RTI BROCHURE
Redefining RTI
Response to Intervention is the practice of providing high-quality instruction/intervention matched to student needs and using learning rate over time and level of performance to inform educational decision-making. RTI provides an improved process and structure for school teams to design, implement, and evaluate both daily instruction and specific interventions. Some elements of RTI have been used informally in practice for many years with varying degrees of success. RTI is a process that focuses on every student achieving to high levels. RTI implementation reaches students of diverse backgrounds including English language learners, children of low socio-economic status, minority students, those struggling with social/emotional/behavioral issues, students with special needs, and gifted and talented students. Improving outcomes for all students has the potential to result in overall school improvement. Some of the same tools used within a Response to Intervention approach may be used to measure school improvement and accountability under No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In addition to impacting educational outcomes for struggling students, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 provides states and districts the opportunity to use a "process of responsiveness to intervention" as part of the specific learning disability evaluation process.
Source: http://ideapartnership.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&la...
Understanding the Tiers:
Tier 1 - All Students
High Quality Standards - Aligned Curriculum and Instruction Safe and Supportive Learning Environments for ALL Students (80-90%)
- High quality differentiated instruction
- Scientifically-based reading and math instruction (NCLB requirement)
- Positive school culture – School-wide expectations are taught and reinforced
- Proactive assessment practices (universal screening) for early identification of students needing more intensive instruction and intervention to accelerate progress)
Tier 2 - Targeted/Supplemental Intervention for Some Students
Research-Based Interventions provided IN ADDITION to Tier 1 Instruction
(about 10-15% of students)
- Supplemental interventions that are data driven, research-based and automatically provided
- Interventions delivered through flexible scheduling and flexible use of resources
- Regular monitoring of student progress
Tier 3 - Individualized, Intensive Interventions for Few Students
(about 1-5% of students)
- Individualized interventions for students with the most severe academic, behavior or emotional problems
- Very frequent progress monitoring
- Collaboration with parents and other child-serving agencies and community resources when appropriate
- Use of data gathered through targeted and intensive interventions can be used to determine eligibility for special education (students in need of specialized instruction and support) and to set IEP goals if the student is found eligible for support services
Resources:
Video Resources
General
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkK1bT8ls0M&featurerelated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gJVo27M-xM&feature=related
http://rtc.umn.edu/rtcmedia/responsetointervention/
Elementary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv34fjSbJZU&feature=related
Middle School
http://www.youtube.com/user/RTIActionNetwork#p/a/u/0/VlRM6kf7EZ0
Secondary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtTKuBZ-nvY&feature=related
Basic Resources
Evidence Based Intervention Network
Math Resources
Institute of Education Sciences/USDOE
National Center on Response to Intervention
Graphic Organizers
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/
Training Resources
Presentations and Presenters Guides
Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring Resources
http://www.studentprogress.org/
http://www.interventioncentral.org/index.php/cbm-warehouse
OSEP Guidance
Reading Resources
http://www.interventioncentral.org/index.php/academic-resources
http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php/category/language-arts/reading/
Review of Reading Programs
http://www.fcrr.org/fcrrreports/creportscs.aspx?rep=supp
Math Interventions
https://www.msu.edu/course/cep/886/Math/pg6.htm
http://mathwire.com/strategies/intervention.html
Reading Interventions
https://www.msu.edu/course/cep/886/Reading%20Comprehension/main.html
Behavior Interventions
http://northern.in.schoolwebpages.com/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=13038&
