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What Is Response to Intervention (RtI)?

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Normally when you look inside a classroom, you  may see students learning and doing different things in various ways. All students have different learning styles and think differently. Some students may be trying to pick up English as a second language while others are just trying to understand the skill itself. It's sometimes hard for teachers to notice which students are struggling or why they may be struggling. This is why schools have RtI. It helps educators identify struggling students as soon as they notice the needs. The earlier the needs are noticed, the earlier the student can be supported to help the student improve and be successful.
 

So What Exactly is RtI?
Response to Intervention(RtI) may sound difficult but it is not as complicated as it sounds. It simply means your child can get help if they're struggling to catch up. A major part of the RtI process is closely monitoring student progress so that the teachers and administrators can see which kids need more academic support. RtI is simply a way of measuring students' skills and using the data to drive how to teach them. As part of the RtI process, our school helps students in behavior, reading, and math. 

  • Response: How a student responds to the instruction provided by the RtI teacher or the classroom teacher

    Intervention: When the school intervenes or steps in and starts helping students before they fall too far behind. 

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    To start, the teacher assesses the skills of everyone in the class. We use a universal screener called Renaissance. The Renaissance assessments help the RtI team identify the students who need instructional interventions. Instructional intervention is when the teacher focuses on specific skills to help the students improve. Students will work with the general education teacher and the RtI teacher in small groups consisting of the students who are needing the same skill. 

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    The RtI team and teachers assess their students by progress monitoring. Documentation of student progress will be collected by the RtI team and will be reviewed at regularly scheduled RtI meetings. At that time specific, measurable , attainable, realistic, and timely  goals (SMART) are made for students. Chapel Hill frequently assess students' skills to determine if intervention is working. Adjudments are made according to their progress monitoring results. 

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    If the student receives RtI services then they will receive a certain amount of minutes of extra support according to their Tier. There is a three-tier systems of support to provide intervention for students. The intensity of support increases from one level to the next.

    Tier 1 
    Students receive support in a whole group setting in the classroom where the teacher measures everyone's skills. Every student receives Tier 1 instruction. This is whole group instruction. 

    Tier 2 
    In addition to Tier 1, students who are not making adequate progress will receive additional support. Tier 2 is taught in small groups using a different method than used in Tier 1. 

    Tier 3 
    Students who are not making sufficient progress in Teir 2 are then moved to Tier 3 which is a more intensive level of support. These students receive one-on-one or small group instruction with no more than five students at a time. Although students may receive Tier 3 instruction, they will still spend the majority of the day in their general education classroom.

     

  • No, RtI is not a special education program. It is a program to help general education teachers intervene on early signs of learning differences.

    Tips to Remember About RtI

    • RtI can't be used to reduce students' work load
    • RtI does not mean that you have to wait to request a special education evaluation. You have the right to ask for your child be tested at anytime.
    • The school can gather information from the RtI process such as screenings, progress monitoring, and data to help with further testing if necessary. 

  • RtI is used to take students from their struggling skills and help them improve and move to their grade-level mastery. This means adjustments can be made to student's instruction based on their individual response to intervention, not the whole group or small group responses. 

    Reasons Why Some Parents Like RtI:

    • Students continue to receive their core instruction in the classroom
    • Increased support which means that if the first intervention did not work there are other things to try that may work before a referral
    • RtI provides early intervantion to prevent further learning gaps
    • Progress monitoring helps identify the skills that are being mastered and those skills that are lacking

  • Parents can request an intervention plan which states the subject your child will need and the specific skill. You can ask the classroom teacher or RtI teacher for tips on how to help your child at home. RtI is not a replacement for special education but it can help struggling students to make progress. Support your child so they will get what need to succeed.