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Responsiveness to Intervention: The Positives and the Possibilities. University of Oregon April, 2006. Context: The Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Initiative. OSEP-Sponsored Summits & Roundtable OSEP-Funded Research Project IDEIA 2004. OSEP-Sponsored Summits & Roundtable.
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Responsiveness to Intervention: The Positives and the Possibilities University of Oregon April, 2006
Context: The Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) Initiative • OSEP-Sponsored Summits & Roundtable • OSEP-Funded Research Project • IDEIA 2004
OSEP-Sponsored Summits & Roundtable • Summits: • May,1999: Keys to Successful Learning • August, 2001: Building a Foundation for the Future • November, 2001: Learning Disabilities • Roundtable: • July, 2002: Specific Learning Disabilities: Finding Common Ground
OSEP-Funded Research Project • National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) Model Site Research Project.
IDEIA 2004 • “Changes in Initial Evaluations and Reevaluations”: • Statute: 614(b)(6) • Proposed Regulations: §§ 300.307 through 300.311
Responsiveness to Intervention(RTI) • Positives • Possibilities • Conceptual Model
Positives • Prevent academic problems, and • Appropriate identification of students with learning disabilities.
Possibilities • High Quality Classroom Instruction • Research-Based Instruction • Classroom Performance • Universal Screening • Continuous Progress Monitoring • Research-Based Interventions • Progress Monitoring During Interventions • Fidelity Measures
High Quality Classroom Instruction Research-Based Instruction
Classroom PerformanceUniversal ScreeningContinuous Progress Monitoring
Research-Based InterventionsProgress Monitoring During Interventions
Conceptual Model RTI Tier 1 ~80% of students Adapted from Tigard-Tualatin School District, OR Sadler & Zinn (2005) RTI Tier 2 ~15% of students RTI Tier 3 ~5% of students
Q & A • What does the RTI approach mean for special education? • What are the potential roles and responsibilities for the parent centers? • How can we use RTI for special education summer programs? • Are there any best practice models for high schools? • Is RTI only for literacy, or math too?