Module:

RTI (Part 2): Assessment

Wrap Up

In general, RTI serves two primary purposes:

It allows for early intervening, meaning the identification of struggling students before they fall too far behind their peers and also the provision of several levels of instruction to meet their needs. It facilitates the identification of students who may have learning disabilities.

More specifically, RTI assessment procedures:

• Identify students who may struggle academically by administering the universal screening
• Document students' progress by collecting progress monitoring data
• Determine the adequacy of each student's response to instruction in order to decide on the appropriate level of instructional intensity (i.e., tier decision) by evaluating the progress monitoring data
• Guide instruction by utilizing the progress monitoring data

	Universal Screening: ALL students are assessed. Struggling students are identified.
	Tier 1: ALL students receive high-quality instruction. The progress of struggling students' is monitored for 6-10 weeks. Students who do not make adequate progress in Tier 1 are identified.
	Tier 2: Students receive targeted intervention for a minimum of 10 weeks. The progress of these students' is monitored during this intervention. Students who make inadequate progress in Tier 2 are identified.
	Tier 3: Students receive more intensive intervention through either: General education Special education

While the assessment procedures for RTI may seem overwhelming, listen as Candy Justa, a kindergarten teacher, describes how easy it is to implement progress monitoring in the classroom. (Time: 0:24) View Transcript

Candy Justa Kindergarten Teacher Popham Elementary School Del Valle, Texas

Think back to your initial responses to the following questions. After working through the resources in this module, do you agree with your Initial Thoughts? If not, what aspects of your answers would you change? What is RTI? How will teachers initially identify struggling readers? How will teachers determine which students need more intensive instruction?