An RTI Guide to Improving the Performance of African American Students. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dwayne D. Williams.
• Authors: Williams, Dwayne
• Contents: A Note to the Reader; Introduction; Part 1: Culturally Relevant Response to Intervention (CR-RTI); 1. How Did We Get Here?; 2. Response-to-Intervention; 3. Culturally Relevant Response-to-Intervention (CR-RTI) Models; 4. Theory and Culturally Relevant Models; 5. Scientific, Research-Based Instruction and CR-RTI; 6. Step-by-Step Approach to Creating CR-RTI Models; 7. Cultural characteristics and Academic Engagement; 8. Cultural Characteristics in the Classroom; Part 2: Vignettes; 9. Entertainment?! Why Can’t Our Children Just Sit Down and Learn?; 10. What Does Academic Engagement Look Like for Many Children of Color?; 11. Motivation: The Key to Success; 12. Respecting Children and Their Cultural Backgrounds; 13. Racism: Does it Exist in Today’s School System?; 14. Getting Parents to Buy into Your RTI Model; 15. Utilizing Community Resources: A School-Church RTI Approach; Part 3: Application; 16. Peer Mediated Learning: An Emphasis on Communalism; 17. Culturally Relevant Reading and Writing Instruction; 18. Communalism and Instruction at the Tier 1 Level; 19. Movement and Instruction at the Tier 1 Level; 20. Orality and Instruction at the Tier 1 Level; 21. Verve, Evaluation Systems, and Instruction; 22. Tying it all Together Within an RTI Framwork; 23. RTI for Students of Color at the High School Level; Reflections
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 371.82996073; African Americans -- Education; Educational equalization -- United States; Culturally relevant pedagogy -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483393698; 1483393690
• Related ISBNs: 9781483319735
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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