Response+to+Intervention

NSDC'S CONFERENCE GATEWAY TO LEARNING DECEMBER 5-9, 2009 FOLLOW THE RESPONSE TO INTERVETNION (RTI) ROAD: FOCUSING CHANGE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

This session focused on increasing student achievement by developing a sysematic approach to RTI. A poorly achieving elementary school in Missouri significantly increased their MAP scores over a three year period. This elementary school developed a systematice response to intervention focusing strongly in grades, K, 1, and 2. Early intervention was a priority beginning with Kindergarten. The idea was to help the students build a strong foundation in the early years so that less intervention would be necessary in the upper grades.

Resources: __Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher,__ Bender, William N. & Shores, Cara. 2007 Corwin Press & Council for Exceptional Children.

__RTI: Response-To- Intervention,__ Casbarro Ph.D., Joseph. 2010. Nation Professional Resources, Inc.