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Problem-Solving Approach to RTI: Assumes that no given intervention will be effective for all students; generally has four stages (problem identification, problem analysis, plan implementation, and plan evaluation... More »

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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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Glossary

Browse the glossary below to learn the terms you need to know to successfully implement RTI in your school. This glossary was compiled using the following resources: The RTI Glossary of Terms developed by the IDEA Partnership @ NASDSE, the New Mexico Public Education Department RTI Glossary, and contributions from members of the RTI Action Network Advisory Council.

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Learning Disability

IDEA 2004 defines a Learning Disability/Specific Learning Disability in the following manner: The child does not achieve adequately for the child’s age or to meet State-approved grade-level standards in one or more of the following areas, when provided with learning experiences and instruction appropriate for the child’s age or State-approved grade-level standards.

(i) Oral expression.
(ii) Listening comprehension.
(iii) Written expression.
(iv) Basic reading skill.
(v) Reading fluency skills.
(vi) Reading comprehension.
(vii) Mathematics calculation.
(viii) Mathematics problem solving

Learning Rate

Average progress over a period of time, e.g., one year’s growth in one year’s time.

Local Education Agency (LEA)

Refers to a specific school district or a group of school districts in a
cooperative or regional configuration.

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