Response-to-Intervention (RTI)

As some of us learned yesterday in individual assessment, response-to-intervention, or RTI as most know it, is the wave of the future in terms of assessing learning disabilities, as well as just generally working towards providing evidence-based interventions that are proven to work for all issues in schools. For those of you who would like to learn more about the subject, check out the following resources:

RTI Links:

Intervention Central: http://interventioncentral.org/

RTI Wire: http://www.jimwrightonline.com/php/rti/rti_wire.php

http://www.houstonisd.org/LeadershipExcellence/Home/Administrators/Summer%20Leadership/2009%20Summer%20Leadership%20Institute/Workshops%20and%20Campus%20Presentations/Helms.pdf

National Center on Response to Intervention: http://www.rti4success.org/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities: http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/RTI.aspx#resources

Ed.gov: Questions and Answers about RTI: http://idea.ed.gov/explore/view/p/,root,dynamic,QaCorner,8,

From: http://www.teachingld.org/products/default.htm

Responsiveness to Intervention and Learning Disabilities http://www.schoolcounselor.org/rc_files/380/rti_final_august_2005.pdf

RTI Resources for English Language Learners: http://www.lefthandlogic.com/ELL.php

Institute of Education Sciences "What Works Clearinghouse": http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/

New York State Response to Intervention Technical Assistance Center: http://www.nysrti.org/

Evidence-Based Intervention Network: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/psyc/rileytillmant/EBI-Network-Homepage.cfm

RTI Action Network: http://www.rtinetwork.org/

National Center for Learning Disabilities: A Parent's Guide to RTI http://www.allkindsofminds.org/documents/Policy/WA_rti_parent_guide.pdf

Council for Exceptional Children: RTI The Promise and the Peril http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=8427&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm

Effective Teaching Practices for students with LDs: http://www.ncld.org/at-school/especially-for-teachers/effective-teaching-practices

RTI Books:

"Understanding Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide to Systemic Implementation."http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Response-Intervention-Systematic-Implementation/dp/1934009342/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1280940390&sr=8-1

"RTI in Practice: A Practical Guide to Implementing Effective Evidence-Based Intervention in Your School" http://www.amazon.com/RTI-Practice-Implementing-Evidence-Based-Interventions/dp/0470170735/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280940440&sr=1-1

"RTI Success: Proven Tools and Strategies for Schools and Classroom"http://www.amazon.com/RTI-Success-Strategies-Schools-Classrooms/dp/1575423200/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280940545&sr=1-1

"The School Counselor's Guide to Special Education" including RTI

http://www.amazon.com/School-Counselors-Guide-Special-Education/dp/1412968313/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280940669&sr=1-1

Thinking About Response to Intervention and Learning Disabilities: A Teacher's Guide

DLD's booklet about response to intervention (RTI) provides a concise overview of this contemporary topic with special reference to students with learning disabilities. Written expressly for teachers, this booklet describes not just the conceptual basis for RTI, but also its implications for assessment and instruction. The brief and accessible format, case descriptions, and clear content will make this booklet valuable for professional development programs as well as individual use. Only $4.95 for individual copies (10 or more $ 4.50 each or 50 or more $3.95 each); Order item D5859 at the CEC Store (call the CEC Store, [US] 888 232-7733, for help with bulk orders).

Johnson, Evelyn, et al. (2006). Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI): How to Do It. Kansas: National Research Center on Learning Disabilities.