Response to Intervention (RTI) - Guilderland Central School District

Why do we need RTI?
The discrepancy model fails to address the following:
•new legal requirements for documented intervention
attempts within the confines of least restrictive
environment before special education supports can be
considered.
• “rule out” other factors
• Curriculum-gaps/lack of instruction
• ESL issues
• Environmental, Cultural, or Economic Factors
• Presence of another condition (e.g., emotional disturbance; visual,
hearing, or motor disability)
•Data-Informed Problem Solving: What works? (i.e., What
type of instruction does the student need to increase his/her
rate of progress?)
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