'Mellard and Johnson not only help us understand what RTI is and why we need it, they go the next step and tell us how to make it happen.' —Joseph Jenkins, Professor of Special Education University of Washington 'This is a richly informative book on a most important and timely topic to hundreds of thousands of practitioners, parents, and policy makers.' —Doug Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development Vanderbilt University The nuts-and-bolts handbook for implementing RTI schoolwide! Written by leading special education researchers with the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities and the University of Kansas, this comprehensive yet accessible reference provides administrators with practical guidelines for launching RTI in their schools. Highlighting the powerful role that RTI can play in prevention, early intervention, and determining eligibility for special services, the authors cover the three tiers of RTI, schoolwide screening, progress