Topical Link Collections / Responsiveness to Intervention / RTI Overview
In the IDEA 2004 legislation, Congress allowed that Local Education Agencies can use alternative methods for identifying learning disabilities, including use of “a process that determines if the child responds to scientific, research based-intervention as a part of the evaluation procedures.”
RTI has several critical components. This brief document from the National Center for Research on Learning Disabilities (NCRLD) outlines the essential points and provides a common frame of reference for discussions. Other valuable materials are available on their website.