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ISSUE #1. (Core Principles of RTI: (Monitor classroom performance. General…
ISSUE #1.
Core Principles of RTI:
Monitor classroom performance. General education teachers play a vital role in designing and providing high quality instruction. Furthermore they are in the best position to assess students’ performance and progress against grade level standards in the general education curriculum.
Conduct universal screening/benchmarking. School staff conduct universal screening in all core academic areas and behavior. Screening data on all students can provide an indication of an individual student’s performance and progress compared to the peer group’s performance and progress.
Use scientific, research-based interventions/instruction. The critical element of RTI systems is the delivery of scientific, research-based interventions with fidelity in general, remedial and special education.
Use a multi-tier model of service delivery. A RTI approach incorporates a multitiered model of service delivery in which each tier represents an increasingly intense level of services associated with increasing levels of learner needs.
Use all available resources to teach all students. RTI practices are built on the belief that all students can learn. One of the biggest changes associated with RTI is that it requires educators to shift their thinking: from the student--- to the intervention.
Benefits of RTI:
1) Earlier identification of students by means of a problem-solving approach rather than by an ability–achievement discrepancy formula. RTI has the potential to eliminate the "wait to fail" situation. They seek interventions for students at the early stages.
2) Reduction in the number of students referred for special education and related services. The goal of RTI is to distinguish students whose achievement problems are due to LD or other disabilities from the larger group of students with achievement problems due to other causes.
3) Reduction in the over identification of minority students. RTI shows promise for providing a positive impact on the disproportionate placement of African-American students in special education.
4) Provision of more instructionally relevant data than traditional methods of identification. RTI uses curriculum-based or classroom-based assessment, student portfolios, teacher observations, and criterion-referenced standard achievement measures to monitor the progress of students.
RTI Tiers:
Tier II comprises a smaller group of students, typically 5-10% of the student population. These students will need strategic interventions to raise their achievement to proficiency or above based on a lack of response to interventions at Tier I.
Tier III contains the fewest number of students, usually 1-5%. These students will need intensive interventions if their learning is to be appropriately supported.
Tier I represents the largest group of students, approximately 80-90%, who are performing adequately within the core curriculum.
What is Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI)? RTI is a a multi-tiered approach to providing services and interventions to struggling learners at increasing levels of intensity.
What is the purpose of RTI? RTI is intended to reduce the incidence of “instructional casualties” by ensuring that students are provided high quality instruction with fidelity. Which means that districts can provide interventions for their students as soon as they are needed.
Why is RTI important? It is important because it provides immediate intervention to struggling students at the first indication of failure to learn. Continuous monitoring allows teachers to identify students in need of additional intervention.
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