What is Response to Intervention (RTI)?
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a process that schools are using to identify students who are struggling in school and get them support. All students are screened by teachers to see if they need help in an area (ex. reading, writing, math, behavior). RTI has been proven to work to help students succeed through research and best practices. RTI works because teachers monitor student's progress and adjust interventions based on individual needs. Typically, RTI has three levels of interventions that increase in intensity as children need it. (Please see the "RTI Quick-sheet for Parents" handout.) Children involved in quality RTI processes are given the support they need to succeed in school.
Why Parent Involvement in RTI is Important:
Parents also play a vital role in the success of the Response to Intervention! When parents make themselves more knowledgeable about RTI they can learn to work with schools to ensure that their child is making adequate progress. It is important that parents learn to understand the data that is being taken on their child and what it means. The only way parents can become knowledgeable in the RTI process is to ask school teachers and administrators to involve them.
It is important that parents understand the Response to Intervention process so that they can better support their child in school. Through knowledge of RTI parents can learn to ask the right questions of teachers and administrators and therefore better advocate for their child. Parents can also ask teachers and schools about what their child is learning and how schools let parents know if students are not meeting expectations. It is also important that parents learn to ask about the support that the school will offer for students who are not meeting expectations and how parents will be notified through out the process.
It is important that parents understand the Response to Intervention process so that they can better support their child in school. Through knowledge of RTI parents can learn to ask the right questions of teachers and administrators and therefore better advocate for their child. Parents can also ask teachers and schools about what their child is learning and how schools let parents know if students are not meeting expectations. It is also important that parents learn to ask about the support that the school will offer for students who are not meeting expectations and how parents will be notified through out the process.
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