[mentalhealth-l] Enhancing RTI

[Adelman, Howard]

 NEW FROM UCLA CENTER

Response to Intervention (RTI) initiatives wisely underscore the unacceptability of waiting for students to fail.
However, as with so many other efforts intended to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to succeed
at school, this budding movement often is pursued as just another piecemeal effort. Fragmentary endeavors
cannot address the complex realities confronting teachers and student support staff. Moreover, as formulated
and practiced the approach often is too limited in how it frames what needs to go on to enable learning, engage
students, and keep them engaged. In particular, it pays too little attention to the need to strengthen the classroom
and schoolwide context in ways that enhance the effectiveness of the strategy.

To help broaden the focus through continuing education, we have just completed four professional development units
that are available to any and all. The set is entitled:

RTI and Classroom & Schoolwide Learning Supports: Four Units for Continuing Education

The four units are:

Unit I: Response to Intervention: Improving conditions for learning in the classroom

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/rtii.pdf


Unit II: Implementing Response to Intervention sequentially & Effectively

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/rtiii.pdf

Unit III. Response to Intervention: Beyond Personalization

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/rtiiii.pdf


Unit IV: Pursuing Response to Intervention as One Strategy in a Comprehensive System of Student and Learning Supports

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/rtiiv.pdf


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