Presentation/Assigment

1. Define Response to Intervention (RTI)

2. How does RTI work?

3. How do teachers track student progress?

4. How much support do students get with RTI?

5. Why is RTI an important tool for educators?

6. How is RTI related to special education?

7. What are the benefits of RTI?

8. Does the school provide a written intervention plan? How can parents participate in RTI? What are the three tiers of RTI? Identify 3 websites that can be used for research-based interventions.

9. What is a CBM and how may it be distinguished from other types of interventions?

Resourses:

This is the  chapter to read Download chapter to read

Reference: Salvia, J., Ysseldyke, J. E., & Witmer, S. (2017). Assessment in special and inclusive education, (13th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. 

Read  RTI Progress Monitoring (Brown, Skow, & IRIS Center, 2009).

Reference: Brown, J., Skow, K., & the IRIS Center. (2009). RTI: Progress monitoring. Retrieved from  http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/wp-content/uploads/pdf_case_studies/ics_rtipm.pdf

This is chapter 1 in a book Links to an external site.  by Johnson and Karns about RTI in the K-2 classroom. It reinforces many of the concepts that are in our main readings. Thanks to Mandy Frohlich.

Citation: Johnson, E. & Karns, M. (2013). RTI strategies that work in the K-2 classroom. NY: Routledge.

This is a link to an article Links to an external site.  from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) website for using response to intervention with students with behavioral issues.

Citation: Council for Exceptional Children (n.d.). RTI for emotional/behavior disorders shows promise. Retrieved from  https://www.lcps.org/cms/lib/VA01000195/Centricity/Domain/63/PBS/RTIforEmotional_BehaviorDisordersShowsPromise.pdf Links to an external site.

The Center on RTILinks to an external site. is a national leader in supporting the successful implementation and scale-up of RTI and its components.

I have  added this link Links to an external site.  to give you a reference for using valid and reliable probes for monitoring progress. 

The  RTI Action NetworkLinks to an external site.  is dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in school districts nationwide. Our goal is to guide educators and families in the large-scale implementation of RTI so that each child has access to quality instruction and that struggling students – including those with learning and attention issues – are identified early and receive the necessary supports to be successful. 

This is an 11-page booklet explaining RTI - it is a good summary of the process at a school-wide level  Shapiro - tiered-instruction-and-intervention-rti-model.pdf  Links to an external site.