Silvia L. DeRuvo 
The Essential Guide to RTI [EPUB ebook] 
An Integrated, Evidence-Based Approach

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. De Ruvo 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, Silva De Ruvo
* 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.

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About This Book.

About West Ed.

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.

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Silvia L. De Ruvo, M.A., is a special education resources development specialist for West Ed, 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. De Ruvo 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+), De Ruvo has twenty years’ experience as a special educator. She is the author of Strategies for Teaching Adolescents with ADHD.