Pat RTI stands for Response to Intervention. There are tons of resources out there now and IRA will be putting out a new book on it by the end of the month I think. The idea behind it is that the discrepancy model most schools use to identify learning disabled kids doesn't really work. It is a wait to fail model that policy makers under the renewal of IDEA believed no longer worked. The new regulations on this leave a lot to districts about how to interpret it...but most models have 3 to 4 tiers with the first tier being quality classroom instruction with interventions being put into place by the classroom teacher. She/he collects data and if the child proves resistant to that intervention then the child gets more services...more time/smaller group if possible, in a tier two intervention. Some school systems have tier two still being done by classroom teachers, in other settings, tier two is the reading specialist or title one teacher. Tier three is either special ed or in some case still more time with specialized services. Some schools seem to require 'research based programs" as part of the tier 1,2 or 3 interventions...but others seem to be looser in what counts as intervention. What seems to be crucial is careful data collection to prove that a child is not responding to the series of interventions and then that can get them qualified as an Learning Disabled child and receive special ed outside of the discrepancy formula most districts have used before this time. I have been reading a lot about this since our school is moving to this model next year and it looks like, as reading specialist, I will be playing a big role in the implementation. Jennifer In a message dated 6/15/2008 9:25:57 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
must have missed a few post. Where can I find information on what RTI is? Pat K **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
