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Rodney T. Irwin is the principal at Mayflower Elementary School. He
recently attended a meeting where Mr. Altman, the principal of Rosa

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Parks Elementary, described the positive impact of RTI at his
school. Mr. Altman shared graphs that demonstrated an increase in

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student performance on the reading section of the annual
standardized achievement test since implementing RTI two years ago.

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In addition, he reported that teachers have noticed a positive
impact on students' reading skills in their classrooms. As a result

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of the success at Rosa Parks and at schools across the country, the
state and local education agencies are encouraging elementary

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schools to adopt the RTI approach. They would like schools to
implement RTI in order to provide early intervening services for

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struggling readers and to identify students with learning
disabilities in the early elementary grades. Consequently, Mr. Irwin

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recognizes the possibility of improving student outcomes in reading
at his school and is considering what to do next.

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