Interventions for Struggling Learners:
Putting RTI into Practice w/cd
By Gretchen Goodman
“RTI is a multi-tiered model to develop and implement coordinated, early intervention strategies for at-risk learners who have not been identified as needing special education or related services. These ‘gray area’ students are the ones who often fall between the cracks without additional support.”
— from
Interventions for Struggling Learners
The research confirms what every principal knows: Almost every child can learn if instructional strategies are differentiated to meet students’ needs, lessons align with students’ preferred learning styles, teachers are well-trained, and a high-quality, research-based core curriculum is in place and is taught with fidelity by all teachers in a school district. The next question: How? The answer is Response to Intervention (RTI).
Interventions for Struggling Learners emphasizes more than just RTI facts; it provides practical information to put RTI into practice. With its focus on core curriculum areas such as reading, writing, and math, the strategies and activities in the book represent a “toolbox of best practices” designed to help teachers differentiate instruction to meet students’ individual learning styles. Specifically, the book features
- More than 300 differentiated instruction strategies for teaching reading, writing, and math;
- Quick tips for managing RTI and diverse learners;
- Lists of general adaptations for every kind of learner;
- Strategies for visual, auditory, and tactile-kinesthetic learners;
- Engaging ideas for “anchor activities;” and
- A free CD-Rom of reproducibles and extensive additional resources for teachers, including Web sites and a bibliography highlighting additional materials.
The book’s strategies are “teacher-tested and student-approved” and used throughout the country to help principals/instructional leaders and classroom teachers develop approaches that can help every child succeed academically.
About the Author
Gretchen Goodman is a 34-year veteran early childhood educator, instructional support teacher, and staff development specialist who focuses on developing activities and strategies that help all children succeed. She currently is an author and presenter for Staff Development for Educators (SDE) and author of the bestselling books I Can Learn! and More I Can Learn!
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