Response to Intervention (RtI): A Factsheet for Parents

RtI is a general education initiative for ALL students for the early identification of and intervention for students at academic or behavioral risk. RtI may be one alternative to the aptitude-achievement discrepancy model for the identification of students with learning disabilities. RtI includes these features:

· High quality, research-based, standards aligned instruction for ALL students

· Universal screening

· Tiered research-based, standards-aligned general education framework (See the 3 Tier Model for details)

· Parental engagement with information regarding their child’s needs, interventions, goals and expected progress, time spent in each tier, regular reports of progress or lack of progress and right to request a special education evaluation at any time

• Shared ownership: All staff assume active role in students’ instruction and assessments

• Data-Based decision making

o Progress monitoring: ongoing process of collecting and analyzing data to determine student progress

o Grade Level Benchmarks and Outcome Assessment

The Seven Steps of Progress Monitoring for ALL Students