RTI and Assessment

The RTI process is driven by data. According to the National Center on Response to Intervention, universal screening assessments, given to all students, are used to identify students that are at risk and may need a different tier of support. It is important that teachers used research-based assessments that are not affected by cultural and language differences.

Once students are placed into tiers, the teacher must continuously progress monitor them to gauge the effectiveness of the intervention. Teachers must constantly re-examine data and make instructional decisions based on the data, whether they be to adjust the instruction to better meet students' needs, move a student to a more intensive tier or "graduate" a student back to tier 1. The higher the level of intervention, the more frequently a teacher must progress monitor because the student has farther to go. The teacher must be assured at all times that the students are making adequate growth. If this is not happening, a teacher must adjust her instruction, increase the intensity of the intervention, or get other specialists involved. Assessment ata drives the RTI process at every level, ensuring that no child is overlooked at that educators have a clear, objective way of monitoring every student's achievement.

Information and image from the National Center on Response to Intervention.

Works Cited

National Center on Response to Intervention. What is RTI? Retrieved February 3, 2013, from http://www.rti4success.org/whatisrti