Best Practices at Tier 3. Secondary: A Response to Intervention Guide to Implementing Tier 3 Teaching Strategies

Confidently support the students who struggle most. Written for secondary educators, this practical resource details how to provide intensive interventions at Tier 3 of the RTI at Work™ process. Rely on the book’s toolkit of best practices and easy-to-use strategies to help you and your team drive sustainable learning improvement and success at all secondary grade levels across the curriculum.

Use this resource to meet the needs of students who have fallen the furthest behind in the classroom:

• Discover fundamental practices and tools to support students through a schoolwide, collaborative RTI at Work process.
• Understand the role of teams, specifically the leadership and intervention teams, in effectively implementing the RTI at Work process at Tier 3.
• Learn how to design and deliver assessments and instruction while utilizing best practices of a multitiered system of support (MTSS).
• Examine the importance of teaching essential academic and social behaviors, and obtain strategies for delivering intensive behavior interventions at Tier 3.
• Gain activities and tools to apply in the classroom and further student learning.

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Purpose and Power of Tier 3 Intensive Interventions
Chapter 2: The Need for Collective Commitment and Responsibility
Chapter 3: Collaborative Team Structures at Tier 3
Chapter 4: Tier 3 Design to Ensure High Levels of Learning
Chapter 5: Convergent Assessment at Tier 3
Chapter 6: Behavior Supports at Tier 3
Chapter 7: Academic Instruction at Tier 3
Chapter 8: Personalized Learning for Teams
Epilogue: Final Thoughts
Appendix: Resources and Tools
References and Resources
Index