Interventions that Work: A Comprehensive Intervention Model for Preventing Reading Failure in Grades K-3 - Tapa blanda

Dorn and Soffos have developed a researched-based, school tested model that will allow for the successful implementation of the RTI method and bridge the gap between the classroom and supplemental programs. In-service professionals and school personnel will find this book to be a valuable resource and guide. The authors' theory is strongly-based on research and study within the classroom setting and throughout the school structure making this book an invaluable tool for the classroom teacher. - Joyce Hemphill, Reading Recovery Specialist, North St. Francois County R-1 School District, Bonne Terre, MO Takes intervention to the next level by providing a framework which teachers can use to plan meaningful and purposeful, small group intervention for all students regardless of where they are on the literacy learning continuum. The next breakthrough for planning and implementing effective intervention instruction. I would definitely recommend it to any educator in the field of literacy instruction. - Pam East, Literacy Specialist, Conway School District, Conway, AR This book will become a reference that will be used and reused! I have found anything written by Dorn and Soffos to be great reads - filled with depth - yet comfortable and always causing me to think and reflect as a reader. This is not your typical one time read book! These books will be re-used over and over by teachers and others as they build the literacy interventions. The books truly become "guidebooks". - Karen J. Scott, Ozark Missouri Public Schools, Ozark, MO

Learn more about the Comprehensive Intervention Model! Click here for a guided tour. Celebrated literacy experts Linda J. Dorn and Carla Soffos guide teachers and administrators in implementing effective reading interventions for children in kindergarten through third grade. Based on the authors' Comprehensive Intervention Model (CIM), the authors' present a portfolio of small group interventions for meeting the diverse needs of struggling readers. Each grade-band resource includes a wealth of research-based activities, scaffolding techniques, and assessment tools that guide teachers in promoting strategic learners. The book comes with a CD containing an appendix of forms, guides, and checklists for each chapter. Paired with the five-part DVD series, A Comprehensive Intervention Model for Preventing Reading Failure provides training and support for teachers in learning about small groups as an intervention. Each of the DVDs-Guided Reading Plus Group (grades 1-3), Assisted Writing Group (kindergarten to grade 3), Comprehension Focus Group (grades 4-8), Content Strategy Group (grades 4-8) and Using Data for Progress Monitoring (grades K-8)-include two disks of classroom video and resources along with a facilitator's guide and can be used as a Response to Intervention method. The Interventions That Work series is exactly what you need for ensuring the literacy success of your students!