What is RTI?
The longer a child struggles with math or reading, the more he/she can fall behind. Response to Intervention (or RtI) is an approach to helping students who are having problems with math, reading, or behavior. It gives them extra help (the “intervention”) where they need it. The goal is to give them the help as soon as possible, so they don’t fall too far behind. Once the student is given the help, teachers keep track of whether the extra help is working (the “response”). It is a school-wide program and is research based, which means that the curriculum and interventions (what the school does to help the child) are based on research and have been proven to be effective for most students.
