By Jim Wright
Response to Intervention is an effective method for helping struggling learners achieve academic success. The good news is that RTI can also be a powerful management approach to challenging behaviors in the classroom.
Jim Wright, widely renowned authority on RTI and author of the national best seller, RTI Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Schools, presents powerful strategies for structuring classroom routines that minimize opportunities for student misbehavior. He focuses on TIER I techniques which address:
~ Classroom rules, routines, and schedules
~ Positive behavioral expectations
~ Simple strategies to manage defiant and con-compliant students
~ Targeted use of rewards and feedback
~ Structured lessons to incorporate meaningful student choices
~ Management of daily classroom transitions
In addition to Tier I strategies, Wright provides constructive and positive approaches to address student misbehavior, if and when it occurs. Learn how to implement RTI to create optimal learning environments with a minimum of discipline and behavior problems.
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