This first-of-its-kind resource delivers the framework, tools, resources and strategies for developing and implementing an effective RTI model that meets all secondary students' literacy needs and in turn helps you: ensure smooth transitions from middle to high school for your struggling learners; identify learning disorders that could emerge in adolescence; and reduce drop out rates.

Denise P. Gibbs, an expert in RTI, details existing secondary literacy efforts and walks you through:

• The facets of RTI unique to secondary schools
• Key concepts and building blocks for creating an effective RTI model for your literacy programs
• Determining your secondary schools' unique needs, abilities and readiness for building an RTI framework
• Assessing and analyzing the needs of struggling secondary school readers
• Implementing appropriate literacy intervention strategies
• Monitoring reading progress