<p>Are we missing the opportunity to reach struggling learners from the very beginning? Are we hastily--and unnecessarily-- referring students to intervention programs that substitute for high-quality core instruction? What if we could eliminate the need for intervention programs in the first place?</p><p>Response to Intervention (RTI) programs are only as powerful and effective as the core instruction on which they're built. High-quality instruction, then, is the key ingredient that helps all students excel, and it's at the heart of Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey's unique approach to the RTI model -- Response to Instruction and Intervention, or RTI2.</p><p>In <i>Enhancing RTI</i>, the authors argue that students learn best when classroom instruction and supplemental intervention mirror each other in both content and purpose. This book provides K-12 teachers with the knowledge and tools they need to implement a cohesive RTI2 system that helps all children learn by proactively addressing their needs. To this end, you will learn how to</p><p><br>* Integrate and align core instruction and supplemental intervention.</br><br>* Assess your own classroom instruction, in addition to your students' responses to it.</br><br>* Strengthen existing school improvement efforts within an RTI2 framework.</br><br>* Utilize systematic feedback to raise student achievement.</br></p><p>Fisher and Frey maintain that the RTI2 model not only promotes active student learning, but it also, when done right, promotes a culture of hardwired excellence at all levels of instruction.</p>