Liza Guerrero

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RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION

• Liza Guerrero
• Data Research and Compliance Administrator

Producing Excellence!
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What is RTI?

• Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tiered
  approach to providing instruction, services, and
  intervention at increasing levels of intensity to
  struggling learners.
• RTI provides framework for
• PREVENTION of learning difficulties
• INTERVENTION when students do not learn at the
  expected rate for grade level
• IDENTIFICATION of students who need intensive
  interventions in addition to quality instruction
  in the regular classroom

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Why RTI?

• The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 and
  the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  (IDEA) of 2004 require districts and campuses to
  provide additional support for struggling
  students at the earliest signs of difficulty.
• IDEA 2004 requires general education to monitor
  and measure a students response to an
  individualized intervention plan in the general
  education classroom.

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Why RTI?

• The purpose of RTI is to provide
• Quality instruction to ALL students
• Focused interventions for students who struggle
• Frequent monitoring of each students response to
  the instruction and focused interventions

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RTI Essential System Components

• High-quality instruction for all students,
  demonstrated through scientific research and
  evidence-based practice to produce high rates of
  learning for most students
• Universal screening of all students with periodic
  monitoring of students progress in the
  curriculum
• Interventions for struggling learners provided at
  increasing levels of intensity and matched to
  individual student need

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RTI Essential System Components

• An integrated system of assessment and data
  collection for identification of students
  struggling to meet academic and behavioral
  expectations
• Mechanisms for monitoring students learning
  rates and levels of performance and using that
  information in ongoing problem solving and
  decision making
• An approach for determining which students need
  additional help and about the intensity and
  likely duration of interventions, based on each
  students response to instruction across multiple
  tiers of intervention (identification)

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What does RTI look like?
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Tier 1 Core Instruction

• Core instruction for all students
• Should fully meet the needs of 80 to 90 of
  students
• Ongoing universal screening (3 times per year in
  JISD)

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Tier 2 Targeted Group Intervention

• Students identified as at-risk, performing below
  expected levels or needing specific support to
  make adequate progress, in addition to Tier 1
  instruction
• Interventions can be done in small groups
• Meets the needs of 5 to 15 of students
• Requires frequent progress monitoring (minimum
  monthly)

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Tier 3 Intensive, Individualized Intervention

• Students who continue to struggle without
  measurable progress after Tier 2 intervention
• Increase in frequency and duration of
  intervention
• Interventions is usually individualized
• Meets the needs of 2 to 5 of students
• Requires more frequent progress monitoring
  (minimum weekly)

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QUESTIONS