RTI Makes Few Inroads Into the Nation's Education Schools
Student-teacher Angela Bradbury works with a student at Escalante Elementary School in Salt Lake City. She is getting a grounding in RTI in all her core classes at the University of Utah.
—Trent Nelson for Education Week
But it's at the core of the curriculum for the University of Utah's aspiring teachers
For Angela L. Bradbury, applying response to intervention techniques comes almost as second nature.
As she completes her student teaching, the soon-to-be graduate of the University of Utah’s Urban Institute for Teacher Education draws on specific pedagogical strategies practiced in methods classes. In reading groups, her elementary students get increasingly specific kinds of help, from practicing with certain phonics patterns to comprehension exercises.
Ms. Bradbury’s lesson plans identify advanced activities for students who grasp concepts quickly and extra practice for those...
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