Response to Intervention (RtI) Resources

Response to Intervention (RtI) is a prevention and intervention system that is applied to any student if she/he starts to fall behind in school. Intensity of intervention increases as a student continues to struggle. It is a general education system that should be employed prior to a special education referral. Click on the links below to learn more.

Regulatory Information about RtI

State Ed Guidance (November 2010)
What do the regs say (presentation)?
SETRC's RtI presentation
Read the April 2008 memo from James P. DeLorenzo and Jean Stevens "...encourage[s] all school districts in New York State (NYS) to take timely actions to implement response to intervention (RtI) programs in its schools.
Part 100 includes regulatory language about RtI. CR 100.2 ii is the section that describes RtI. Minimum requirements are described, as well as a requirement that districts ensure implementation.
CR 200.2 (b) (7) has a requirement that Boards of Education have a written policy.
A presentation describes some of the implications of the regulations. It's from VESID.
Another, longer presentation includes information about the revised LD determination requirements as well as the RtI implications.
Implementing RTI Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds: Key Issues for Decision-makers
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Using ARRA Funds Provided Through Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to Drive School Reform and Improvement

General Information about RtI

John McCook's November 15th Presentation to "A K-12 Look at Response to Intervention"
The NYS RtI Technical Assistance Center
RtI At a Glance (a concise summary and display of RtI principles)
Ten Tough Realities about RtI (presentation)
Response to Intervention: What and Why? is a good overview article from The School Administrator.
Composite list of RtI websites from Buffalo State.
The National Center on Response to Intervention is a collection of technical advice about RtI. It is a clearinghouse of information from across the country.
This presentation presents a national rather than state interpretation of "What is RtI?"
The RTI Action Network is collaboration of a number of professional education associations and organizations. It provides guidance about implementation.
The Center on Instruction is a collection of research-based approaches to K-12 instruction. A number of resources related to RtI are featured.
Here is the RtI Practice Guide from the What Works Clearinghouse.
RtI Goes Mainstream is a themed issue of a journal that describes several efforts. It includes a Q&A from Dean Dixson.
The Office of Special Education Programs has a RTI blueprint
Schools Moving Up is a collection of successful actions from schools closing their achievement gap. There are a variety of resources available there about RtI. Free registration is required to view some of the resources.
From Schools Attuned comes the program: The Neurodevelopmental Framework and Response to Intervention (RtI).
The IRIS Center has a self-paced on-line module that explains the rationale for RtI as well as some research-based suggestions.
IDEA Partnership's Collaborative Work on Response to Intervention has a collection of resources.
Why Adopt an RtI Model? considers the RtI issue from legal, historical, professional, and political angles.
Jim Wright has a couple of helpful document: Implementing RTI: Top 10 Expectations for Teachers, Building Administrators, and School Districts and the RTI Implementation Planning Sheet.
Tigard-Tualatin Standard Behavior Protocol Chart
Blank Behavior Protocol Chart

Elementary Level RtI

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support and Response to Intervention makes the connection between tiered RtI interventions and the school-wide behavior supports model.
International Reading Association Commission on RTI
K-3 RtI Exemplars

Secondary Level RtI

Pennsylvania's Framework for Secondary Schools
The National High School Center published "Meeting the Needs of Significantly Struggling Learners in High School: A Look at Approaches to Tiered Intervention." The article provides an overview of RtI, describes current research on RtI and secondary education, and provides a specific example of successful implementation.
Schools Moving Up includes a description of Riverbank High School's successful, research-based implementation of RtI.
Response to Intervention in Secondary Schools: Is It on Your Radar Screen? poses some good questions to secondary educators.
This article, "Doing Discipline Differently," connects discipline, PBIS, and RtI.
This Education Week article, "High Schools Try Out RtI," describes a high school approach
Tiered Intervention for Significantly Struggling Learners in High School

English Language Learners and RtI

RtI/ELL Questions and Answers aren't always easy to find. Here are some.
RtI/ELL Models take into account the different needs and perspectives of English Language learners.
RtI and Diverse Children reminds us that one size fits all doesn't fit all.
RtI/ELL Assessment Validity describes some potential misinterpretation of data.
RtI/ELL and Reading
Cultural, Linguistic & Ecological Framework for RtI.