Title: The power of RTI and reading profiles : a blueprint for solving reading problems /
Authors: Spear-Swerling, Louise.
Year: 2015
Subjects: Reading disability; Reading Remedial teaching; Response to intervention (Learning disabled children); LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Reading Skills.; EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics.; EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities.; Reading disability; Reading Remedial teaching; Response to intervention (Learning disabled children)
Abstract: "The reading problems addressed in the book move beyond those associated with disabilities such as dyslexia or high-functioning autism. The author addresses experientially based reading difficulties caused by inadequate instruction or limited exposure to academic language/literacy. Unlike other books on response to intervention (RTI), this book presents an argument for using RTI as a method of identification as well as intervention in combination with individual students' reading profiles. The case studies and practical examples cover a broad range of reading problems (not only learning disabilities) to help make research findings applicable to a multidisciplinary audience, especially practitioners"--