Last spring, on the Reading Recovery website, I learned about an alternative RtI model implemented by Linda Dorn of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The model is described in depth in a webcast available at www.readingrecovery.org/.
"A Comprehensive Intervention Model for Preventing Reading Failure: A Response to Intervention Process" by Linda Dorn and Barbara Schubert in the Spring 2008 Journal of Reading Recovery presents other aspects of the model. I appreciate Dorn's model for its SYSTEMIC approach to providing appropriate literacy instruction for all students. The model presents varying degrees of intensive supplemental instruction based on the reading and writing of whole text. This year, in response to a district-wide RtI mandate, my school is attempting to implement the first step of this model, focusing on grades K-2, followed by the involvement of intermediate teachers and students next year. At the core of the model is the gift of TIME for classroom teachers and specialists to engage in ongoing professional development and collaboration, toward the goal of differentiated instruction for all students. I'd love to hear from others who know more about Dorn's Comprehensive Intervention Model. Luann McVey Literacy Leader Gastineau Elementary School Juneau, Alaska _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
