Essay On Response To Intervention

Response to Intervention-Does it work or not?

Response to Intervention (RTI)-Does it work or not? I am interested in knowing if this process works in a positive or negative way for students who are struggling with academics. I am going to discuss some of the research behind Response to Intervention, and how it affects student’s achievement. We want to know if regular education and special education students who get the appropriate interventions with RTI, show academic growth or if they are diagnosed for special education services. Federal Regulations specify “states must permit the use of a process based on the child’s response to scientific research-based intervention.” Students should receive appropriate and adequate instruction in regular education classrooms. Response to Intervention should not replace the need for a comprehensive evaluation. Teachers need to progress monitor “at risk” students to see if the interventions are working. A student who is in a regular education class, and not meeting academic needs, may not be a special education student. However, the student may have some deficits in academics, but using the response to intervention strategies may help these students to be able to meet academic requirements. There should be alternate ways to identify individuals with learning disabilities. Response to Intervention is the most promising method of alternate identification. Success will depend on whether it is appropriately implemented by highly trained professionals.

In the past, IQ achievement test were the only way a student with a learning disability would be identified. However, a number of wrong students were identified, and students had to fail before receiving needed special education services. A number...

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...ecial education teachers and regular education teachers would be able to work closely together to help the students who are struggling.

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