This week our term is RtI. RtI stands for Response to Intervention. In many states the RtI model is used as a way of providing more individual strategies to help students who are struggling. The student may be having academic or behavioral difficulty.
The strategies or interventions used are classified into Tiers. Tier I would be strategies included in the general curriculum, which means most students are already experiencing some type of Tier 1 intervention. Students who are struggling might need Tier 2 interventions, which provide more individualized instruction in some manner. An example of this might be a struggling reader being double dosed with an extra block of reading instruction. About 10-15% of students in a classroom would be likely to receive Tier 2 interventions. Should Tier 2 interventions not be successful Tier 3 interventions are implemented. Tier 3 interventions are more intense individualized strategies. Some examples might include but are not limited to one on one assistance, smaller reading group sizes, or an individual behavior plan. About 5-10% of students in a classroom would be likely to receive Tier 3 interventions.
Throughout the process the teacher is conducting ongoing assessment and graphing the results. The results are compared to the target of where the student needs to be and where their peers are. Should the gap in achievement shrink as the interventions are implemented the interventions continue. If the gap widens or little progress is made then a more intense intervention is recommended. When it becomes apparent that the various interventions tried are not working, then the school will sometimes recommend an evaluation for a learning or behavioral disability.
RTI is a data driven means to determine a strategies effectiveness. It allows educators to truly paint a picture of how a student is growing by showing progress in a quantitative manner.
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