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Response To Intervention For English Learners: Big Ideas And Myth Busters, Julie Esparza Brown
Response To Intervention For English Learners: Big Ideas And Myth Busters, Julie Esparza Brown
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This presentation focuses on the key features of response to intervention (RTI)
Enhancing Instruction For English Learners In Response To Intervention Systems: The Pluss Model, Amanda K. Sanford, Julie Esparza Brown, Maranda Turner
Enhancing Instruction For English Learners In Response To Intervention Systems: The Pluss Model, Amanda K. Sanford, Julie Esparza Brown, Maranda Turner
Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This paper proposes a model of effective instruction and intervention for English Learners (ELs) within a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework. First, we review literature on effective instruction for ELs and how RTI can address the needs of these students. Then, we describe the PLUSS model, which integrates research on effective instruction for ELs, tiered models of support, and teacher practices. The model includes the following elements: Pre-teaching critical vocabulary; Language modeling and opportunities to use academic language; Using visuals and graphic organizers; Systematic and explicit instruction; and Strategic use of native language and teaching for transfer. Finally, we provide …
The "I" In Rti Research-Based Factors For Intensifying Instruction, Amanda K. Sanford, Jason E. Harlacher, Nancy J. Nelson Walker
The "I" In Rti Research-Based Factors For Intensifying Instruction, Amanda K. Sanford, Jason E. Harlacher, Nancy J. Nelson Walker
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Changes in the 2004 Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) opened the door for wide use of response to intervention (RTI) as a model for identifying students with learning disabilities. These legislative changes coincide with recent trends of schoolwide reform, in which scliools implement research based instruction and evaluate the responses of students to that support. This considerable reform calls for new skills for educators and a conceptual shift in the ways students' difficulties are viewed (Tilly, 2008). One new skill for some educators is examining instruction and modifying instructional factors associated with improving student outcomes (Otaiba. 2005). …