Essentials of Response to Intervention
Essentials of Psychological Assessment
1. Edition March 2010
208 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
Following the user-friendly Essentials series format, Essentials of Response to Intervention provides a concise overview of the essentials of Response to Intervention program (RTI), psychometric assessment issues of RTI, and guidelines for successful implementation. Written by two RTI experts, this guidebook is vital for educators and administrators interested in the fundamentals of RTI.
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to accurately and effectively implement Response to Intervention (RTI) programs
As adoption of the RTI model grows, professionals such as educational diagnosticians, school psychologists, general and special education teachers, and school administrators are eager to find resources that describe the theory behind it and provide useful guidelines for its effective implementation. Packaged in the user-friendly Essentials series format, and authored by two RTI experts, Essentials of Response to Intervention provides just that resource. This book offers a concise overview of the features of RTI, instruction for its implementation, and post-implementation guidelines for assessing whether a program has been effective.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health practitioners, and those in training, quickly acquire the psychoeducational assessment knowledge and skills they need. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you to gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.
Complete with a Foreword by Jim Ysseldyke, Essentials of Response to Intervention offers rich and up-to-date information on obtaining meaningful data for decision making, evaluation of the research base for RTI, and clinical applications of RTI.
Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:
Essentials of WISC(r)-IV Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions
Essentials of WJ IIITM Cognitive Abilities Assessment
Essentials of WJ IIITM Tests of Achievement Assessment
Essentials of WIAT(r)-III and KTEA-II Assessment
Essentials of Processing Assessment
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
Chapter Two: How to Implement RtI
Chapter Three: How to Obtain Meaningful Data for Decision Making: Rethinking Technical Adequacy
Chapter Four: How to Interpret RtI Data
Chapter Five: Evaluating the Research Base for RtI
Chapter Six: Clinical Applications of RtI
Chapter Seven: Case Report Illustrations
Appendix A: Evaluation of Screening Data Accuracy
Appendix B: Analysis of Screening Data for Intervention and Prevention Planning
Appendix C: Troubleshooting Instructional Basics
Appendix D: Dealing with Potential Sources of Error in RtI Decision Making
Appendix E: Monitoring Tier 2 Intervention
Appendix F: Screening Integrity Protocol
Matthew K. Burns, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology and Coordinator of the School Psychology Program at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Burns is currently the Editor of Assessment for Effective Intervention and Editor Elect of School Psychology Review. He has published multiple books about Response to Intervention and has assisted in the implementation of RTI with dozens of school districts across many states. Dr. Burns coedited The Handbook of Response to Intervention with Dr. VanDerHeyden.