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About the Authors | |
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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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What Is Pyramid Response to Intervention? | |
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Response to Intervention (RTI) | |
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Pyramid of Interventions (POI) | |
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A Vision of the Future | |
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Pyramid Response to Intervention (PRTI) | |
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The Right Work at the Right Time | |
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Learning by Doing | |
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The Facts About RTI | |
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What Is RTI? | |
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The Early History of RTI | |
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IDEA 1997 and IDEIA 2004 | |
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Why Now? | |
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Growing Support for RTI | |
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Rejection of the Discrepancy Model | |
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A Systematic Response | |
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RTI Models | |
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Two Systems of Implementation | |
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The Protocol System | |
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The Problem-Solving System | |
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Implementing and Monitoring an RTI System | |
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RTI in Pioneering Schools | |
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TLC | |
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ExCEL | |
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CAST | |
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The HAEA Model | |
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The Washington Model | |
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A New Way of Educating All Children | |
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A Unified Approach | |
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Laying the Foundation: A Professional Learning Community | |
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Reculturing Your School | |
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A Focus on Learning | |
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A Collaborative Culture | |
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A Focus on Results | |
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Assessing Your Current Reality | |
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Identify Under-Represented Students | |
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Find Resources | |
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Next Steps | |
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Learning CPR | |
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An Appropriate Response to Learning Emergencies | |
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Urgent | |
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Directive | |
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Timely | |
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Targeted | |
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Administered by Trained Professionals | |
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Systematic | |
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Traditional Responses to Learning Emergencies | |
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Individual Teacher Response | |
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Remedial Classes | |
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Summer School | |
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Retention | |
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Alternative and Special Education | |
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Doing Nothing | |
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Tier 1: The Core Program | |
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Strengthening the Core Program | |
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Differentiate Instruction | |
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Determine Power Standards | |
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Analyze Assessment Data | |
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Ensure Quality Teaching and Focused Staff Development | |
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Maximize Instructional Time | |
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Use Programs With Fidelity | |
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Tier 1 in Elementary Schools | |
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Tier 1 in Middle Schools | |
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Tier 1 in High Schools | |
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Upgrading the Core Program | |
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Set High Expectations | |
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Focus on Instructional Priorities | |
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Diagnose and Prescribe | |
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Tier 2: The Supplemental Level | |
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Creating Effective Supplements to the Core Program | |
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Support Intentional Nonlearners | |
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Support Failed Learners | |
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Targeting Interventions | |
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Identify and Place Students | |
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Tier 2 in Elementary Schools | |
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Tier 2 in Secondary Schools | |
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What If Tier 2 Interventions Are Not Working? | |
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Tier 3: The Intensive Level | |
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Using the Right Intensive Interventions at the Right Time | |
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The FCRR: A Source for Tier 3 Interventions | |
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Tier 3 in Elementary Schools | |
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Tier 3 in High Schools | |
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The Role of Behavioral Interventions | |
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Behavior and Academic Achievement | |
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Supporting Positive Student Behavior | |
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Identify and Model Positive Behaviors | |
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Gather Data on Adherence | |
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Tier 1 Interventions | |
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Tier 2 Interventions | |
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Tier 3 Interventions | |
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Behavioral Interventions in Secondary School | |
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Tier 1 | |
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Tier 2 | |
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Tier 3 | |
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Meeting Legal Requirements | |
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Keys to Compliance | |
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Develop a Systematic Progress-Monitoring Plan | |
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Keep Careful Records | |
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Utilize Research-Based Programs | |
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Change Tiers When Appropriate | |
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Refer for Formal Evaluation | |
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Meet Periodically With All Stakeholders | |
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Making the Commitment to Go From Good to Great | |
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Putting It All Together | |
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Avoiding Pitfalls | |
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Counterproductive Grading Practices | |
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Failure to Communicate Program Goals and Procedures to Students and Parents | |
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Lack of Program Evaluation | |
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Leadership Matters | |
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Success Stories | |
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R. H. Dana Elementary School | |
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Pioneer Middle School | |
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Whittier Union High School District | |
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Rising to the Challenge | |
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Epilogue: A Moral Responsibility | |
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Reproducibles | |
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How Do Our School's Current Practices Align With the Essential Elements of RTI? | |
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How Will Our School Respond to Key RTI Questions? | |
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What Elements of RTI Are Present in the Pioneering Models? | |
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Creating a PLC Foundation | |
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Creating a Learning Mission | |
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Identifying Essential Standards | |
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Sample Essential Standards: Algebra I | |
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Sample Essential Standards: U.S. History | |
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Unpacking the Standards | |
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Common Formative Assessments (CFAs) | |
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Common Assessment Desired Outcomes | |
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Who Are Our Under-Represented Students? | |
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What Are Our Human and Fiscal Resources? | |
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Evaluating Our Current Interventions | |
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What Is Our Tier 1 Core Program? | |
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What Are Our Tier 2 Supplemental Interventions? | |
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What Are Our Tier 3 Intensive Interventions? | |
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What Are Our Behavioral Interventions? | |
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Functional Behavior Analysis Protocol | |
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How Will We Coordinate, Document, and Communicate About Our PRTI? | |
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PRTI Critical Steps to Success | |
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PRTI Essential Standard Plan | |
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Essential Standard Plan | |
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Creating a PRTI | |
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Sample Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) | |
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Glossary | |
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References and Resources | |