Tier II & III Intervention

Tier II addresses the needs of struggling and advanced students. Tier II is in addition to Tier I and meets the needs of 10-15% of students. Students requiring this intervention will be identified by the school’s RTI² Team by looking at universal screening results and other data.

Tier III is in addition to the instruction provided in Tier I. Tier III interventions should meet the needs of 3-5% of students. School RTI² teams will decide the best placement for students in Tier III. Tier III interventions must be more INTENSE than Tier II interventions.

Tier II interventions are:

• systematic, research-based interventions that produce reliable and valid results

• targeted to the student’s identified area of deficit

• developed based on the unique needs of students

• provided in a small group

• provided by highly-trained personnel

• explicit and systematic

• implemented with fidelity and confirmed with measurement

• progress monitored to ensure outcomes are being met

Tier III interventions include all the above and are:

• more intense than Tier II

See the intervention tabs in reading, math, and written expression for more information about what we use in Houston County Schools as well as additional interventions that are available.