1 Instructional Focus

Progress Monitoring at Tier 1

Figure 5: Example of Progress Monitoring

So What do I do with an ELL Student at Tier 1: Interventions

Example from Classroom Practice

Readiness and Resiliency Issues at Tier 1

Communication Issues at Tier 1

Literacy Issues at Tier 1

Behavior Issues at Tier 1

Cognitive Issues at Tier 1

3. Tier 2 Interventions

Introduction to Tier 2 Instructional Focus

Progress Monitoring at Tier 2

Figure 6: Progress Monitoring at Tier 2

So What do I do with an ELL Student at Tier 2 Interventions

Example from Classroom Practice

Adaptation and Development Issues at Tier 2

Communication Issues at Tier 2

Literacy Issues at Tier 2

Behavior Issues at Tier 2

Cognitive Issues at Tier 2

4. Tier 3 Interventions

Introduction to Tier 3 Instructional Focus

Progress Monitoring at Tier 3

Figure 7: Progress Monitoring of Diverse Concerns at Tier 3

So What do I do with an ELL Student at Tier 3: Intervention

Example from Classroom Practice

Communication Issues at Tier 3

Literacy Issues at Tier 3

Behavior Issues at Tier 3

Cognitive Issues at Tier 3

5. Tier 4 Interventions

Introduction to Tier 4 Instructional Focus

Progress Monitoring at Tier 4

So What do I do with an ELL Student at Tier 4: Interventions

Example from Classroom Practice

Adapting Interventions for ELL/CLD Students in Individualized Special Programs

6. In Conclusion

References

Glossary

Index

This text has been adopted for the reading specialist instruction course. Our teachers need to make sure that diverse learners are focused upon as they implement the RtI programs in their classrooms. One of the roles that our reading specialist have to assume in their schools is a resource for the classroom teacher. This text provides the reading specialist with the tools that will help the classroom teacher enhance learning for all students.

Dr Michele Anders

Education Division, Olivet Nazarene University

January 10, 2011

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