RtI
An Overview of
Response to Intervention
The Roots of RtI
RtI is a component of the IDEA 2004, Part B regulations.
It represents a process which schools may use to help children who are struggling.
The federal regulations do not provide a definition for RtI, in fact, they do not even give it a name. The term has been coined through the wording used in the law as a “process based on the child’s response to scientific, research-based intervention” in making a determination as to whether a child has a learning disability or not [§300.307(a)(2)].
The National Center on Response to Intervention defines RTI as
• an integration of assessment and intervention within a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and to reduce behavior problems.
Basic Instructional Concepts of RtI
• Provide effective classroom instruction to all children.• School-wide assessment using screeners
and other data collection to determine student need.• Provide evidence-based interventions
for students who are at-risk for learning difficulties.
Basic Instructional Concepts of RtI
• Progress monitoring of students.• Adjustment of interventions
depending on how a student responds.• Further review of students who do not
respond to the interventions that have been provided.
The 3 Tier Model
The most common model of RtI is called a “Three Tier Model” because the
response system is set up in multi-level steps, or tiers.
The 3 Tier Model is not the only model. It is the most common and most easily explained
since it follows the multi-level response system required by the federal regulations.
3 Tier Model
Additional Intensive Interventions or
Services
Additional Targeted, small-group interventions
Effective Instruction, Screening, Whole-class Interventions
Tier 3: 1-5% of students
Tier 2: 15-19%
Tier 1: All Students
What do we have in place?
SAT, Special Services
Title I, Intervention Block, SAT, After School Program
DIBELS, DRA,Standards Based Curriculum & Assessments