Response to Instruction & Intervention Model
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
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About 85% of students fall into this level.
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These students are the ones who understand the concept from initial instruction, after a universal screening (baseline) is conducted.
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About 8-10% of students fall into this level.
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These students are the ones who understand the concept after an intervention.
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About 2-5% of students fall into this level.
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These students may need special education instruction, OR given appropriate instruction based on their learning style and ability.
The following information can also be found in the national Center for Response to Intervention's document
http://www.rti4success.org/sites/default/files/rtiessentialcomponents_042710.pdf
The image below highlights the four essential components of RTII
With RTII, schools use data to.....
Identify students who may be gifted or have a learning disability
Monitor student progress
Provide interventions (based on actionable data) with parents and students
Understanding RTII may be tricky at first. To aid in the understanding of it, please view the image below entitled 'The Medical Model.'
The MEDICAL MODEL refers to what someone does when they are sick. Let's compare it to the 3 stages of RTII...
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When you have fallen ill, you usually try to self medicate before going to a specialist.
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Once your remedy doesn't work, you take it to a doctor. The doctor then examines you, talks to you about what is wrong, then diagnoses you appropriately. After writing a prescription, you take it in order to get better.
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If you don't get better, the doctor may test you and complete a diagnostic exam to get to the root of what is causing your poor symptoms. If it is serious, you will go to a specialist or to the hospital.
Now...let's look at the 3 stages of RTII and see how it compares to our Medical Model...
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A teacher will issue a baseline assessment/universal screening in his or her classroom. A handful of these will understand the material and be ready to move onto the next concept (compare this to feeling better after self-medicating yourself).
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However, another group of students may not understand the material right away. This results in having an intervention with these students, whether the teacher works with them one-on-one or puts them in groups in class according to their level of ability and understanding. After an intervention, Some of these students will understand the material (compare this to feeling better after you see a doctor and the prescription he gives you works).
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Those students who don't understand the material after intervention may need one of two things in order to succeed; special education instruction or student-appropriate instruction based on their learning style (compare this to seeing a specialist or going to the hospital after the doctor's initial prescription didn't work). After appropriate instruction, another assessment will be given to see if the student(s) understand the material.