Using Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework

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RTI Framework

“Using Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework is bursting with valuable information that will inform the work of individual teachers, schools, and entire districts. Burke and Depka demonstrate a laser-like focus on responding effectively to student needs and provide educators with practical tools enabling them to assess students, analyze, and act to increase achievement.” —Debbie McFalone, Consultant, McFalone Consulting: Leadership for Learning in the 21st Century “Using Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework provides the perfect balance of background knowledge and practical application of assessment to enhance the 21st century classroom experience for both teacher and student. This book will help even the most traditional of teachers feel comfortable meeting the needs of their students by providing examples of performance-based, problem-solving, and critical-thinking assessment tools that meet each learner at his or her level.” —James A. Edmond, Jr., Principal, Woodside Elementary School, Hamilton School District “This book will help teachers help students succeed. The authors provide teachers with the information and a large number of practical tools to enable them to use assessment to not only measure but to improve student learning. Burke and Depka demonstrate convincingly that ‘assessment in the 21st century means much more than just giving students a test each Friday.’ ” —Ken O’Connor, Educational Consultant, Assess for Success Consulting Inc.

Authors Kay Burke and Eileen Depka: • Provide numerous examples of formative assessment tools and techniques • Highlight tools that help students self-assess their social skills and behavior patterns • Suggest a four-step, systematic approach to data collection and analysis and offer a variety of data collection and display methods

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Kay Burke • Eileen Depka

When formative assessment is coupled with RTI, teachers can catch students before they fall too far behind the standards and their peers. Using Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework provides information and techniques that will help educators base their instructional decisions on the results of effective formative assessment practices and thus increase levels of student understanding and achievement.

Using Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework

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Formative Assessment in the RTI Framework Kay Burke Eileen Depka


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