RTI: Selecting and Implementing Evidence-Based Reading ...

RTI: Selecting and Implementing Evidence-Based Reading Interventions

Carolyn Denton, Ph.D.

Department of Pediatrics University of Texas Health Science Center Houston

? Current Understanding of Reading Difficulties and Disabilities

? Core Principles of RTI ? Evidence-Based Instruction and Intervention for

Primary-Grade Readers ? The Implementation of Reading Interventions in RTI ? RTI in Reading in Middle School ? Schools that "Beat the Odds"

Current Understanding of Reading Difficulties and Disabilities

Children Do NOT Outgrow Reading Difficulties

A child who is a poor reader at the end of first grade has an almost 90% chance of remaining a poor reader at the end of Grade 4 (Juel, 1988) and at least a 75% chance of being a poor reader as long as they are in school (Francis et al., 1995)

....unless we provide quality intervention!

Francis et al. (1996)

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