| Response To Intervention or RTI can be defined as a | | | | The main role of the RTI is to prevent any kind of |
| process of academic intervention that has been | | | | academic failure and this, it tries to accomplish by early |
| introduced in the United States for providing early and | | | | quality- intervention and conducting progress |
| effective assistance to kids who face difficulty in the | | | | measurement frequently. They employ intensive |
| normal learning procedure. Response to intervention | | | | researched instructional interventions for that group of |
| also functions as a data dependent method for | | | | children who still continue to show learning disability. |
| diagnosing the various learning disabilities. This process | | | | Classification of RTI |
| can be employed at both individual and group levels. | | | | In academic literature, RTI uses a Problem Solving |
| Description of RTI | | | | Model or a Standard Protocol Approach, both of which |
| Researchers have developed an ability-achievement | | | | solve to identify the learning disability in a student. The |
| discrepancy model which helps in the formative | | | | main difference between the two is that the latter |
| evaluation and identification of the learning disabilities in | | | | uses a more systematic approaching employing a |
| children. Along with this model, certain standardized | | | | universal screening procedure. The Curriculum Based |
| tests are done which help in revealing the severe | | | | Measurement (CBM) and other such methods are for |
| discrepancy between the academic achievement and | | | | flagging the children who fail to meet the expected |
| IQ level of a child. This method, along with the | | | | performance levels. The Problem Solving Model on the |
| Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004), | | | | other hand, refers the child to a multidisciplinary team |
| also throws light on that category of children who | | | | or a student success team. After all these |
| display Specific Learning Disability (SLD). The SLD is | | | | interventions have been applied and proven effective, |
| formed by the residual category for kids who display | | | | the student may be referred for IDEA which is |
| moderate problems in learning. | | | | additional services for special education. |
| Role of RTI | | | | |