Data Points: Points on a graph that represent student achievement or behavior relative to a specific assessment at a specific time. More »
"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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What is RTI?

What is RTIThis section’s introductory article provides a definition and overview of the essential components of RTI. Additional articles discuss various approaches to implementing an RTI model and address myths about RTI.

 



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Additional Articles

Approaches to RTI »
Model for RTI in Pre-K: Recognition and Response »
Myths About Response to Intervention Implementation »