Colorado Specific Learning Disability Criteria Part - II (20:29)

The National Center on RTI in partnership with the Colorado Department of Education presents a webinar highlighting recent changes to the eligibility criteria and identification process for identifying Colorado students as having specific learning disabilities. Candy Myers of the Colorado Department of Education gives an overview of the state’s revised SLD eligibility criteria and the timeline for implementation, focusing specifically on areas that have been affected by the shift in Colorado’s criteria.

RTI and Universal Screening: Establishing District Benchmarks (01:03:10)

Watch the recording and view the presentation slides (see below) that were presented by Dr. Heistad. At this webinar, universal screening measures, their use, and how to establish district benchmarks were described. Real-life examples and resources from schools using universal screening measures were also presented.

Using RtII for SLD Determination in Pennsylvania (33:49)

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.

Smart RTI: A Next Generation Approach to Multi-Level Prevention (31:06)

In this month's webinar, Dr. Doug Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Professor of Special Education and Human Development and Co-Director of Vanderbilt University's Kennedy Center Reading Clinic, presents a summary of his recent article published in Exceptional Children. Dr. Fuchs details the RTI framework and explains the rationale for next generation RTI practices while summarizing the three aspects of Smart RTI and emphasizing the importance and relevance of tertiary prevention.

Essential Components of RTI- A Closer Look at Response to Intervention

The National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI) has developed this resource that provides a definition of RTI, reviews essential RTI components, and responds to frequently asked questions.

Idaho’s Specific Learning Disability Criteria (18:57)

The National Center on RTI in partnership with the Idaho’s State Department of Education and Boise State University presents a webinar discussing Idaho’s specific learning disability (SLD) criteria. The webinar illustrates the deliberate and continued collaboration among various programs in the SEA in the design, development, and implementation of Idaho’s SLD eligibility process.

Colorado Specific Learning Disability Criteria Part - I (22:19)

The National Center on RTI in partnership with the Colorado Department of Education presents a webinar highlighting recent changes to the eligibility criteria and identification process for identifying Colorado students as having specific learning disabilities. Candy Myers of the Colorado Department of Education gives an overview of the state’s revised SLD eligibility criteria and the timeline for implementation, focusing specifically on areas that have been affected by the shift in Colorado’s criteria.

Making Sound RTI Decisions: Who Responds to Secondary Prevention (33:20)

This webinar, presented by Dr. Lynn Fuchs, is the third in the series of webinars on RTI and learning disability identification. In this webinar, Dr. Fuchs discusses decision making in RTI, specifically, how to determine responsiveness to secondary prevention.

RTI for English Language Learners: Appropriate Screening, Progress Monitoring, and Instructional Planning (01:00:02)

This webinar, led by Dr. Julie Esparza Brown, Dr. Amanda Sanford, and Erin Lolich focused on improving educational outcomes for ELLs through culturally and linguistically responsive implementation of an RTI framework in the area of elementary reading. Specifically, it discussed critical considerations to appropriately utilize screening and progress monitoring data with ELL students to improve reading outcomes by addressing the factors that influence ELL students' academic success.

RTI Essential Component: Data-based Decision Making (19:02)

In this webinar, Dr. Amy Elledge provides an overview of the process of data-based decision making and the different types of decisions that can be made with screening and progress monitoring data in order to identify students in need of additional instruction and assessment, evaluate the effectiveness of the core curriculum, allocate resources, evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and interventions for specific populations, and identify students for special education evaluation. After watching the webinar, e-mail us your questions at RTIWebinars@air.org

Follow-up Live Online Chat

A live online chat focused on “The Essential Components of RTI: Data-based Decision Making” will take place on February 24th from 2:00 – 3:00pm Eastern. At this time, Dr. Elledge will answer the questions you submitted via e-mail as well as any additional questions that come up during the online chat. To participate in the live online chat, go to www.rti4success.org and click on "Join our Live Chat." Note that this will not be available until 15 minutes prior to the beginning of the chat.