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Demystifying Response to Intervention

Webinar Series with Dr. John McCook

A consultant to school systems across the nation, Dr. John McCook has developed training programs in special education, Section 504, the pre-referral process, and implementing response to intervention (RtI) practices.

In this three-part series, Dr. McCook provides insight into three key elements of RtI:
Foundations of RtI, Support Teams, and the role of Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring.

Foundations of RTI (Part 1)	In this 30-minute webinar, you will learn about: The theoretical and legal foundations of RTI Discrepancy formula vs. response to intervention Issues not addressed by the federal law Implementing the RTI model The essential components of RTI Register and view the webinar now »
Support Teams Under RTI (Part 2)	In this 21-minute webinar, you will learn about: The purpose and function of support teams Who should be on the teams and why Data-based decision-making that identifies at-risk students Why some interventions fail and how to avoid these pitfalls Retraining and reconstituting the teams Register and view the webinar now »
Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring (Part 3)	In this 23-minute webinar, you will learn about: Curriculum-based measurement (CBM) Probes – what are they and how are they given? Understanding benchmark data Progress monitoring and its purpose Interpreting progress monitoring charts Register and view the webinar now »

 

Dr. John E. McCook serves as a consultant for school systems across the nation on special education, Section 504, legal issues in school administration and implementing the response to intervention process. His presentations in national meetings, including the National School Board Association, the International Association of Pupil Personnel, MEDS/PDN, and the national legal conferences for LRP, have won him recognition in several publications regarding school legal issues and special education.  Continue...