The RTI approach to evaluating learning disabilities

Author(s)

    • Kovaleski, Joseph F.
    • VanDerHeyden, Amanda M.
    • Shapiro, Edward S.

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The RTI approach to evaluating learning disabilities

Joseph F. Kovaleski, Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, Edward S. Shapiro

(The Guilford practical intervention in the schools series)

Guilford Press, c2013

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-202) and index

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Description

*Fills a significant gap in the RTI literature; though RTI is being implemented widely, there are few resources on its role in determining special education eligibility. *Comprehensively describes assessment procedures, including case examples, and addresses frequently asked questions. *Authors are influential experts; Kovaleski is considered one of the founders of RTI. *The use of RTI in LD evaluations is required in a growing number of states. *Online supplement: purchasers will be able to download and print the reproducible materials.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Historical and Legal Background for Response to Intervention 2. Implementing RTI as School Reform: Instructional Prerequisites for Using RTI for Eligibility Decision Making 3. Determining Inadequate Academic Achievement 4. Determining Rate of Improvement 5. Ruling Out Other Conditions 6. Ruling Out Inadequate Instruction 7. The Observation Requirement 8. Parent Involvement in an RTI System 9. Determining Eligibility for Special Education: Pulling All the Pieces Together in a Comprehensive Evaluation 10. Using RTI Data to Build an IEP 11. Frequently Asked Questions about RTI and SLD

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