Response to Intervention (RTI)

What is Tier 2 Intervention?

Tier 2 intervention is in addition to the student’s regular classroom instruction and may be provided within the classroom or in a separate room. Tier 2 intervention usually means that a student is:

• taught in a small group;

• receiving additional instruction time; and/or

• taught using various instructional methods such as more opportunities for practice and more intensive instruction on difficult concepts.

For example, a student having difficulty reading may receive instruction in a small group (3-5 students) for 30 minutes per day with a reading teacher. This Tier 2 intervention may be provided by a reading or math specialist. During this time, a student’s progress will be measured regularly (monitored) to see if the intervention is meeting his/her needs.

What is Tier 3 intervention?

For students who are still not progressing with Tier 2 intervention, Tier 3 intervention may be provided. Instruction at this level may be more frequent, smaller group and/or for a longer period of time than that provided in Tiers 1 or 2. Tier 3 may utilize materials or Small Group Interventions Scientific, Research Based Core Instruction programs which focus specifically on skills with which the student may be having difficulty.