Response to intervention—it's already improving reading outcomes in classrooms across the country, and this approach can be equally effective for K–12 mathematics instruction. This is the definitive volume on RTI in math: what we know about it, why it works, and how to use it to ensure high-quality math instruction and higher student achievement. Edited by National Math Panel veteran Russell Gersten with contributions by all of the country's leading researchers on RTI and math, this cutting-edge text blends the existing evidence base with practical guidelines for RTI implementation. Current and future RTI coordinators, curriculum developers, math specialists, and department heads will get the best, most up-to-date guidance on key facets of RTI in math: conducting valid and reliable universal screening in mathematics - using evidence-based practices to provide a strong general education curriculum for effective Tier 1 instruction - implementing explicit, research-based teaching practices for students who need Tier 2 and 3 instruction - monitoring students' progress with high-quality tools and measures - motivating and engaging struggling students receiving Tier 2 and 3 instruction - teaching students to use an array of visual representations to help them solve math problems - tailoring RTI for every grade level , from kindergarten through high school - using RTI to target specific mathematical proficiencies and concepts , such as number sense, word problems, algebra, and ratios and proportions Filled with vignettes, accessible summaries of the most recent studies, and best-practice guidelines for making the most of RTI, this comprehensive research volume is ideal for use as a textbook or as a key resource to guide decision makers. Readers will have the knowledge base they need to strengthen mathematics instruction with proven RTI practices—and help ensure better math outcomes for students at every grade level. With contributions by Scott Baker - Diane Pedrotty Bryant - Douglas Carnine - Ben Clarke - Lynn S. Fuchs - Douglas Fuchs - Asha K. Jitendra - Erica S. Lembke - Takako Nomi - Paul J. Riccomini - Bradley S. Witzel - John Woodward - and more "RTI in mathematics has arrived! This book . . . defines, suggests, and displays what works, how it works, and why. [It] will become a page-worn resource for teachers, interventionists, mathematics specialists/instructional leaders, coaches and school-based leaders." -- Francis (Skip) Fennell, Ph.D. Asha K. Jitendra, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Department of Educational Psychology, 245 Education Sciences Building, 56 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Dr. Jitendra received her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction (special education) from the University of Oregon. She is the Rodney Wallace Professor for Advancement of Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota. Her research interests include academic and curricular strategies in mathematics and reading for students with learning disabilities, assessment practices to inform instruction, and instructional design and textbook analysis. In addition to his work at the Instructional Research Group, Dr. Gersten is also a professor emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. He is the director of the Math Strand for the Center on Instruction, the director of research for the Regional Educational Laboratory-South West, and the principal investigator for several What Works Clearinghouse projects. As Project Director of the Teacher Quality Distribution and Measurement Study, Dr. Gersten is currently working with a team of researchers from Harvard University to revise a mathematics observation measure that will be used to determine the effect of professional development on teachers' mathematics instruction. He is also a coauthor of a mathematics screening and progress monitoring measure for kindergarten and first-grade students that is in press. His main areas of expertise include evaluation methodology and instructional research on students with learning disabilities, mathematics, and reading comprehension. Dr. Gersten has conducted numerous randomized trials, many of which have been published in major scientific journals in the field. He has either directed or codirected 42 applied research grants addressing a wide array of issues in education and has been a recipient of many federal and nonfederal grants (more than $20 million). He has advised on a variety of reading and mathematics projects using randomized trials in education settings and has written extensively about the importance of randomized trials in special education research. In 2002, Dr. Gersten received the Distinguished Special Education Researcher Award from the American Educational Research Association's Special Education Research Division. He served as a member of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, a Presidential committee to develop researchbased policy in mathematics for American schools. Dr. Gers