RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)
What is Response to Intervention (RTI)?
The purpose of Response to Intervention (RTI) is to identify and support any learning and/or behavior needs a student might have. RTI involves tiers and the level of instruction and support varies between each tier. As the tiers increase so does the frequency and intensity of the intervention.
Universal screening is used to create a baseline for all students. All students are screened with the same tool within their general education curriculum (both in reading and math). If a student is struggling, the RTI team will convene, along with the general education teacher and create a plan of interventions.
Who provides the interventions?
General education teachers, resource teachers (math and reading specialists), school psychologist, guidance counselor, and special education teachers; could provide an intervention. The key point is that each intervention is done with the integrity and fidelity in order to be valid. This means that any staff providing an intervention should have been trained on the method being used.
How do you know if the intervention is working?
Once an intervention is set, progress monitoring needs to be collected. The data will drive the decisions the RTI team makes. The team will decide whether to change the intervention, individualize the instruction, frequency and/or the intensity.
TIERS
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
http://www.rtinetwork.org/
The purpose of Response to Intervention (RTI) is to identify and support any learning and/or behavior needs a student might have. RTI involves tiers and the level of instruction and support varies between each tier. As the tiers increase so does the frequency and intensity of the intervention.
Universal screening is used to create a baseline for all students. All students are screened with the same tool within their general education curriculum (both in reading and math). If a student is struggling, the RTI team will convene, along with the general education teacher and create a plan of interventions.
Who provides the interventions?
General education teachers, resource teachers (math and reading specialists), school psychologist, guidance counselor, and special education teachers; could provide an intervention. The key point is that each intervention is done with the integrity and fidelity in order to be valid. This means that any staff providing an intervention should have been trained on the method being used.
How do you know if the intervention is working?
Once an intervention is set, progress monitoring needs to be collected. The data will drive the decisions the RTI team makes. The team will decide whether to change the intervention, individualize the instruction, frequency and/or the intensity.
TIERS
Tier 1
- Classroom Instruction
- Universal Screening
- Personalized Learning
- Additional support provided (small group instruction)
- Accommodations to the general education curriculum
- Progress monitoring
Tier 2
- Intensity, frequency, and/or duration is changed (usually increased)
- Change of intervention
- Personalized learning
- Small group instruction (may vary)
- Progress monitoring
Tier 3
- Intensive Intervention
- Individualized instruction
- Progress monitoring
- If no progress, referral to special education for an evaluation
http://www.rtinetwork.org/