RTI in Math: Practical Guidelines for Elementary Teachers addresses a growing demand for implementation of response to intervention (RTI) procedures in mathematics education. RTI is used to ensure a successful learning experience for all students by targeting specific areas where students struggle and eliminating threats to learning and development. Drawing upon years of experience in mathematics education and RTI, the authors provide a detailed map of the RTI process, beginning with an overview of RTI research, general procedures, and its potential for application in mathematics. They analyze common student difficulties in both early and upper-elementary mathematics, from basic number sense to complex problem-solving skills, and they apply a three-tier RTI model to the general education classroom. This resource offers guidance through each stage of the RTI process, extensive tools for teacher reflection and growth, and discussion of support strategies beyond the classroom. It also includes a variety of assessment materials, research-based instructional strategies, and numerous case studies of RTI implementation.

Benefits

• Provides research on RTI strategies and effectiveness.
• Analyzes and offers insight into common student difficulties in mathematics, and provides an array of strategies for addressing them.
• Includes extensive case studies so readers can see the three-tier RTI model in action in mathematics at various grade levels.
• Includes reproducible tools for assessing a staff’s RTI readiness, collecting RTI materials and data, assessing student progress in mathematics, and documenting school RTI procedures, among others.
  

• Response to Intervention Self-Report Needs-Assessment for Teachers of Elementary Math
• Ideas for Using “I Can” Statements
• Response to Intervention Documentation Form
• Response to Intervention Planning Grid
• School Response to Intervention Inventory for Mathematics
• Response to Intervention Walkthrough Checklist

• Study Guide
• Easy CBM: www.EasyCBM.com
• IES What Works Clearinghouse: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications
• National Association of State Directors of Special Education: www.nasdse.org
• National Center on Response to Intervention: www.rti4success.org
• National Center on Student Progress Monitoring: www.studentprogress.org
• RTI Action Network: www.rtinetwork.org
• School-wide Information System: www.swis.org

	William Bender	Darlene Crane