Response to Intervention (RtI)
Response to Intervention (RtI) is a value-added practice that provides many benefits. It enables schools to increase professional collaboration between teachers, support staff, and leadership, intervene early as a result of screenings, provide more effective instruction and targeted interventions in skills-deficit areas, and accelerate learning due to appropriate instruction. It can also help differentiate between ineffective instruction and disability as contributing to a child’s delay and help close the gap between identification and treatment. Most important, RtI can increase student achievement and impact overall school improvement.
As RtI crosses the “research to practice” gap, there are key features that are identified as essential for any successful RtI plan:
Designed to address the needs of all struggling learners
A problem-solving process with shared responsibility
School-wide instructional and behavioral supports in place
Intervention plans designed, implemented, and monitored by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals
Data-based decisions using universal screening and progress monitoring data
Interventions provided with fidelity, integrity, and intended intensity
Use of scientific research-based resources, programs, and practices
Written parent notifications describing RtI and student placement.
Ongoing, high-quality professional development to enhance core instruction
RtI as part of specific learning disability determination
Contact Us
Shawna Smith
MTSS/RTI Coordinator for Elementary
281-891-6732
Email Shawna Smith
Cory Neblett
MTSS/RTI Coordinator for Secondary
281-891-6107
Email Cory Neblett