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Response To Intervention: A Program Evaluation Of Implementation In A Rural School District, Angela Garrison Rodgers Jul 2016

Response To Intervention: A Program Evaluation Of Implementation In A Rural School District, Angela Garrison Rodgers

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The acquisition of reading skills is a key component to a student’s academic progress and success in life. Effectively implemented early intervention programs have been shown to improve reading performance of struggling readers. The purpose of this study was to conduct a CIPP program evaluation of the implementation of a Response to Intervention (RTI) Program in a rural school district. The focus of this study was an RTI program in its second year of full implementation in kindergarten and first grade in 15 elementary schools. This mixed-method study utilized data gathered from reading achievement and special education referral data, district-level …