Spotlight on Response to Intervention

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On Response to Intervention

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Education Week's 2009 Spotlight on Response to Intervention brings together a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

  • What RTI means for the classroom
  • How one district worked to implement Response to Intervention in elementary and middle school
  • Challenges and promises of RTI in high schools
  • Research on RTI
  • Federal funding for early intervention
  • The reach of RTI state by state
  • ‘Recognition and response’ in preschools
  • IDEA’s promotion of RTI
  • Research-based interventions for struggling readers

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The Heartland Area Education Agency in Iowa is helping school districts adopt the framework as good instructional practice. January 18, 2008

The main federal special education law’s promotion of a practice that can identify children with learning disabilities and give them early help has brought new attention to the method. November 29, 2005

Two experts discuss Response to Intervention and what it means for educators. March 16, 2009

Bit by bit, the U.S. Department of Education is trying to pull down the walls that have traditionally separated general and special education. September 8, 2008

The educational framework promises to raise achievement through modification of lesson plans based on frequent “progress monitoring.” January 18, 2008

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In Perspective
High Schools Try Out RTI
The instructional framework is more commonly used with younger students, but shows promise in secondary school, educators say. January 27, 2009

The National Council for Learning Disabilities wants universal developmental screening for young children, so that early-literacy or cognitive difficulties can be addressed early. February 4, 2008

With funding from the Department of Education, researchers are closely examining “response to intervention,” an instructional framework that many educators say offers promise for treating children with learning difficulties before they fall behind their peers. November 3, 2006

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