Reading interventionists should *not* be called “RTI teachers.” This reinforces the idea that RTI is a service (it’s not), & makes it sound like gen ed classroom tchrs have no role in RTI (they do). In fact, they are the most important tchrs in an RTI framework. Tier1=prevention.
"My overall recommendation: if you want higher reading scores, you're gonna have to teach reading; not teach kids how to do well on tests per se." @ReadingShanahan#Wisdom
There are teachers all over the country who have been out sick lately. When their colleagues step up to the plate to help with lesson plans, split rosters, and covering supervision duties… they remind their administrators of what an awesome faculty looks like.
If a school got laser focused on two things, the culture and climate would drastically change for the better:
#1 - Pay Attention to people
#2 - Show Appreciation to people
Simple, but not easy, or everyone would do it!