If you look inside any general education classroom, chances are good that you’d see different students struggling for different reasons. Some kids may have undiagnosed learning and attention issues.
“The goal is for the school to intervene, or step in, and start helping before anyone falls really far behind.” Others may be trying to pick up English as a second language. And some students might be shaky on certain skills due to frequent absences or inadequate teaching. It’s often hard for a teacher to tell right away which students are struggling or why. RTI aims to identify struggling students early on and give them the support they need to be successful in school. The word intervention is key to understanding what RTI is all about. The goal is for the school to intervene, or step in, and start helping before anyone falls really far behind. RTI isn’t a specific program or type of teaching. It’s a proactive approach to measuring students’ skills and using this data to decide which types of targeted teaching to use. What Are Tiers? |