1st Edition

RTI Strategies that Work in the 3-6 Classroom

By Eli Johnson, Michelle Karns Copyright 2012
    208 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    208 Pages
    by Eye On Education

    This is a must-have resource for educators committed to meeting the needs of their struggling students in Grades 3-6. Teachers get a whole toolbox filled with research-based, easy to implement RTI interventions that really work!

    Get strategies in five core areas — plus correlations to the Common Core State Standards and effective scaffolding tips for English language learners!
    • Listening Strategies help students understand academic language.
    • Reading Strategies help students comprehend text structures.
    • Math Strategies help students understand algebra fundamentals.
    • Speaking Strategies help students engage in structured group discussions.
    • Writing Strategies help students compose informational and opinion-based pieces.

    1: Classroom Intervention Strategies That Work

    2: Grades 3-6 Listening Intervention Strategies
    Listening Intervention #1: Root Words
    Listening Intervention #2: Brick and Mortar Words
    Listening Intervention #3: Academic Language Graphic Organizer
    Listening Intervention #4: Purposeful Prepositions
    Listening Intervention #5: Figures of Speech

    3: Grades 3-6 Reading Intervention Strategies
    Reading Intervention #1: Guided Reading
    Reading Intervention #2: Comparing Text Structures
    Reading Intervention #3: Content Inferences
    Reading Intervention #4: Signal Words
    Reading Intervention #5: Thinking Aloud

    4: Grades 3-6 Mathematics Intervention Strategies
    Math Intervention #1: Questioning Aloud
    Math Intervention #2: Estimating Conversations
    Math Intervention #3: Fabulous Fractions
    Math Intervention #4: Measurement/Geometry Shapes
    Math Intervention #5: Algebra Fundamentals

    5: Grades 3-6 Speaking Intervention Strategies
    Speaking Intervention #1: Informational Storytelling
    Speaking Intervention #2: Structured Group Discussions
    Speaking Intervention #3: Language Code-Switching
    Speaking Intervention #4: Jigsaw Conversations
    Speaking Intervention #5: Academic Content Talk

    6: Grades 3-6 Writing Intervention Strategies
    Writing Intervention #1: Writing Aloud
    Writing Intervention #2: Paragraph-Style Writing
    Writing Intervention #3: Opinion-Based Writing
    Writing Intervention #4: Narrative Story Structure
    Writing Intervention #5: Informative/Explanatory Writing Structure

    7: Implementing Strategies That Work

    Appendix A: Academic Language Grade-Level Lists
    Appendix B: Academic Language Graphic Organizer
    References

    Biography

    Authored by Johnson, Eli; Karns, Michelle