  This production addresses the five essential components of reading achievement as identified by the National Reading Panel and NCLB — phonetic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, text comprehension. It demonstrates how a Response to Intervention (RTI) model can be used to assist students in the acquisition of reading skills in the general education classroom, thus substantially reducing the number of referrals to special education. Ms. Kemp, innovative educator and national presenter, identifies specific strategies that can be used in reading instruction. Observe general education classrooms where effective RTI is being implemented, and learn how a district has moved separate and independent systems of special education and general education toward a unified and effective collaborative model that embraces all students. 2007, Approx. 30 minutes. 1. The viewer will learn (and better understand) what current research has found about the nature and causes of reading disabilities. 2. The viewer will be able to identify the five key skills central to reading achievement. 3. The viewer will learn the six elements of Response to Intervention (RT) underscored in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. 4. The viewer will be able to explain the three-tier model of RTI. 5. The viewer will understand how RTI can be implemented within general education environments. 6. The viewer will understand how the roles of school professionals change under an RTI model. |