{"product_id":"frequently-asked-questions-about-response-to-intervention-9781412917896","title":"Frequently Asked Questions About Response to Intervention","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdministrators and district staff development personnel will find this book highly useful. The material is clear-cut and reader-friendly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoshua Nichols, Building Special Education Supervisor\u003cbr\u003eMountain Vista Community School, Colorado Springs, CO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is an excellent resource for educators and a great contribution to the field.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara J. Trussell, Special Education Paraprofessional\u003cbr\u003eHarrison High School, Colorado Springs, CO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuick answers for everything you need to know about Response to Intervention!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncreasingly, teachers are learning about the important role of Response to Intervention (RTI) in the success of every child. RTI is a multifaceted approach that provides immediate, relevant, and research-based services and interventions to students in general, compensatory, and special education. Written by two legal and special education experts, this concise, reader-friendly guide introduces educators to the purpose, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Administrators and district staff development personnel will find this book highly useful. The material is clear-cut and reader-friendly.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -- Joshua Nichols, Building Special Education Supervisor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The purpose of the book is clear and, it certainly fulfills its purpose. This book is an excellent resource for educators and a great contribution to the field.”\u003c\/em\u003e -- Barbara J. Trussell, Special Education Paraprofessional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1.  Making Sense of the Basic Principles of RTI    Question #1: What Is Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI)?    Question #2: What Is the Purpose of RTI?    Question #3: Why Is RTI Important?    Question #4: What Are Other Benefits of RTI?    Question #5: Is RTI a \"New Approach\"?    Question #6: When Did RTI Become \"Law\"?    Question #7: Why Was There a Movement for a Change Towards RTI?    Question #8: What Are the Core Principles of RTI?    Question #9: What Is a Tiered Service Delivery Model?    Question #10: What Is the Three-Tier Model?    Question #11 What Is the Focus of Tier I?    Question #12: What Is  the Focus of Tier II?    Question #13: What  Is the Focus of Tier III?    Question #14: Is RTI Just Applicable to Special Education?    Question #15: What Are Some Conditions and Activities of RTI?    Question #16: Is There Federal Funding to Support RTI-Related Activities?    Question #17: Does RTI Address Challenging Behavior?    Question #18: Does a School District′s \"Child Find\" Obligations Change Within RTI Systems?    Question #19: Is Parent Involvement an Important Component for Successful RTI Programs?    Question #20: Can RTI Promote Optimal Learning?    Question #21: What Is Fidelity?    Question #22: Does Implementation of RTI Methods Require a Serious Commitment?    Question #23: What Does the RTI Process Mean for Teachers?    Question #24: What Do Teachers Need in Terms of Professional Development and RTI? 2. Understand Why RTI Plays an Important Role in the Determination of Specific Learning Disabilities    Question #25: How Does IDEA 2004 Define a Specific Learning Disability?    Question #26: How Have Children Been Identified Under the Category of Specific Learning Disabilities?    Question #27: What Events Led to Changes in LD Identification in IDEA 2004?    Question #28: Why Replace the Discrepancy Model With RTI?    Question #29: What Are Major Issues Related to the Use of the Concept of Achievement-Ability Discrepancy? Why Change?    Question #30: Why Was  RTI Considered in the Process of SLD Determination?    Question #31: Today, What Role Should RTI Play in the Identification of Children With a Specific Learning Disability?    Question #32: Can RTI Be Used as the Sole Determinant for SLD Classification?    Question #33: Are There Other Indicators of LD That Are More Valid and Reliable?    Question #34: If Authorities Believe Underlying Processing Disorders Are the Cause of Learning Disabilities, Why Doesn′t IDEA 2004 Include a Model Based on Measuring Processing Problems?    Question #35: In the Big Picture, How Does RTI Fit Into the Determination of LD Process? 3. Determine Your School′s Capacity to Adopt RTI    Question #36: What Basic Decisions Should a School or District Make Before Implementing RTI?    Question #37: What Approaches Are Available for Implementing RTI?    Question #38: How Do You Measure Academic Growth?    Question #39: How Do You Use Validated Interventions?    Question #40: How Do You Distinguish Between Types of Learning and Performance Problems?    Question #41: How Do You Determine the Effects of Instruction and Make Decisions About Cutoff Criteria?    Question #42: What Are the Different Types of Response to Intervention Models?    Question #43: What Is Problem Solving or Hypothesis Testing?    Question #44: What Are Pre-Referral Approaches?    Question #45: What Is Tiered Intervention?    Question #46: What Resources Are Necessary to Implement an RTI Approach? 4. Screening for \"At-Risk\" Students    Question #47: What Is Screening?    Question #48: What Considerations Are Part of the Selection of Appropriate Screening Measures?    Question #49: How is Schoolwide Screening Done Within an RTI Model? 5. Determine How Progress Monitoring Will Be Done in an RTI Model    Question #50: What Is Progress Monitoring?    