RTI Integrity Framework: A Tool for Monitoring and Evaluating RTI Implementation (27:21)

The National Center on RTI has created a RTI Essential Components Integrity Rubric and RTI Essential Components Integrity Worksheet. Both are for use by individuals responsible for monitoring the school-level fidelity of Response to Intervention (RTI) implementation. In this webinar, Dr. Amy Elledge discusses the Integrity Rubric and Worksheet, describes them and how they can be used and gives examples from schools and districts who have utilized the tools to measure their fidelity to RTI.

After viewing the webinar, join us October 25th, 1:00 - 2:00pm Eastern for a live, online chat to discuss the Integrity Rubric and Worksheet. Dr. Elledge will be online and available to answer your questions.

How do you identify children who are nonresponsive to academic instruction? - October 2011 (05:18)

Question: How do you identify children who are nonresponsive to academic instruction?

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.

Iowa’s Application of Rubrics to Evaluate Screening and Progress Tools (54:43)

In this month’s webinar, Dr. John Hosp, Associate Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Iowa and member of NCRTI technical review committee for screening tools, shares rubrics for evaluating screening and progress tools and describes the process used by the Iowa Department of Education to apply these rubrics in detail.

Note: Some of the stills in the webinar video may be difficult to read. The full PPT is attached here so that those slides can be followed along as the audio of the webinar is playing.

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.

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.

What is RTI? The Essential Components (26:30)

In this webinar Dr. Tessie Rose Bailey, an NCRTI technical assistance provider, provides an overview of the essential components of RTI including screening, progress monitoring, a school-wide, multi-level prevention system, and data-based decision making. Watch the webinar on our website at any time that works best for you, or you can download it to your I-pod or other device to watch on the go.

Using RTI Data to Inform Eligibility (26:30)

In this webinar, Dr. Evelyn Johnson discusses how one state has developed a process for using RTI data to inform their special education eligibility process as well as early identification and prevention of learning difficulties. View the webinar, then join us for a live chat on September 28th, 2011 from 3:00-4:00pm ET.

Selecting Evidence-Based Tools and Programs for Implementing Response-to-Intervention (29:12)

In this webinar, Dr. Allison Gandhi, provides an overview of the screening, progress monitoring, and instructional tools charts, describes the information that they provide, and walks through the process that teams can use when selecting an appropriate tool. The webinar is available for viewing on our website , or you can download the webinar to your IPod or other device to watch on the go. After viewing the webinar, e-mail your questions to RTIWebinars@air.org.

A live, online chat took place on October 21st from 2:00 - 3:00 pm Eastern. At this time, Dr. Gandhi provided answers to question that were submitted via e-mail as well as additional questions that arose during the online chat. A summary of the Live Chat Q&A is available here.

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.