Webinar: Using RtII for SLD Determination in Pennsylvania.

This webinar discusses Pennsylvania's use of response to instruction and intervention as a method for determining specific learning disabilities, elaborating on the mission of the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistant Network (PaTTan). This network support the efforts and initiatives of the Bureau of Special Education and builds the capacity of local education agencies to serve students who receive special education services. A number of administrators, educators, and coordinators in the state provide their perspectives on this initiative and give details on the state's revised application process for schools seeking to implement RtII.

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Screening Tools Chart

The Center is pleased to announce the results of the fourth annual review of screening tools. See these results on our Screening Tools Chart.

RTI in Middle Schools: Frequently Asked Questions

This resource provides guidance for middle schools implementing RTI by answering frequently asked questions and providing "snapshots" of current middle school practices around the essential components of RTI. This document is useful as guidance for state departments of education, local education agencies, and school-level personnel as they move forward with RTI implementation at the middle school level.

RTI: Considerations for English Language Learners (ELLs)

This at-a-glance placemat was developed to accompany the brief, RTI for English Language Learners: Appropriately Using Screening and Progress Monitoring Tools to Improve Instructional Outcomes.  It addresses specific considerations for English language learners (ELLs) when implementing the four essential components of a response to intervention (RTI) framework.

RTI Integrity Rubric and Worksheet

The RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubric and the RTI Essential Components Integrity Worksheet are for use by individuals responsible for monitoring the school-level fidelity of Response to Intervention (RTI) implementation. They may also be used by schools for self-appraisal; however, they were not designed for compliance monitoring and therefore should not be used for this purpose. The rubric and the worksheet are designed to be used together and are aligned with the essential components of RTI.

Webinar Series: RTI and Learning Disability (LD) Identification

The Center is pleased to announce a new series of webinars that address how RTI relates to comprehensive evaluations and the identification of specific learning disabilities (SLD). Dr. Lou Danielson, senior advisor to the NCRTI, opens the series in part one by discussing the federal regulations relevant to RTI and SLD determination, and part two addresses policy letters written by the Department of Education on the topics. Keep an eye out for future webinars, which will cover determining students' responsiveness to interventions and state and local perspectives on comprehensive evaluations and the identification of learning disabilities.