Book description
Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to accurately and
effectively implement Response to Intervention (RTI) programs
As adoption of the RTI model grows, professionals such as educational
diagnosticians, school psychologists, general and special education
teachers, and school administrators are eager to find resources that
describe the theory behind it and provide useful guidelines for its
effective implementation. Packaged in the user-friendly Essentials
series format, and authored by two RTI experts, Essentials of
Response to Intervention provides just that resource. This book
offers a concise overview of the features of RTI, instruction for its
implementation, and post-implementation guidelines for assessing
whether a program has been effective.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological
Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental
health practitioners, and those in training, quickly acquire the
psychoeducational assessment knowledge and skills they need. Each
concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key
concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as
well as test questions that help you to gauge and reinforce your grasp
of the information covered.
Complete with a Foreword by Jim Ysseldyke, Essentials of Response
to Intervention offers rich and up-to-date information on
obtaining meaningful data for decision making, evaluation of the
research base for RTI, and clinical applications of RTI.
Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:
Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, Second Edition
Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions
Essentials of WJ IIITM Cognitive Abilities Assessment
Essentials of WJ IIITM Tests of Achievement Assessment
Essentials of WIAT-III and KTEA-II Assessment
Essentials of Processing Assessment
Essentials of Assessment Report Writing
Amanda M. VanDerHeyden, PhD
, has authored over fifty related articles and book chapters and has
worked as a national trainer and consultant assisting school districts
with implementation of RTI models. Dr. VanDerHeyden received the
Lightner Witmer Early Career Contributions Award from Division 16
(School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association in
recognition of her scholarship on early intervention, RTI, and models of
databased decision-making in schools.
Matthew K. Burns, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Educational
Psychology and Coordinator of the School Psychology Program at the
University of Minnesota. Dr. Burns is currently the Editor of
Assessment for Effective Intervention and Editor Elect of
School Psychology Review. He has published multiple books
about Response to Intervention and has assisted in the implementation
of RTI with dozens of school districts across many states. Dr. Burns
coedited The Handbook of Response to Intervention with Dr.
VanDerHeyden.
