Response to Intervention (RTI)
What is Response To Intervention (RTI)?
We desire for all students to be successful. When teachers start to see a student fall behind their peers, the RTI process may be initiated.
RTI is the process of helping struggling students become successful. The process focuses on how a specific student responds to a specific intervention. In its simplest form, RTI includes the following steps:
Identify a struggling student
Implement an intervention to solve the problem
Check to see if it worked. If it worked you should naturally continue it. If the intervention did not work, you should try a different intervention.
You do not need to "officially" go through the RTI process to start providing Tier 2 interventions.
Don't wait, when you see the need - go for it!
Tier 1
Provides strong core instructional programs for all students. If this instruction is adequately differentiated, 80- 90% of the students will respond. For the 10-20% of nonresponders, a file review and classroom interventions will be provided.
Tier 2
If students are not responding to Tier I interventions, more intense and targeted interventions are provided in addition to the general curriculum. Progress is monitored closely and data is gathered and graphed at least 2 times a week while the research-based interventions continue. Tier 2 interventions are monitored for 4 to 6 weeks.
Tier 3
For all students who do not adequately respond to the targeted interventions in Tier 2. More frequent and intensive research-based interventions are provided. Additional testing may be warranted to refine and specifically define the skill deficit to be addressed.