Response to Intervention
What is Response to Intervention (RtI)?
Response to Intervention (RtI) is the practice of meeting the academic needs of all students through a variety of services containing the following key elements:
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High-quality instruction and scientific research-based tiered interventions aligned with individual student need
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Frequent monitoring of student progress to make results-based academic decisions
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Application of student data to important educational decisions such as those regarding placement, intervention, curriculum, and instructional goals and methodologies
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The primary focus of RtI is to provide an early intervention to promote long-term academic success.
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Major Components of RtI
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Data-Based Decision Making – Critical educational decisions are based on assessment results. Data will be carefully analyzed to determine why academic problems exist.
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Universal Screening – Universal screenings are assessments administered to all students to determine as early as possible which students are at risk or not meeting grade level standards.
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Tiered Model of Delivery – The RtI process incorporates a tiered model of delivery of instruction. The tiers reflect increasing levels of intense interventions to meet the individual needs of students.
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Progress Monitoring – Progress monitoring is a scientifically research-based practice that shows data about student growth over time. Progress monitoring will be used to determine the effectiveness of instruction and/or interventions.
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Fidelity of Implementation – Fidelity of implementation is the delivery of instruction in the way in which it was designed to be delivered. Fidelity must also address the integrity with which screening and progress monitoring procedures are completed.
RtI Tiered Model of Delivery
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Tier 1 – Tier 1 focuses on quality instruction required to prevent the gaps from occurring in the first place. All students in Tier 1 receive high quality, scientific, research-based instruction aligned to the state curriculum in the general education setting.
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Tier 2 – The objective of Tier 2 is to provide academic intervention for students identified with a grade level achievement gap. In addition to Tier 1 supports, students receive targeted instructional support designed to meet their unique needs and facilitate their success in the general education classroom
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Tier 3 – At Tier 3, the goal is remediation of existing academic difficulties in order to prevent further academic problems. In addition to Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports, students in Tier 3 receive more intensive, individualized instruction from content-area specialists.