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Response to Intervention: Resources for Educators

Explore resources to help understand, implement, or refine Response to Intervention.

December 30, 2015 Updated April 8, 2016

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Over the past decade, Response to Intervention (RTI) has seen widespread use in schools as an effective way to promote student learning. Originally developed to help students with learning disabilities, RTI’s success has led to its use for all students at a school, not just for those with specialized needs. The approach has several key components:

RTI models vary across schools and states. Also known as Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTII), which emphasizes research-based instruction at its core, RTI is often paired with Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS), which supports students’ emotional needs. More recently, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is being used as an umbrella term that includes academic, behavioral, social, and emotional supports for students.

Getting Started With RTI

Implementing RTI at Your School

Assessing Student Learning

Reaching Out to Parents

Resources for Funding RTI

The Research Behind RTI

Downloads and Examples From Schools That Work

At Charles R. Drew Charter School, the Literacy Center and Math Lab provide fun, engaging, and enriching interventions to help support students most in need.

Learn how educators at Meyer Elementary School support student needs and growth through their RTI program.

P.K. Yonge uses Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to meet the learning needs of its high school students. MTSS is similar to RTI, with an added emphasis on behavioral support.

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