Go way beyond the theory of Response to Intervention (RTI) to see exactly what schools do to help struggling students and close achievement gaps. This powerful DVD set follows an entering high school freshman through an RTI approach that emphasizes

• Universal Screening to identify learners who are struggling with academic and behavioral skills and programs that are draining time and energy from teachers without closing gaps for students.
• Diagnostic Assessment to show evidence of gaps between the expected outcomes and the actual performance.
• A Three-Tiered Instructional Intervention that increases with intensity from mainstream students to small- group learning.
• A Pyramid of Intervention that helps educators taking inventory of what is already in place and fill in the gap with expert ideas.
• Resources such as research tools and pools of expert teachers to bolster efforts.

In Program One of the two-disc set, meet Ra-Shaan, an entering high school freshman, and watch as she and her classmates experience (RTI) from the student’s perspective. Classroom scenes show how teachers, administrators, and specialists use the results of universal screening and diagnostic tests in a problem-solving activity known as Five Reasons Deep analysis. See how a collaborative team designs specific interventions targeting the root causes of low achievement. And delve into a three-tiered instructional intervention that features research-based strategies for

• Tier 1 classrooms that meet the needs of most students.
• Tier 2 classrooms for students needing interventions of moderate intensity.
• Tier 3 classes for small groups of students in need of longer and more frequent interventions.

In Program Two go in -depth into the problem solving process that helps Ra-Shaan with her reading troubles. Experience the team approach as teachers, specialists, Ra-Shaan, and her mother meet and come up with innovative strategies to use both in the classroom and at home to help her achieve success. Then see how educators can use online resources and an expert pool of teachers to monitor progress and ensure that strategies help all their students overcome learning gaps.

(ASCD DVD, 2010) Two 45-minute DVDs, each with a professional development program.