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Response to Intervention information

The U.S. Department of Education is providing information about how federal funds can be used to support RtI. The information, gathered on the National Center on Response to Intervention website, includes a presentation that gives further definition of RtI, background about federal programs that can be used for RtI and specific examples of how those programs can be used. It also includes helpful information on how to create and maintain an RtI framework using American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds. Now, you can also search a database of other states to see policy doucments, briefs, training and tools individual states have developed to explore RtI and its impact.

Dr. George Batsche – Response to Intervention

The national expert, Dr. Bastche provided a focus on the critical components and common challenges of implementing RtI in the district/building while offering potential solutions. Download the materials from his presentation below.

• Assessments to Guide Adolescent Literacy Instruction
• Dr George Batsche PowerPoint Presentation
• Interventions Chart Worksheet
• Implementing RtI
• Teaching All Students To Read – Complete Report

What is RtI?

Response to Intervention (RtI) is an “every ed” initiative that brings regular and special educators together to meet the common challenge of providing quality education to all students. According to education researcher George Batsche, RtI is defined as “the practice of providing high-quality instruction and interventions matched to student need, monitoring progress frequently to make decisions about changes in instruction or goals, and applying child response data to important education decisions.” It reflects a proactive approach to serving all students and their families by matching the intensity of education resources to the level of students’ education needs and rates of progress.

Download the Overview of the RtI Process

Why RtI?

Response to Intervention (RtI) comes out of the 2004 reauthorization of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004). In June 2007, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) adopted use of research-based intervention and set out the following timelines for its implementation:

• No later than January 1, 2009, each district shall develop a plan to transition to the use of a process that determines how a student responds to scientific, research-based interventions (RtI) as part of the student evaluation procedure.
• No later than the 2010-11 school year, each district shall implement the use of RtI.

What are the components of RtI?

There are three main components of RtI, as follows:

1. Schools will implement a three-tier model of school supports. Resources are allocated in direct proportion to student needs. The three-tier model utilizes increasingly more intense instruction and interventions to respond to the academic and behavioral needs of students.
2. Schools will utilize a problem-solving method for decision-making. Problem solving is a decision-making process around which the development and evaluation of tiers and interventions, as well as the student’s response to intervention, occurs. This includes problem identification, analysis, plan development, and plan evaluation.
3. Schools will implement an integrated data system that informs instruction. Universal screening of students will take place three times each school year. Data will be collected and analyzed to provide a continuum of instructional options for students to utilize resources in an optimal manner. At-risk students will receive interventions and their progress will be monitored frequently

ISBE RtI Webinars

The Illinois State Board of Education has posted two webinars on their website. The first webinar is titled: Response to Intervention in Illinois (RtI). This webinar is brief explanation and clarification of Response to Intervention in Illinois. The second webinar is titled: Writing the Response to Intervention District Plan. This presentation is intended to provide information and clarification on Writing the RtI District Plan. Each webinars is approximately 20 minutes long.

• RtI in Illinois
  This webinar provides an overview of the elements of Response to Intervention in Illinois.
• Writing the RtI District Plan
  This webinar provides details on writing the Response to Intervention Plan.

RtI Links

See these Websites for more information about response to intervention.