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Response to Intervention (RTI) is a framework with the primary purpose of early identification and prevention of learning problems. Screening procedures identify students in need of targeted intervention, but current screening research is limited to the elementary grades. This study explored the...
- RTI IN PERSPECTIVE. Rebora, Anthony // Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook;Spring/Summer2010, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p6
The article discusses the growing interest in schools for information on response to intervention (RTI) programs, which identify those with learning problems. It states that the Individuals With Disabilities Act of 2004 supports a variation of the program, called a tiered intervention model....
- RTI: An Approach On the March. SAMUELS, CHRISTINA A. // Education Week;3/2/2011, Vol. 30 Issue 22, pS2
The article discusses the impact of the response to intervention (RTI) method in education, which the author says was meant for struggling readers and special education students. The role of the U.S. federal government in the development and implementation of the RTI approach in education is...
- Toward True Integration of Academic and Behavior Response to Intervention Systems. McIntosh, Kent; Bohanon, Hank; Goodman, Steve // Communique (0164775X);2010, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p4
The article discusses how to integrate academic and behavior response to intervention (RTI) systems effectively at Tier 2. It states that Tier 2 support, known as targeted, secondary, or strategic support, is regarded as the next level of support in RTI. It argues that RTI can be effective and...
- Perspectives of special education directors on response to intervention in secondary schools. Sansosti, Frank J.; Goss, Shannon; Noltemeyer, Amity // Contemporary School Psychology (California Association of School;2011, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p9
Despite intensified interest in secondary school applications of Response-to-Intervention (RtI), research in this area remains sparse. This study utilized a qualitative focus group methodology to explore special education directors' perceptions of current barriers, facilitators, roles, and...
- Tier III Assessments, Data-Based Decision Making, and Interventions. Powers, Kristin; Mandal, Arpita // Contemporary School Psychology (California Association of School;2011, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p21
Within the Response-to-Intervention framework, students who fail to profit from high-quality general education instruction, accommodations, and supplemental instruction progress to a more intensive intervention program, sometimes referred to as "Tier III." This article describes a...
- RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION: HOW IS IT PRACTICED AND PERCEIVED? Martinez, Rachel; Young, Andria // International Journal of Special Education;2011, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p44
This study is a descriptive study designed to examine how school personnel are implementing the Response to Intervention (RTI) process and how they perceive the process. Using an online survey, school personnel in rural and urban schools in South Eastern Texas were asked about the RTI process on...
- The Legal Meaning of Specific Learning Disability for Special Education Eligibility. Zirkel, Perry A. // Teaching Exceptional Children;May/Jun2010, Vol. 42 Issue 5, p62
This article discusses the legal definition of specific learning disability that qualifies a student for special education eligibility. The article notes that students with specific learning disability comprise the largest portion of special education enrollments of any classification under the...
- A School-wide Three-tiered Program of Social Skills Intervention: Results of a Three-year Cohort Study. Albrecht, Susan Fread; Mathur, Sarup R.; Jones, Ruth E.; Alazemi, Saad // Education & Treatment of Children;Nov2015, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p565
The purpose of this paper was to summarize the implementation of a schoolwide tiered intervention program in three Midwestern U.S. elementary schools over a period of three years. The program, Social Skills Training and Aggression Reduction Techniques plus Time-Away (STARTPlus) includes...
