Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in Action: Meeting the Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Academic Needs of Learners Through Responsive Teaching and Strong Relationships - Brossura

Tomasini, Alice Rodli; Johnson, Julia (Judy)

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ISBN 10: 1975508270 ISBN 13: 9781975508272

Casa editrice: Myers Education Press, 2026

Riassunto

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is an important addition to a long list of initiatives designed to ensure educational equity for all students. Veteran educators will recognize many MTSS strategies as practices they already use, while others may feel uncertain or overwhelmed by yet another framework. This book bridges that gap―grounding MTSS in authentic classroom experience and practical wisdom.

Through vivid, real-life stories, the authors illuminate both the complexity and the humanity of school-based work. Drawing on decades of experience―as a classroom teacher and as a school counselor/psychologist―their narratives span from 1982 to the present day, including insights from K–12 settings and university teaching. Each chapter presents a compelling case study highlighting student and classroom engagement across grade levels. These stories invite reflection and dialogue around research-based best practices and educational theory, with each chapter concluding in a transparent explanation of the authors' professional thinking.

Readers will trace the evolution of educational practice over time―from an era when Culturally Responsive Pedagogy was rarely discussed to today's emphasis on inclusive, socially-constructed learning environments. The book chronicles the profession's broader shift from behaviorism to social constructivism and demonstrates how that journey informs effective MTSS implementation.

The case studies illustrate how culturally responsive practices, data-informed decision making, and authentic relationships with students create the conditions where academic growth, positive behavior, and social-emotional wellness intersect. Universal (Tier I), Targeted (Tier II), and Intensive (Tier III) supports―across academics, behavior, and social-emotional learning―are woven seamlessly throughout.

Ideal as an introduction to both the theory and practical application of MTSS, this book offers clarity, compassion, and hard-earned insight. It is designed to spark meaningful discussion in teacher preparation programs, professional learning communities, school buildings, and district leadership teams.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Dr. Alice Rodli Tomasini is an adjunct faculty for the School of Education, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She earned a doctorate in Social and Cultural Studies in Education from the University of California at Berkeley. She teaches foundations of teaching, and the curriculum design course for the Single Subject Teacher Credential Program. She also enjoys teaching an undergraduate course in children’s development and learning that is a foundational course for the Equity in Education Minor and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential Program. She has been integrating visual art, music and drama into her secondary school and college teaching since 1985, in California and in Mexico (2003-2015). She teaches world drumming to young English learners in an after-school program. Summers, she will be teaching a global program that she created--Cal Poly in Ireland: Children’s Development, Arts and Equity.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Myers Education Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1975508270
• ISBN 13: 9781975508272
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 85
• Contatto del produttore: WROX; https://www.wiley.com/en-us; ; 111 River Street; Hoboken; NJ; 7030; U.S.A.
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile