Response to Intervention Resources
To provide guidance to New Mexico educators and community members involved with the
Response to Intervention process, the following resources have been identified as effective
strategies and interventions. The 10 Key RTI Components are organized to efficiently explore areas
of interest and need. In addition, a colorcoded dot indicates which of the Tiers the resource is
appropriate for ( = Tier 1,  = Tier 2, and  = Tier 3). All web-based resources are free, unless a
fee is indicated. Website links are provided for easy access. For more information on the Response
to Intervention model in New Mexico visit: http://ped.state.nm.us/RtI/index.html
Ten Key RTI Components
1. High-Quality Classroom Instruction
2. High Expectations
3. Assessments and Data Collection
4. Problem-Solving Systems Approach
5. Research-Based Interventions
6. Positive Behavioral Support
7. Fidelity of Program Implementation
8. Staff Development and Collaboration
9. Parent and Family Involvement
10. Disability Determination
Core 1: High-Quality Classroom Instruction
The following provides highly recommended resources to boost Tier 1, 2, and 3 student
engagement at both elementary and secondary levels through instructional practices aligned
with the Common Core State Standards and Universal Design for Learning, along with guidance
in selecting research-based practices.
Quick Resources
1.   Adolescent Literature Resources for Parents and Educators of Kids in Grades 412 (http://www.adlit.org ). Includes classroom strategies, college readiness, research
and reports, book and author talks, multimedia presentations. The Carnegie
Corporation.
2.   Best Evidence Encyclopedia: Johns Hopkins University School of Education's
Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) (http://www.bestevidence.org )
Presents reliable, on-going unbiased reviews of research-proven educational programs.
Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in
Education (CDDRE) under funding from the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education.
3.  CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Lesson
Builder (http://lessonbuilder.cast.org ) Provides educators with definitions, models, and
tools to create and adapt lessons that increase access and participation in the general
education curriculum for all students. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
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4.    edWeb.net (http://home.edweb.net ) Provides a professional social network for
the education community to deliver support through online discussions, recorded
webinars, and resources on education technology and 21st Century skills.
5.  Selecting a Scientifically Based Core Curriculum for Tier 1
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/research/selectingcorecurriculum-tier1 ) Presents
guidelines for selecting scientifically based instruction/curricula used in Tier 1. By
Charles Hughes and Douglas D. Dexter (2008, 3 pp.) RTI Action Network.
6.    Teaching Channel Videos of Exemplary
Teaching (https://www.teachingchannel.org ) Provides lessons on a variety of relevant
topics, such as Common Core State Standards, English Language Arts, and Math
instruction. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett
Foundation.
7.    Multi-level Prevention System (http://www.rti4success.org/essentialcomponents-rti/multi-level-prevention-system ) Highlights online resources that can be
used to plan and implement Response to Intervention (RTI) at the elementary and
secondary level. Center on Response to Intervention.
8.    The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) (http://www.cal.org/ ) Dedicated to
providing a comprehensive range of research-based information, tools, and resources
related to language and cultural issues. CAL has earned national and international
recognition for its contributions to the fields of bilingual education, English as a Second
Language, literacy and foreign language education, dialect studies, language policy,
refugee orientation and the education of linguistically and culturally diverse adults and
children
9.    Doing What Works
(http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/methods/whatworks/edpicks.jhtml?src=rt ) Doing What
Works is a Web site that translates research-based practices into practical tools to
improve classroom instruction. Every topic includes a practice summary, examples of
teachers and students using best practices, key concepts, and suggested activities in
multi-media formats. ED.
