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Family Involvement

Family InvolvementWhen families and schools work together, student outcomes are enhanced. RTI is an opportunity to bring about meaningful change in family–school relationships, allowing for the creation of engaged partnerships between educators and families through collaborative, structured problem-solving efforts. Read "Schools, Families, and Response to Intervention" by Amy Reschly »




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Over-Identification

Refers to the over representation of students in special education programs/services that is above state and national averages; identification of more students for services through special education than the proportion of that population in the general population.

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NCLD's Parent's Guide to Response to Intervention

The National Center for Learning Disabilities has developed this guide for parents and schools involved in implementing response to intervention (RTI) in the elementary grades. As schools work to implement this new approach, some confusion may arise, so parents should feel free to ask questions and raise concerns along the way.

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Engaging Families in Early Childhood Education

Collaborative problem-solving will require that parents, educators, specialists, and administrators work together to determine appropriate resources and supports as well as specific information-sharing practices that facilitate parental engagement.

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A Parent Leader's Perspective on Response to Intervention

This article shares a parent's initial reaction to this "new" process known as Response to Intervention (RTI), which was introduced for discussion during a national level meeting of principals, teachers, superintendents, special education directors, school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, other education professionals, and two parents.

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