Articles and resources in this section provide information on key components of Response to Intervention (RTI) frameworks in preschool settings, how they relate to RTI in K-12 settings, examples of early models in the field, as well as resources for planning for implementation and policy recommendations.

Read the "Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings"

In the report, Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings, the authors, Mary Ruth Coleman, Ph.D., and Tracey West, Ph.D., from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Froma Roth, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland, College Park, provide early childhood experts, policy makers, advocates, and others an explanation of how the essential components of RTI — universal screening and progress-monitoring with research-based, tiered interventions — can be applied in preschool settings.

Be sure to download the introduction and the "Fidelity of Implementation Program Level Rubric" referenced in the Roadmap. 

Webinar

Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings

Mary Ruth Coleman, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Froma Roth, Ph.D., University of Maryland

In this webinar, Drs. Coleman and Roth explored NCLD's new publication, Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings, to help early childhood experts, policy makers, advocates and others  gain a basic understanding of the essential components of RTI  and begin to develop and plan their own RTI implementation plan.  View the free webinar recording: Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings (registration required). 

The Roadmap Webinar PowerPoint Handout is now available.

Additional Resources

Recognition & Response 

Visit the Recognition and Response (R&R) Web site to learn about a model based on the principles of RTI, but adapted for younger children in pre-K settings.