This bestselling work provides practitioners with a complete guide to implementing response to intervention (RTI) in schools. The authors are leading experts who explain the main components of RTI high-quality instruction, frequent assessment, and data-based decision making and show how to use it to foster positive academic and behavioral outcomes for all students. Implementation procedures are described in step-by-step detail. In a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying, the book includes reproducible planning and implementation worksheets. Book purchasers can download an accompanying PowerPoint presentation for use in RTI training from Guilford's website: www.guilford.com/rti. New to this edition: includes extensive new research that reflects the increasing adoption of RTI nationwide; expanded to include behavioral interventions; a chapter on effective instructional practices for general education; a chapter on implementation at the whole-school and district levels; and a chapter featuring multiple intervention case studies.