RTI ~ Great IDEA

Education is very important to Becky Bishop.  She was raised in a home where both of her parents were teachers for over 30 years.  She realized early on that God wanted her to teach children and to share with educators and parents what works based on her experiences and expertise.  

Today, she has served students as an educator for over 20  years in the Houston area as a Director of Grades K-2, Director of Special Services Department, a Licensed Dyslexia Therapist and as a board member for the Trinity Charter Schools for the state of Texas.

  It was while working on her master's degree in education she learned about Response to Intervention (RTI). RTI exists to early identify struggling students, provide research- based instruction and measure their response to the instruction through an assessment process. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a special education law that ensures rights to children with learning disabilities. RTI was passed by IDEA in 2004. 

Becky decided to use the information she learned about RTI and carefully implement a program at her school.  The success of the program was so great that she decided to write a book.  RTI ~ Great IDEA provides detailed instruction for educators on how to implement an RTI program the "right way" and shares best practices to better inform parents of what should be happening at their child's school.

"In Fall 2016, St. Thomas More used Becky's plan to rollout Aimswebplus, SDRs and a somewhat abbreviated RTI program.  Without Becky's input, it wouldn't have been possible.  In Year 1 we used Aimswebplus in K-3, and now in Year 2 we're using it in K-5.  This year, our teachers have been keeping Student Documentation Records (SDR).  The combination of Aimsweb and the SDRs have been incredibly valuable in identifying students with needs, communicating with parents, and beginning intervention for students.  We here at STM, have been grateful for Becky's help and her book!" (RTI Coordinator: Houston,Tx)

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"Awesome resource with easy, applicable strategies to implement immediately.  Really helped our school fine tune our RTI program.  Loved it!"  (Public School Teacher: Lovelady, Texas)

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"I have read several book on RTI, but none of them made as much sense as Becky's book. It is an easy read and offers a common sense guide to implementing RTI."  (Principal from private school in Houston, Texas)