Using Clustering to Organize Writing
I have spent years watching students attempt to start a written assignment with an introductory sentence and observing the frustration they experienced because they could not generate that first important sentence. One day, while working with a student named Jaimie, I...
RTI (Really Terrific Instruction) Thought for the Day
“There are times when students will fail to learn despite the best efforts of the teacher. Master teachers who differentiate instruction and respond to student needs still encounter students who struggle to learn the content required by the curriculum. As...
What is Tier One of Response to Intervention? Really?
Tier One Tier One of RTI requires the use of best practice, research-based teaching methods. Research- based strategies, as discussed in Robert Marzano’s Dimensions of Learning, are implemented in the differentiated classroom to provide the best teaching practices for...
Using Manipulatives to Solve Math Equations
Math is a challenging subject for many students, and while RTI was originally created to help with reading, it can (and should) be used across the curriculum. The following RTI approach can be used to help students solve mathematical equations. Model and Solve...