The National Center for Learning Disabilities recently launched a new website for the RTI Action Network. RTI—Response to Intervention—is a way of identifying and helping struggling students. It closely monitors student progress from preschool through high school, providing necessary special instruction. The RTI Action Network's mission is to support parents and teachers so that all struggling students are identified early and receive the necessary support to be successful.
Differentiated, tiered instructional materials are crucial to making RTI work. Learning A–Z's differentiated learning products align closely with the models described on the website. The Learning A–Z family of websites provides unique instructional solutions that encourage and engage students at all achievement levels. You might like to check the free samples available on all the Learning A–Z websites.
Last year we experimented with RazKids. This year I purchased a subscription to each of the Learning A-Z sites and have been increasing usage on them through the year. They are all in next years school budget. I love the fact that all areas continue to expand.
I am particularly interested in the Song Books. There is a wealth of folk / traditional music that is not copyrighted. The format of these books can help the most musically impaired expose our students to reading through music which is, after all, the natural progression.