- Adolescent Literacy
( http://www.reading.org/Resources/ResourcesByTopic/Adolescent/Overview.aspx )
- Improving K-3 Reading
Comprehension (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=14 )
- Inside Mathematics (http://www.insidemathematics.org )
- Response to Intervention in Elementary-Middle
Math (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=2 )
- Response to Intervention in Primary Grade Reading
(http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=3)
Other Resources (Books)
1.   Biography-Driven Culturally Responsive Teaching. Socorro Herrera (2010). This
book provides tools for tapping into the strengths students bring from their
sociocultural, linguistic, cognitive, and academic histories. The author shows how to
both draw on these assets as a teacher and guide students to better access their own
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strengths and existing funds of knowledge and prior knowledge to accelerate academic
learning. Herrera's research-based strategies incorporate easily into any program being
used by a school or district for improved results. Teachers College Press. ISBN-13: 9780807750865.
 Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies For Increasing
Student Achievement. Marzano, R. J., Pickering D. J., & Pollock, J. E. (2001). What
works in education? How do we know? How can teachers find out? How can
educational research find its way into the classroom? How can we apply it to help our
individual students? Questions like these arise in most schools, and busy educators
often don't have time to find the answers. In this book, Robert J. Marzano, Debra J.
Pickering, and Jane E. Pollock detail the research findings and detail the nine broad
teaching strategies that have positive effects on student learning. ASCD. ISBN – 13:
978-0871205049.
 The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective
Instruction. Marzano, R. J. (2007). Though classroom instructional strategies should
clearly be based on sound science and research, knowing when to use them and with
whom is more of an art. In The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive
Framework for Effective Instruction, author Robert J. Marzano presents a model for
ensuring quality teaching that balances the necessity of research-based data with the
equally vital need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of individual students.
ASCD. ISBN – 13: 978-1416605713.
  Unmistakable Impact: A Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving
Instruction. Jim Knight (2011). A staggering amount of evidence shows that our schools
are not as effective as they should be, and they are working toward improvement. This
book simplifies the process for becoming an Impact School through targeted, consistent
professional learning that is done with teachers, not to teachers. Corwin Press. ISBN-13:
978-1412994309.
  Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating To
Achievement. John Hattie (2009). Visible Learning presents research involving many
millions of students and represents the largest ever collection of evidence-based
research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Areas covered include
the influences of the student, home, school, curricula, teacher, and teaching strategies.
A model of teaching and learning is developed based on the notion of visible teaching
and visible learning. ISBN-13: 9780415476188.
  Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning. John Hattie (2011).
The book provides concise and user-friendly summaries of the most successful
interventions and offers practical step-by-step guidance to the successful
implementation of visible learning and visible teaching in the classroom. ISBN-13:
9780415690157.
   Think Big Start Small: How to Differentiate Instruction in a Brain Friendly
Classroom. Gayle Gregory and Martha Kaufeldt (2011). Combines and distills the
potentially confusing fields of differentiated instruction and neuroscience into simple
yet powerful strategies teachers can put to use immediately, creating a clear-cut, linear
guide to success by all student. ISBN-13: 978-1935543060.
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8.   Teaching Reading and Comprehension to English Learners, K-5. Margarita
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Calderon (2011). As more English learners enroll in school each year, teachers and
administrators are concerned with the large gap in reading and academic standing
between ELs and students performing at grade level. This book addresses the language,
literacy, and content instructional needs of ELs and frames quality instruction within
effective schooling structures and the implementation of RTI.
 Breaking Through: Effective Instruction and Assessment for ELs. Margarita Calderon
(2012). Utilizing new research and field studies, this book provides a whole-school
approach to helping English learners (ELs) achieve academically while they learn English.
Discover why ELs learn better when language, literacy, and subject matter are
integrated, and learn how to prepare all teachers in a school to meet the needs of this
growing student population. ISBN: 1936765365.
 Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives. Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Diane Lapp
(2012). In this comprehensive guide, the authors explore the relationship between text,
learner, and learning through discussion and rhetorical writing at the elementary,
middle, and high school levels. Clearly defined strategies will drive discussion-based
learning. Examine the hidden dangers of controlling classroom discourse, foster critical
literacy through questioning and instructional routines, and encourage students to find
meaning and cultivate thinking from expository texts--even the most challenging ones.
ISBN-13: 978-1935543527.
 Vocabulary for the Common Core. Robert Marzano and Julia Simms (2013). The
Common Core State Standards present unique demands on students ability to learn
vocabulary and teachers ability to teach it. The authors address these challenges in this
resource. Work toward the creation of a successful vocabulary program, guided by both
academic and content-area terms taken directly from the mathematics and English
language arts standards. ISBN-13: 978-0985890223.
You’ve Got to Reach Them to Teach Them, Hard Facts about the Soft Skills of Student
Engagement. Mary Kim Schreck (2010). Engagement is a hot topic these days among
educators at all levels and in all disciplines. Standards, curricula, and assessment tools
have been built and rebuilt to provide excellence and achievement, but now we are
faced with the one variable that can turn all this effort into ash: the students. You’ve
Got to Reach Them to Teach Them shows the reader how to engage students and bring
out their best, and how to create an environment in which students feel confident and
safe enough to take risks, make mistakes, and immerse themselves in stimulating
learning experiences. ISBN-13: 978-1935542056.
How to Teach Thinking Skills within the Common Core. Packed with examples and
tools, this practical guide prepares teachers across all grade levels and content areas to
teach the most critical cognitive skills from the Common Core State Standards. Discover
a doable three-phase model of explicit teaching, guided practice in content-based
lessons, and authentic application in standards-based performance tasks that will
strengthen students’ ability to learn across the curriculum. James A. Bellanca, Robin J.
Fogarty, and Brian M. Pete (2012).
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Core 2: High Expectations
The following provides educators with highly recommended approaches for maximizing all
students' engagement and achievement through increasing teachers’ awareness and attention
to struggling students’ possible barriers and strengths.
New Mexico Resources
1.    Tools for School (NMPED: Priority Schools Bureau)
(http://ped.state.nm.us/ped/PrioritySchoolsIndexToolsForSchools.html )
This website provides a wealth of information and resources to support improving
academic outcome for students and including math, literacy, and school systems
reflective summaries, professional development training and handouts, suggested
readings, and other resources.
Quick Resources
1.    Culturally Responsive Response to Intervention by the National Center for
Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt)
(http://www.nccrest.org/professional/culturally_responsive_response_to_intervention.
html ) Includes Facilitator Manuals, PowerPoints, and handouts for three academies, or
topics, the second one specifically focused on RtI (professional development fee). Office
of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education's (ED).
2.    The Essential Components of RTI: Considerations for English Language Learners
(http://www.rti4success.org/resource/implementing-effective-literacy-practicesinstructing-english-language-learners-within ) Includes considerations for screening,
progress monitoring, multi-level prevention system, and data-based decision making for
English Language Learners. Webinar (25 min.) PowerPoint, transcripts. National Center
on Response to Intervention.
3.    Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) (http://www.projectglad.com )
Promotes English language acquisition, academic achievement, and cross-cultural skills
through positive, research-based techniques and interactions among students and
between teachers and students (professional development fee).
4.   Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) (http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/pals ) Enables
classroom teachers to accommodate diverse learners through peer-assisted reading and
math strategies. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development (fee).
5.    Using Instructional Routines to Differentiate Instruction: A Guide for Teachers
(http://www.centeroninstruction.org/using-instructional-routines-to-differentiateinstruction-a-guide-for-teachers ) Provides 72 formatted activities called Instructional
Routines, which provide structure for teaching specific reading skills (2012). Center on
Instruction, OSEP, ED.
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Other Resources (Books)
1.    High Impact Instruction: A Framework for Great Teaching. Jim Knight (2013).
The key to improving student achievement isn't more teacher time—it's more teacher
impact. In this book, Jim Knight presents the high-leverage strategies that make the
biggest difference in student learning. Corwin Press. ISBN-13: 978-1412981774
Core 3: Assessments and Data Collection
The following provides educators the spectrum of highly recommended resources needed to
implement RtI assessments, including introductory definitions, guidance for selecting tools from
comprehensive lists, and lists of roles and tasks for continued implementation.
