DIGITAL LIBRARY
INTERVENING IN INTERVENTION: A LIBRARIAN’S ROLE IN RESPONSE-TO-INTERVENTION
East Tennessee State University (UNITED STATES)
About this paper:
Appears in: INTED2016 Proceedings
Publication year: 2016
Pages: 3756-3759
ISBN: 978-84-608-5617-7
ISSN: 2340-1079
doi: 10.21125/inted.2016.0019
Conference name: 10th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
Dates: 7-9 March, 2016
Location: Valencia, Spain
Abstract:
Response to Intervention, or RTI, is a three-tiered instructional model that has been implemented by a large number of K-12 schools in the United States to bolster learning by all students, particularly struggling readers. RTI fulfills the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (2002) to deliver research-based instruction and interventions that support all students in the achievement of grade-level expectations. As RTI is being implemented into public schools, school librarians are called to lend a hand; and, therefore, the school librarian’s role is being transformed to include RTI functions. Frequently the driving force behind literacy efforts, the school librarian is the ideal helpmate to support this literacy endeavor. In numerous school systems across America, school librarians are actively collaborating with teachers, scheduling, planning, and promoting RTI. This article will examine reading intervention and the school librarian’s contributions in accomplishing the goals of RTI.
Keywords:
School librarians, response-to-intervention, RTI, struggling readers.