RTI

Question 1

What is RTI

Answer 1

• multi-tiered approach aimed at providing quality instruction, services, and intervention to struggling students at increasing levels of intensity.
• involves frequent progress monitoring of student’s response to instruction and intervention
• prevention +intervention + identification= RTI
• Prevention- of learning difficulties
• Intervention- when students are not learning as expected
• Identification- of students who need intervention

Question 2

How is RTI different?

Answer 2

• RTI is a change from traditional “wait to fail” model (the ability-achievement discrepancy approach for identification of learning disabilities) to a model of early identification and intervention.

Question 3

Prevention

Answer 3

• attempts to prevent long term underachievement and special education placement through intervention that focuses on child’s need
• RTI is engaging instruction using research based approaches. Can prevent need to go into special education

Question 4

Intervention

Answer 4

• Must be high quality, high interest, pertain to student’s learning needs and it is based on EBP (based on assessment results)
• Assessment for intervention: screenings, monitoring progess, and diagnostic evaluations.
• KY RTI- KY system of intervention

Question 5

Identification

Answer 5

• 2004 IDEA is to identify students eligible for special education, early identification is recommended.

Question 6

Tiers of RTI

Answer 6

1. Tier 1 -core instruction ( largest population, least intense)
2. Tier 2- targeted group intervention (smaller group, more intense than core)
3. Tier 3- Intensive, individualized intervention (smallest group, most intense)

Question 6

SLP Roles in RTI

Answer 6

• program designed
• collaboration
• serving individual students (direct and indirect services)