RTI: The Classroom Connection for Literacy:

There is no doubt that proficiency in reading is essential for success in school and throughout life. Yet far too many students in the United States fail to achieve proficiency in literary. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was enacted to address this and other problems in education and to make sure that all students learn. The now-familiar law requires states to set challenging academic and achievement standards and conduct annual assessments of all students to ensure that all students are making progress and no child is left behind. It also calls for teachers to utilize effective teaching methods and instructional strategies that are grounded in scientifically based research.

In RTI: The Classroom Connection for Literacy, authors Karen Kemp and Mary Ann Eaton explain how teachers can use scientifically based reading instruction along with Response To Intervention (RTI) to meet the requirements of the law and ensure that all students succeed.  

The book

• Highlights research that corroborates the literacy problem in this country
• Reviews the multi-tiered system of intervention known as Response To Intervention, or RTI
• Provides reproducible forms and worksheets for documenting interventions and monitoring student progress
• Explains Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) and how to use CBM probes to assess student learning
• Identifies the five key precepts of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension)
• Offers teacher-friendly, research-based techniques for helping students master each of the five key precepts
• Promotes seamless collaboration among educators, including general education and special education teachers and support staff
• Addresses the issue of student motivation and learning
• Recommends additional resources for educators

The popularity of RTI: The Classroom Connection for Literacy led the authors to collaborate with Sharon Poole on a similarly structured and equally useful book for teaching elementary-level mathematics, RTI & Math: The Classroom Connection - Estimates Considered, Logic Required, Data Imperative.