Response to Intervention - How to Strengthen Your Tier I Reading Instruction and Interventions for Struggling Readers, Grades K-6

*Includes a comprehensive video training resource guide

Response to Intervention is a powerful framework for providing the types of instruction and interventions all students need to become competent readers. This video program focuses on practical ways to maximize the achievement of struggling readers within Tier 1 core classroom reading programs. Viewers will see how to monitor students' learning progress and how to incorporate interventions that enhance whole class, small group and individual learning for struggling readers.

Viewers learn how to:

• optimize Tier 1 instruction and interventions for struggling readers by using a variety of assessments and grouping configurations
• infuse lessons and activities with active participation strategies that boost the engagement of even passive and reluctant learners
• intervene within whole and small group lessons to effectively scaffold students' reading growth
• use visual, tactile, and kinesthetic strategies and supports to increase struggling students' understanding of literacy skills and concepts
• increase the intervention benefits of independent and peer-assisted practice and application activities

Response to Intervention - How to Strengthen Your Tier 2 Interventions with Struggling Readers, Grades K-6

*Includes a comprehensive video training resource guide

RTI Tier 2 interventions supplement core classroom reading instruction and accelerate the learning progress of struggling readers. This video training program demonstrates key attributes of effective Tier 2 instruction. Viewers will also see how different schools have organized Tier 2 intervention cycles to meet student needs, capitalize on the strengths of their instructional staff, and make best use of available resources.

Viewers learn how to:

• establish Tier 2 assessment/intervention cycles, monitor students' progress and adjust instruction as needed
• structure Tier 2 small group lessons in ways that boost learning for struggling readers
• maximize the quantity and quality of Tier 2 interventions without exhausting staff or students
• increase the positive impact of team meetings on the reading growth and achievement of struggling learners
• create a variety of targeted learning opportunities for struggling readers in order to accelerate their reading progress