Summary: The Response To Intervention Model

The response to intervention model first focused primarily on high quality instruction and general assessment of children in the general education setting but has evolved to also focus on special education students. It is intended to address all students, from the valedictorian to someone with a learning disability, regarding their academic skill and progress and behavioral needs. RIT models are constructed based on a multi-tiered system of supports in which students are categorized within three tiers through a funnel structure. The concept of MTSS exemplifies the following facts— there are distinct variations in the intensity of supports that individual students require in order to be successful and as more rigorous supports are needed and provided the

It must first be taken into account that each tier within the MTSS structure describes the intensity of instruction being provided, it does not specify programs in place or specific students, etc. The first tier is applicable to all students and is the broadest and least invasive of the tiers. It involves screening assessments to give insight into which students are struggling in certain subjects. It also provides follow up tests to these students to gain an even deeper understanding of the particular aspects of the subjects they find most challenging and to monitor their progress. The second tier is a bit more targeted. In this tier, the problematic subjects and concepts unveiled in tier one are actually confronted. This is usually done in three manners, (1) the teacher gives the student remedial feedback and offers them extra tutoring, (2) the student (or students) is paired with an educator who is extremely proficient in the problematic subject and provides the student with new methods or different outlooks that can assist in their understanding of the topic, and (3) the student can be enrolled into an intervention program that targets their academic or behavioral