Unlocking the Potential of MTSS: A New Approach

FREMONT, CA: Solution Tree, a leading provider of K-12 professional development resources and services for educators, has released The Big Book of Tools for RTI at Work™ by William M. Ferriter, Mike Mattos, and Rob J. Meyer. The book provides teachers and leaders with a comprehensive set of tools for developing a highly effective multi-tiered system of support (MTSS). The authors provide collaborative teams with specific techniques to improve a school's response to intervention (RTI) process, enabling educators to ensure high levels of learning for all students.

"High levels of learning for every student require intentionality and a well-structured support system," say the authors. "This book provides the tools necessary for educators to effectively implement and sustain these critical interventions."

Book’s salient features are:

Creating a collaborative culture: It is crucial to learn how to form a guiding coalition and cultivating a culture of collective teacher efficacy to improve Tier 1 education.

Implementing effective interventions: Supporting the implementation of RTI at Work by utilizing a number of templates, surveys, checklists, and reflection prompts to streamline the intervention process is necessary.

Measuring effectiveness: Assessing the effectiveness of Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 intercessions to guarantee student growth is suggested.

Assessing readiness: Evaluating one's school's readiness to successfully adopt the RTI at Work procedure is needful.

The Big Book of Tools for RTI at Work, which is packed with practical, ready-to-use materials that allow educators to construct a responsive and successful framework for helping every student, will be a valuable addition to any teacher's toolkit.

Luis F. Cruz, education presenter, coach, thought leader, and author, notes, "The Big Book of Tools for RTI at Work provides educators with a plethora of tangible resources that can be used to effectively initiate, engage, complete, and sustain efforts to create a systematic intervention process for the students they serve. This is not a theory or idea book but instead a powerful resource that aligns knowledge of the RTI at Work process with exactly what the title of this book states, tools that allow educators to take effective action."