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"As a principal, my quest for providing meaningful reading instruction for students was shared by my teaching staff. While we felt we were doing great things for students in the area of reading, our state assessment showed that, in some cases, 50% of our students were not at grade level in reading..." [read full story]
- Bob Heimbaugh, K-5 Principal, Wyoming

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Why should we undertake Response to Intervention (RTI) when we already have several other initiatives going on in our district?

Response from Ann Casey, Ph.D .: RTI is a framework that could be used as an organizing tool for all of our work in education. The main intent of RTI is to ensure students receive targeted instruction early so all students can be successful. In RTI, we integrate measurement/data systems to focus instruction by using a problem solving process...[read full response ]

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Features of an RTI model need to be responsive to each school community, resulting in customized approaches that individual schools and districts use to institute and implement the essential components of RTI. This section of the Web site focuses on the necessary steps for developing a building-level plan for successful implementation of RTI.

Build Support

Initiate discussions about the need for RTI and use the available resources here to secure buy-in from stakeholders before proceeding.

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Develop a Plan

RTI requires fundamental changes in practice and resource allocation. Developing a viable plan is essential: outline a timeline, develop your infrastructure, and prepare your team.

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Implement Your Plan

Have supports in place as your school begins using data to inform, develop, and adapt instructional and intervention decisions.

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Evaluate and Refine

Assess the degree to which the RTI process is implemented with integrity, and identify the areas that need additional improvement.

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