Response to Intervention (RtI)

What is RtI? Response to Intervention (RtI) is a multi-tiered education approach designed to provide early, effective, evidence-based interventions for struggling learners.

 EBE Request Desk Responses

  #155 - Provides an annotated bibliography of articles and resources concerning Response to Intervention (RTI), with a focus on 1) RtI monitoring tools, and 2) RtI in the upper grades.

 #177 - Provides Response to Intervention (RtI) background information and a scan of what states in the region are doing.

 #211 - Identifies states known to be nationwide leaders in Response to Intervention (RtI) and provides links to policies, rules, and guidance that they have in place regarding RtI.

 #463A - Provides information on Tier II (Targeted Interventions) Math Interventions.

 #463B - Provides information on Tier II (Targeted Interventions) Reading Interventions.

SERVE Center Resources

  State Policies and Procedures and Selected Local Implementation Practices in Response to Intervention in the Six Southeast Region States - This report describes how six state education agencies and three local education agencies in the Southeast Region are adopting and implementing Response to Intervention-an education approach designed to provide effective, evidence-based interventions for struggling learners.

Additional Resources

  Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention and Multi-Tier Intervention for Reading in the Primary Grades: A Practice Guide 

  Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools: A Practice Guide

  Griffiths, A-J., Parson, L.B., Burns, M.K., VanDerHeyden, A., & Tilly, W.D. (2007). Response to Intervention: Research for Practice. Alexandria, VA: National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE).

Links

  Center on Instruction

  Education Commission of States

  National Association of State Directors of Special Education

  National Association of School Psychologists: List of State and District RTI Initiatives, Models, and Resources

  National Center on Response to Intervention

  Learning Point Associates/Great Lakes West Comprehensive Assistance Center RTI Resource Guide (includes list of various state RtI websites)

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