Question #51: How Can Progress Monitoring Be Useful in an RTI Context?    Question #52: What Role Does Progress Monitoring Play in SLD?    Question #53: How Is Progress Monitoring Accomplished in Tier 1?    Question #54: How is Progress Monitoring Accomplished in Tier 2 and Tier 3?    Question #55: How is Progress Monitoring Accomplished in Special Education?    Question #56: Will the Implementation of a Progress Monitoring System Within an RTI Model Require Shifts in School Structures? 6. Understand the Concept of a Multitiered Service-Delivery Model    Question #57: What is a Multitiered Service Delivery Model?    Question #58: Continuum of Intervention Support for At-Risk Students 7. Determine How Problem Solving Will Be Addressed in Making Decisions    Question #59: What is Problem Solving in RTI?    Question #60: Who Is Involved in the Problem Solving Process?    Question #61: In Making Decisions, What Type of Approach Should the Team Follow?    Question #62: What About Using a Standard Treatment Protocol? 8. In the RTI Model Used, Determine How a Tier 1 Intervention Will Be Implemented    Question #63: What Is Tier I-Core Instruction?    Question #64: What Percentage of the Student Body Must Tier I Serve?    Question #65: What Are the Core Features of a Tier 1 Intervention?    Question #66: How Does Tier 1 Fit Within an RTI Model?    Question #67: What is Universal Screening and\/or Benchmarking?    Question #68: How is Progress Monitoring Done in Tier I?    Question #69: What if Students Do NOT reach a Proficiency Level at Tier I?    Question #70: How Will Tier 1 Interventions Affect Staff and School Structures? 9. In the RTI Model Used, Determine How a Tier 2 Intervention Will Be Implemented    Question #71: What is an Intervention?    Question #72: What is a Tier 2 Intervention?    Question #73: When Does Tier 2 Intervention Start?    Question #74: What Percentage of Students Need Tier II Interventions?    Question #75: Are Strategic Interventions in Tier II Short or Long-Term?    Question #76: What are the Core Features of a Tier 2 (and beyond) Intervention?    Question #77: How Long Should Tier 2 Interventions Be?    Question #78: What is a Problem-Solving Approach (Individually Designed Instructional Package)?    Question #79: What is a Standard-Protocol Approach?    Question #80: How is Progress Monitoring Done in Tier II?    Question #81: What if Students are Successful at Tier II?  What if They are Unsuccessful?    Question #82: How Does Tier 2 (and Beyond) Fit Within an RTI Model?    Question #83: Will Tier 2 (and Beyond) Interventions Affect Staff Roles, Responsibilities and School Structures? 10. In the RTI Model Used, Determine How a Tier 3 Intervention Will be Implemented    Question #84: What are Tier III Interventions?    Question #85: What Percentage of Students Need Tier III Interventions?    Question #86: Are Tier III Interventions Short-Term or Long-Term?    Question #87: Who Delivers Tier III Interventions?    Question #88: Is Progress Monitoring Still a Part of Tier III?    Question #89: How are Tier III Interventions Delivered?    Question #90: What if Students are Successful at Tier III?  What if They are Unsuccessful? 11. In the RTI Model Used, Determine When Special Education Should Be Considered    Question #91: Why is Special Education an Integral Step in a Multitiered Model Such as RTI?    Question #92: How Does Special Education Fit Within an RTI Model?    Question #93: When Should a School District Initiate a Special Education Referral in a RTI System?    Question #94: If a Student is Determined Not Eligible for Special Education Services, How Long May That Student Continue to Receive the Intensive Interventions Provided at Tier III?    Question #95: How Might Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) Differ From the Tier III Interventions a Student May Have Been Receiving Prior to Qualifying for Special Education Services?    Question #96: Can a School District use RTI Data to Support the Decision That a Student Has a Disability in a Special Education Disability Category Other Than SLD?    Question #97: How Will Use of the RTI Process Affect Special Education Referrals?    Question #98: What Changes Are Needed in Special Education to Staff Roles, Responsibilities, and School Structures? 12. Determine How Parents\/Guardians Will Be Involved in the RTI Model    Question #99: What Does IDEA State About Parental Involvement?    Question #100: What Should Parents Know About the RTI Program in Their School?    Question #101: What Questions Should Parents Ask About RTI in Their Schools?    Question #102: Are There Standards for Judging Parent Involvement?    Question #103: Are There Measures Used to Judge Parent Involvement? 13. Ensure Fidelity of Implementation    Question #104: What Is Fidelity of Implementation?    Question #105: Why Is Fidelity of Implementation Important?    Question #106: How Can Schools Ensure Fidelity of Implementation?    Question #107: What Are the Key Components and Indicators That Lead to Fidelity in General Education?    Question #108: What Are the Three Dimensions That Keep Implementation of Fidelity Manageable for Schools?    Question #109: How Does a School Achieve High Fidelity?    Question #110: Does Fidelity of Implementation Affect School Structures and Staff′s Roles and Responsibilities? 14. Review System Requirements for Response to Intervention    Question #111: What Is a Leadership Team?    Question #112: What Is Teaming?    Question #113: How Do You Use a Research-Based Core Curriculum?    Question #114: What Are Valid Screening or Identification Procedures and Decision Rules?    Question #115: What Are Adopted Intervention Protocols and Progress Monitoring Intervention Protocols?    Question #116: What Are Policy and Procedure Development Including Special Education Procedures?    Question #117: What Is Capacity Building? 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