The promise of response to intervention : evaluating current science and practice /

This is one of the best books on the subject of Response to Intervention (RTI) published to date. Editors Glover (Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Vaughn (Univ. of Texas, Austin) have assembled chapters that are extremely well researched, and the invited contributors have synthesized enormous amounts of current research on the efficacy of RTI that will translate directly into practice. For the uninitiated, RTI is an educational approach that seeks to keep many "at risk" children in regular education classrooms rather than placing them in segregated "special education" settings. This book offers superb suggestions for implementing research-informed practice so children are not misidentified as having learning disabilities, thus allowing them to receive their education in classrooms incorporating differentiated instruction that takes into consideration their unique learning styles and educational needs. The chapters that contain extensive literature reviews of RTI research are particularly noteworthy for their insightful analyses of effective practices. School psychological examiners and special education administrators will find the book an excellent resource as they attempt to incorporate RTI into their assessment systems, replacing other diagnostic practices such as discrepancy formula for identifying children with learning disabilities and, instead, meeting these children's needs in more inclusive settings. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate, research, and professional collections. J. D. Neal University of Central Missouri