Resources

Albemarle County Public Schools. (2008). School based intervention teams. Retrieved May 14, 2008, from http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=17967

Bahr, M. W., & Kovaleski, J. F. (2006). The need for problem-solving teams: Introduction to the special issue. Remedial and Special Education, 27(1), 2–5.

Batsche, G. (n.d.) Building support. Retrieved July 9, 2008 from http://www.rtinetwork.org/GetStarted/BuildSupport/ar/BuildingSupport

Cortiella, C. (2004). Response-to-intervention—An emerging method for LD identification. Retrieved June 6, 2008, from http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/2840

Ehren, B. J. (n.d.). RTI Action Network—Ask the experts. Retrieved July 9, 2008, from http://www.rtinetwork.org/Connect/AskExperts

Elementary & Middle Schools Technical Assistance Center. (n.d.). The disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic minorities in special education-research highlights: The prereferral intervention process. Retrieved April 7, 2008, from http://www.emstac.org/registered/topics/disproportionality/researchhighlights/prereferral.htm

Gersten, R., & Dimino, J. A. (2006). RTI (response to intervention): Rethinking special education for students with reading difficulties (yet again). Reading Research Quarterly, 41(1), 99–108.

GreatSchools, the Parent’s Guide to K–12 Success. (2006). Accommodations, modifications, and alternate assessments: How they affect instruction and assessment. Retrieved April 7, 2008, from http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/legal-rights/accommodations-IEP.gs?content=713

Gregory, A. (2008). Report to Albemarle County schools: Studies of school based intervention teams (SBIT). University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

Intervention Central. (2005). School-Based Intervention Team Resources Page. Retrieved May 6, 2008, from http://www.interventioncentral.org/htmdocs/interventions/sbit.php

Johnson, E. S., & Smith, L. (2008, Janurary/ February). Implementation of response to intervention at middle school. Teaching Exceptional Children, 40(3), 46–52.

Kovaleski, J. F., & Glew, M. C. (2006). Bringing instructional support teams to scale: Implications of the Pennsylvania experience. Remedial and Special Education, 27(1), 16–25.

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE). (2006). Myths about response to intervention (RTI) implementation. Retrieved June 18, 2008, from http://www.nasdse.org/Portals/0/Documents/Download%20Publications/Myths%20about%20RtI.pdf

National Center for Learning Disabilities. (n.d.). Commission on No Child Left Behind publishes report: No provisions for early childhood education, no provisions for formative assessments. Retrieved June 18, 2008, from http://www.ncld.org/content/view/1190/389/. No longer available.

National Center for Learning Disabilities. (n.d.). The parent’s guide to IDEA: Chapter 1: Pre-referral services. Retrieved October 18, 2011, from http://www.ncld.org/at-school/your-childs-rights/parents-guide-to-idea/chapter-1-pre-referral-svcs

National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities. (2005). Responsiveness to intervention and learning disabilities. Retrieved June 18, 2008, from http://www.ldonline.org/article/11498

Rinaldi, C., & Samson, J. (2008, May/ June). English language learners and response to intervention referral considerations. Teaching Exceptional Children, 40(5), 6–14.

Schrag, J. A., & Henderson, K. (1996). School-based intervention assistance teams and their impact on special education: Final report. Alexandria, VA: National Association of State Directors of Special Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED392196). Retrieved from ERIC database.

Smith, D. D., & Tyler, T. C. (in press, 2010). Introduction to special education: Making a difference. Columbus, OH: Merrill/ Pearson Publishing.

Sugai, G. (n.d.) School-wide positive behavior support and response to intervention. Retrieved July 9, 2008, from http://www.rtinetwork.org/Learn/Behavior/ar/SchoolwideBehavior

Support Team for At Risk Students. (2007). Meeting forms and related resources. Retrieved June 6, 2008, from.scsd.us/~test/STARS_forms_full_Sept06.doc

Tam, K., & Heng, M. (2005). A case involving culturally and linguistically diverse parents in pre-referral intervention. Intervention in School and Clinic, 40(4), 222–230.

U.S. Department of Education. (2003). General education instructional setting. (ED-4088/2003-MR/FD Resource Packet).

Albemarle County Public Schools https://www.k12albemarle.org/our-division/framework-for-quality-of-learning/assessment

This website is a storehouse of information about the intervention efforts of the Albemarle, Virginia, public school system. Included are assessment criteria and useful resources for parents, students, and members of the community.

Intervention Central http://interventioncentral.org/

This site provides resources on school-based intervention teams as designed and implemented in the Syracuse, New York, city school district. Among the materials and resources on offer are videos, fact sheets, pre-made forms, and a variety of related information.

LD Online http://www.ldonline.org/

This expansive website houses information and resources pertaining to learning disabilities for use by educators, parents, and students alike. Visitors interested in learning more about the pre-referral process will find a host of informative materials.

The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt) https://nccrest.weebly.com

The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt) website offers a wealth of information related to reducing inappropriate referrals to special education among students from linguistically diverse backgrounds.