Deborah K. Reed, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Services at the University of Texas at El Paso, USA. She is a former middle and high school teacher who developed the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies based on multi-tiered reading instruction and intervention. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Researcher of the Year award from the Council for Learning Disabilities Jade Wexler, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Maryland, USA. A former high school special education reading teacher, she serves on the editorial board of Learning Disability Quarterly and is a recipient of the Albert J. Harris award from the International Reading Association Sharon Vaughn, PhD, is H. E. Hartfelder/Southland Corp. Regents Chair of Human Development and Executive Director of the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. Her numerous awards include, most recently, the Jeannette E. Fleischner Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Learning Disabilities, awarded by the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children
There are RTI models for elementary schools, but what about older students? Reed, Wexler, and Vaughn provide a practical guide to RTI implementation in secondary schools. Finally, a resource that can help middle and high schools to be more systematically aggressive about kids' learning. - Timothy Shanahan, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA We all know that the knowledge base on RTI for middle and high school has been fragmented and diffuse. It no longer is. This book candidly synthesizes and weaves together relevant research and information that can inform best practices in RTI at the secondary level. Honest and pragmatic, it should be essential reading. - Russell Gersten, University of Oregon, USA At long last, an RTI resource that addresses the unique needs and challenges of secondary educators. This practical reference for teachers and administrators could easily become the focus of a campus book study. It features illustrative scenarios and concrete recommendations that can be put to use immediately to plan and implement RTI at the campus or district level. - Tina Angelo, Houston (Texas) Independent School District, USA