Welcome to the RTI Center

About RTI

Response to Intervention (RTI) is a model for providing support, instruction and assessment for learners at all ability levels across academic areas like reading, including phonics, comprehension, and vocabulary.

Aligned with federal legislation such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004) and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), as well as scientific research, this model establishes that districts operate under the principles that:

•	Early intervention is critical to the prevention of reading failure
•	A problem-solving approach utilizing performance data informs better decisions
•	A multi-tiered delivery model unifies district resources to support learning

RTI emphasizes a process of providing services and supports to struggling students through assessing and monitoring, providing access to high-quality instruction and interventions, and continued measurement to help guide future instruction.

Following the administration of a screening for assessment, scores are analyzed so that students can be grouped into categories based on intervention needs:

Tier 1	Core intervention, typically appropriate for 80% of the student population
Tier 2	Targeted intervention, where 15% of the students will be placed
Tier 3	Intensive intervention, required for approximately 5% of the student population

Differentiated instruction and curriculum programs designed to best meet students’ needs are then introduced along with frequent progress monitoring. Consistently checking progress ensures that goals and expectations are clear and allows educators to adapt instructional practice as needed based on student performance results.

A variety of resources exist to help schools and districts effectively implement RTI. Click on the Quicklinks tab above for an annotated list of RTI-related Web sites or find your state in the NCRI RTI State Database for more information.

Maximize Student Achievement

Research-based materials form a cornerstone of RTI. School Specialty Literacy and Intervention, a leader in reading intervention for more than 50 years, offers an array of programs that support students across all tiers. To learn more about these programs and see how they best align with the tier structure at your school or district, click a subject in the chart below to access links to School Specialty Literacy and Intervention programs or download the full list.

Download the full list Reading and Math Intervention S.P.I.R.E. Touchphonics MCI Recipe for Reading Academy of READING Preventing Academic Failure Academy of MATH Merrill Reading Program Phonics & Word Study Explode The Code EPS Phonics PLUS Primary Phonics Clues to Meaning Megawords Right into Reading Phonological Awareness Sounds Sensible Literacy Leaders Comprehension Making Connections Reasoning and Reading MCI The Story of the U.S.A. Reading Comprehension in Varied Subject Matter The Story of Western Civilization Starting Comprehension     Vocabulary CVB Vocabulary from Classical Roots Wordly Wise 3000 Words Are Wonderful Spelling & Grammar Sitton Spelling and Word Skills Ridgewood Grammar How to Teach Spelling Rules of the Game Spellwell Handwriting Intervention, Handwriting, & Writing Write-On Handwriting Just Write PAF Handwriting Program The Paragraph Book Universal Handwriting Writing Skills Decodable Readers S.P.I.R.E Decodable Readers The Alphabet Series Primary Phonics Touchphonics Readers Merrill Readers EPS Phonics PLUS Readers Leveled Readers Handprints Making Connections Readers MCI Student Library Learning Differences Gillingham Manual Solving Language Difficulties Alphabetic Phonics Angling for Words Dyslexia Training Program A Guide to Teaching Phonics TSRH Literacy Program Mel Levine Materials Language Tool Kit Math Academy of MATH Attack Math Kim Marshall Series: Math Computation Basics Building Mathematical Thinking It's Elementary! Other resources: What Works Clearinghouse's RTI practice guide: "Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades"

Spotlight on Results Explode The Code® Online Grades K–4 Powered by CurriculaWorks Explode The Code Online has helped thousands of struggling readers nationwide build the essential literacy skills needed for reading success: Phonological awareness Decoding Vocabulary Comprehension Fluency Spelling Studies show that students who used Explode The Code Online every day for 20 minutes for at least 10 weeks gained reading proficiency at a rate of at least three times that of students from the same schools who did not use the program.* Try the online tutorial or contact your Sales Consultant for more information. *Results are based on statistically significant Chi-Square test analyses of student performance on the California Standards Test in 2004-05 and 2005-06 from three schools in the Ravenswood City School District. Details »

Just for Parents

All parents want to see their children succeed. That’s why it is critical for parents to be well informed about instructional practices used in today’s classrooms. This is especially important for parents of struggling students, where special supports and activities will likely be part of the child’s instructional routine.

Follow these links to view Web resources that help parents better understand the RTI process.

• RTI Action Network: Parents and Families Resources
• RTI: A Primer for Parents
• National Center for Response to Intervention: Families
• Engaging Families in RTI
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• National Research Center on Learning Disabilities: Parents
• RTI Information for Families
• NCLD: A Parent’s Guide to RTI
• Student Progress Monitoring: What this means for your child
• A Glossary of RTI terms from IDEA Partnership

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Quicklinks

At School Specialty Literacy and Intervention, we have been designing instruction to meet the diverse needs of learners for more than 50 years. We’re pleased to share a few online resources that support and inform educators like you. Check back often for updates or contact us to recommend a Web site!

National Center on Response to Intervention A comprehensive resource offering policy documents, training briefs, links to state-specific databases, newsletters, on-demand webinars, downloadable tools and training that support educators implementing RTI.	RTI Action Network Aligned with the NLCD, this site reflects the latest expert research on K–12 RTI implementation and offers forums, webinars, blogs, Q&A and podcasts on a variety of professional topics.
Response to Intervention: A Tiered Approach to instructing all students (video) A concise, video overview that explains the three tired model that defines RTI. » Play video	IDEA Partnership A collection of materials for administrators, teachers and families that provides information on best practices, research and links to federal, state, and local resources.
Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. A section of the CASE Web site devoted to RTI that provides whitepapers, PowerPoint presentations, videos and Web links.	U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences Practical guides on a variety of research based recommendations and classroom topics are provided by the What Works Clearinghouse, a scientific research group founded by the U.S. Department of Education.
atlasinitiative for public education A collection of videos and information that clarify the terms and process of RTI, developed by atlasinitiative, a Pennsylvania nonprofit organization dedicated to informing members of the public education community about research and topics pertinent to the advancement of public education.	National Center on Student Progress Monitoring Developed with a grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education, this site provides excellent downloadable articles, presentations, FAQs, and additional resources about student progress monitoring, Curriculum-Based Measurement, applying decision making to IEPs and other research based topics.
RTI Glossaries of Key Terms and Acronyms National Center for Response to Intervention IDEA Partnership RTI Action Network By clicking on these links, you will be leaving the School Specialty Literacy and Intervention Web site. Links to these Web sites are provided for the convenience of our visitors. By linking to these Web sites, School Specialty Literacy and Intervention does not endorse or accept responsibility for the content provided by the companies and organizations featured on these Web pages.