Best Practices at Tier 3, Secondary

Confidently support the students who struggle most. Written for secondary educators, this practical resource details how to provide intensive interventions at Tier 3 of the RTI at Work(TM) process. Rely on the book's toolkit of best practices and easy-to-use strategies to help you and your team drive sustainable learning improvement and success at all secondary grade levels across the curriculum. Use this resource to meet the needs of students who have fallen the furthest behind in the classroom:Discover fundamental practices and tools to support students through a schoolwide, collaborative RTI at Work process.Understand the role of teams, specifically the leadership and intervention teams, in effectively implementing the RTI at Work process at Tier 3.Learn how to design and deliver assessments and instruction while utilizing best practices of a multitiered system of support (MTSS).Examine the importance of teaching essential academic and social behaviors, and obtain strategies for delivering intensive behavior interventions at Tier 3.Gain activities and tools to apply in the classroom and further student learning.Contents:IntroductionChapter 1: The Purpose and Power of Tier 3 Intensive InterventionsChapter 2: The Need for Collective Commitment and ResponsibilityChapter 3: Collaborative Team Structures at Tier 3Chapter 4: Tier 3 Design to Ensure High Levels of LearningChapter 5: Convergent Assessment at Tier 3Chapter 6: Behavior Supports at Tier 3Chapter 7: Academic Instruction at Tier 3Chapter 8: Personalized Learning for TeamsEpilogue: Final ThoughtsAppendix: Resources and ToolsReferences and ResourcesIndex