Linda Forbringer is a Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA.

Wendy Weber is a Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, and Program Director for the undergraduate Special Education Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA.

Meet the Authors

Introduction

Chapter 1: Overview of Response to Intervention in Mathematics

• What is Response to Intervention?
• Models of Implementation
• Summary

Chapter 2: Using Assessment to Make Instructional Decisions

• Step 1: Problem Identification
• Step 2: Problem Analysis
• Step 3: Intervention Plan Development
• Step 4: Plan Implementation
• Step 5: Plan Evaluation
• Summary

Chapter 3: Overview of Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Mathematics

• Evidence-Based Practices for the Core Curriculum
• Interventions to Support Students who Struggle in Mathematics (Tiers 2 & 3)
• Summary

Chapter 4: Setting the Stage: Increasing Motivation

• Why Focus on Motivation?
• Increasing Motivation by Creating Meaningful, Engaging Lessons
• Using Self-Monitoring and Goal-Setting to Increase Motivation
• Effective Use of Praise
• Rewards
• Summary

Chapter 5: Explicit and Systematic Instruction

• Instructional Considerations for Struggling Learners
• The Explicit Instruction Lesson
• How Explicit Instruction Improves Motivation
• Summary

Chapter 6: Concrete and Visual Representation

• Research on the Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) Sequence
• Virtual Manipulatives
• Recommendations for Implementing the CPA Sequence
• Summary

Chapter 7: Developing Number Sense

• Counting and Representing Whole Numbers
• Magnitude Comparison
• Place Value
• Intensifying Instruction

Chapter 8: Operations with Whole Numbers: Addition and Subtraction

• Developing Conceptual Understanding of Addition and Subtraction
• Developing Computational Fluency with Basic Facts
• Solving Multi-Digit Addition & Subtraction Problems
• Intensifying Instruction During Interventions
• Summary

Chapter 9: Operations with Whole Numbers: Multiplication and Division

• Developing Conceptual Understanding of Multiplication
• Understanding Division
• Developing Fluency with Multiplication & Division Facts
• Multi-Digit Multiplication Algorithms
• Multi-Digit Division
• Intensifying Instruction During Interventions
• Summary

Chapter 10: Fact Fluency

• Developing Strategies for Solving Basic Facts
• Automaticity
• Summary

Chapter 11: Representing Rational Numbers

• Fractions
• Decimals
• Percent
• Intensifying Instruction
• Summary

Chapter 12: Problem-Solving

• Problem Solving in the Core Curriculum (Tier 1)
• Teaching Problem Solving During Interventions (Tier 2 & Tier 3)
• Summary

Chapter 13: Conclusion: Using RtI to Improve Achievement in Mathematics

• Selecting Materials for Core Instruction (Tier 1)
• Selecting Materials for Interventions (Tiers 2 & 3)
• Intensifying Instruction
• Summary

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