A. RTI for Language: Tackling the Language Roots of

Reading Comprehension, Linda Liss-Bronstein

Response to Intervention holds promise to address the underlying

language difficulties that impede students understanding of text. This

presentation will focus on the systematic and explicit teaching of

narrative and expository discourse skills necessary for text comprehension

and academic success. This approach includes teaching ‘story grammar’

and ‘literate language’ text features that are essential for understanding

both narrative and informational text. Reading comprehension strategies

will be examined with a language lens. RTI protocols for language

intervention, including progress-monitoring assessments, that have

improved reading achievement with diverse student populations, will be

presented. Videos demonstrating intervention strategies in action with

primary and elementary students will be shared.

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