Journal Three

Hale , James B (2008). Response to Intervention: Guidelines for Parents and Practitioners. . Retrieved July 24, 2008, from Wrights Law Web site: http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/rti.index.htm

I attended the second session of the 10th Annual San Diego Summer Leadership Institute, during which the guest speaker was Rich Reid and he discussed “RtI: Innovations in prevention and intervention.” RtI is Responsiveness to Intervention and is a way of improving educational outcomes for all learners. By knowing where each and every one of your students is in regards to skill an instructor can monitor growth in response to the instruction. One key element that Reid included in his discussion was a close look at the stages of innovation implementation. The stages included were: Exploration and Adoption, Installation, Initial Implementation, Full Implementation, Innovation, and Sustainability.

1. What is RtI anyways? I know what it stands for, but what exactly is it?
On the website WrightsLaw, the article titled Response to Intervention: Guidelines for Parents and Practitioners defines RtI as “You collect data over time and adjust instruction until the child achieves success. A teacher modifies instruction (intervention) to help a struggling child, and then checks the child’s progress regularly (called progress monitoring) to see if the intervention is working. If the intervention is working, the problem is solved. If the intervention is not working, you change the intervention and monitor progress. This process continues until the child improves.”

2. How would one implement an RtI program in their classroom?
I think that this kind of program requires a strong support from all faculty members, including principals and other school administrators. If I wanted to implement this kind of instruction in my own class I would first try to garner support from my principal then move on from there rallying support.