Differentiated Materials to Support RTI

Responsiveness to intervention (RTI) is a multitiered instructional model most frequently viewed as a three-tiered framework. The goal of RTI is to reach struggling students early and match instruction to their needs. According to the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, (http://www.nrcld.org/), in multitiered models of service delivery, instruction is differentiated to meet learner needs at various levels. Several specific factors or dimensions help distinguish among interventions at the various tier levels. In general, a higher degree of specificity and intensity is associated with a higher tier of intervention.


EMC’s Mirrors & Windows offers a variety of differentiated support materials to meet the needs of students at all three tiers within the RTI learning model of instruction, as shown in the instructional pyramid chart below.
Meet the needs of all your students with Mirrors & Windows: Connecting with Literature program!

Mirrors & Windows Offers Support for Advanced Students

Universities and employers have found that many incoming students and entry-level employees lack the reading and writing skills needed to succeed in their new endeavors. Some blame this problem on a lack of rigor in the language arts programs at the high school level. Studies show that most students want to be challenged to gain the high-level skills that will help them succeed in college and in the workplace. This is especially true for advanced students.

EMC’s Differentiated Instruction for Advanced Students provides multiple opportunities to engage students and to teach them the skills necessary to excel in college-level, literature-based reading, thinking, discussion, and writing tasks. This supplement offfers students opportunities to hone their reading, writing, and research skills as they explore the rich world of literature and beyond. The activities are not busywork, but meaningful exercises of the mind that build skills students will need as they progress through college and careers. The assignments help students become deep thinkers, critical readers, and independent problem-solvers. As they are challenged to meet higher expectations, they will come closer to realizing their ever-expanding potential.

For more differentiated instruction for your students, EMC also offers Differentiated Instruction for Developing Readers and Differentiated Instruction English Language Learners.

Reach every student with Mirrors & Windows:

Connecting with Literature program!

Mirrors & Windows Support for English Language Learners

Today's classrooms need to offer differentiated instruction for English language learners who often struggle with reading and comprehension skills. The Mirrors & Windows literature program provides a multitude of support features designed to help all students succeed in your classroom.

• Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners includes twenty original (not adapted) selections that offer additional vocabulary instruction and cultural notes.
• Differentiated Instruction for Developing Readers provides guided readings questions and additional reading strategies and skills practice for twenty selections per grade.
• Exceeding the Standards: Vocabulary & Spelling offers additional instruction and practice with vocabulary (in English).
• Exceeding the Standards: Grammar & Style offers a comprehensive grammar program (in English).
• The Differentiated Instruction boxes in the Annotated Teacher's Edition provide ELL activities and introduce students to any vocabulary or idioms that may be new or difficult for ELL students.
• Meeting the Standards unit resource books support the gradual release framework and provide vocabulary support and fact- and comprehension-based tests for every selection.
• Most selections are offered as audio recordings.
• The Assessment Guide provides oral fluency assessments to monitor your students fluency progress.

Mirrors & Windows provides the tools you need to help your students succeed!