Implementing RTI Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds.ppt

We have reviewed the components of RTI used in this presentation. Now let’s look at a visual representation that illustrates a possible RTI framework and focuses on the services provided to students. This illustration is a triangle. The base of the triangle, which is red, comprises the largest section and is labeled “core instruction.” The top section is blue and is labeled “increasingly intensive instructional interventions.” Within the larger triangle, there is a narrow green triangle that runs from the base of the triangle to the tip and is labeled “Services for Students with IEPs.” The arrow to the right of the triangle illustrates the increasing level of student need and intervention. In this conceptual framework for RTI, the large triangle represents a continuum of services that a student may receive. It is important to note that this framework illustrates the type of instruction and interventions that are provided. One student could receive instruction and interventions in both levels. All students must have access to core instruction, denoted in red at the base of the triangle. As previously noted, core instruction includes whole-group and small-group instruction (such as reading groups). Most students require little more than high-quality core instruction to be academically successful; however, a small number of students will require more supports. As we move up the triangle, two events are occurring: First, the interventions are becoming increasingly intensive. Second, as the interventions become increasingly intensive, there is a corresponding decrease in the number of students who need to be served. In the top of the triangle, denoted in blue, are various interventions that are provided to a subset of students who are identified as needing additional supports in order to meet State academic achievement standards. These interventions may vary in intensity, meaning that they may vary in terms of the teacher-student ratio, length of