Response to intervention - Components

Response to intervention is a schoolwide system designed to meet the needs of students using a tiered framework. Using response to intervention to evaluate for special education eligibility is one component of an overall system implementation process that includes leadership, communication with and involvement of parents, professional development, and fidelity of implementation of the process across all tiers. It is consistent with nationally recognized procedures and includes the following components: 1. Screening of all students that will identify students at risk of poor learning outcomes or challenging behaviors; 2. A multilevel prevention and intervention framework that is implemented schoolwide and is designed to prevent school failure; 3. Progress monitoring that is ongoing, occurs frequently, and is used to quantify rates of improvement and inform instructional practice and development of individualized programs; and 4. A data-based decisionmaking process that informs instruction, movement from tier to tier, and identification of children with specific learning disabilities.