Taking Action

"Response to intervention (RTI) is the best way to intervene when students need additional time and support-and students need additional support now more than ever before. Existing struggles in education-such as low proficiency in mathematics and reading and behavioral concerns-were compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, and many educators have more students in desperate need of intervention. In this second edition of the bestselling Taking Action: A Handbook for RTI at Work, Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, Janet Malone, Luis Cruz, Nicole Dimich, and Sarah Schuhl deliver a crucial guide to the RTI at Work approach that accounts for the myriad consequences of the pandemic on student learning and addresses the role of teacher teams, school leaders, assessments, and grading practices in effective intervention. This revised and expanded edition provides tools for guiding coalitions, teacher and intervention teams, as well as additional resources for assessment and grading, to further support schools in implementing RTI at Work. With research-backed protocols, tools, and activities aligned with each essential action, this practical resource equips schools to confront the challenges of student intervention"--