Quick Resources
1.    Culturally Responsive Response to Intervention: Academy 2
(http://www.nccrest.org/professional/prof_dev_module.html ) Covers the topic "Using
Data to Assess Student Progress and Inform Educational Decisions in Culturally
Responsive RTI Models". The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational
Systems (NCCRESt).
2.   Introduction to Responsiveness Progress Monitoring to
Intervention (http://www.rti4success.org/essential-components-rti/progressmonitoring ) Includes definitions, procedures, staff roles, focus on reading and math,
sample student and class data, standards for evaluating progress monitoring tools, and a
list of commonly used progress monitoring assessments national Research Center on
Learning Disabilities. U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
3.   Progress Monitoring Within a Response-to-Intervention
Model (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/research/progress-monitoring-within-a-rtimodel ) Provides an overview to assist educators when making informed decisions when
selecting and interpreting progress-monitoring measures. By Douglas D. Dexter, and
Charles Hughes. RTI Action Network.
4.   RTI for English Language Learners: Appropriately Using Screening and Progress
Monitoring Tools to Improve Instructional Outcomes
(http://www.rti4success.org/sites/default/files/rtiforells.pdf ) Provides a framework for
using Response to Intervention (RTI) with students who are English Language Learners
(ELL) from Hispanic backgrounds
5.    RTI and Universal Screening Establishing District
Benchmarks (http://www.rti4success.org/video/rti-and-universal-screeningestablishing-district-benchmarks ) Includes real-life examples and resources from
schools using universal screening measures. Webinar (01:03) transcripts, PDF. NCRTI.
6.    Screening Tools (http://www.rti4success.org/resources/tools-charts/screeningtools-chart ) Includes a chart with reviews for math, reading, vocabulary, phonics, oral
reading, and language arts screening assessments. It is intended to be used as a
consumer report. NCRTI.
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7.   Chart Dog (http://www.jimwrightonline.com/php/chartdog_2_0/chartdog.php ) An
online tool that allows you to enter data and make your own progress-monitoring
graphs.
Other Resources (Books)
1.    Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction. Paul BambrickSantoyo (2010). Driven by Data offers valuable tips and general guidelines about databased methods and the difficulties surrounding the implementation of data-driven
instruction. Through a CD-ROM, this guidebook provides all the tools needed to launch
data-driven instruction effectively, such as an implementation rubric, meeting agendas,
calendars, assessment templates, and more. Jossey-Bass. ISBN-13: 978-0470548745
2.  Data Without Tears: How to Write Measurable Educational Goals and Collect
Meaningful Data. Terri Chiara Johnston (2010). Data Without Tears is a helpful tool
designed for teachers who are faced with the daunting task of collecting educational
data to fulfill a variety of legal and administrative requirements involved in IEPs, BIPs,
and RTI. This new resource provides an easy-to-use model for writing goals and
objectives efficiently, effectively, and in a straightforward manner. Educators will learn
how to collect data, when and where to collect it, and how to interpret it so that
instruction and interventions can be adjusted to increase each student's success.
Research Press. ISBN-13: 978-0878226276.
3.  Common Language Assessment for English Learners. Margo Gottlieb (2012). Learn
how to plan, implement, and evaluate common language assessments for your English
learners. With this step-by-step guide, teachers, school leaders, and administrators will
find organizing principles, lead questions, and action steps all directing you toward
collaborative assessment. Yield meaningful information for and about EL learning
preferences, build student self-assessment, and inform your instructional decision
making based on reliable results. ISBN-13: 978-1935249573
4.  Common Formative Assessment: A Toolkit for Professional Learning Communities
at Work. Kim Bailey and Chris Jakicic (2012). Monitor and enhance your students'
learning with Common Formative Assessment. Learn how to design, use, and respond
to common formative assessments in order to become more knowledgeable about your
own standards, more assessment literate, and more informed on how to develop
strategies to help all students learn. And, with accessible tools and templates for teams
to adjust to their own needs, this is a process that will be easy to facilitate and easy to
maintain. ISBN-13: 978-1936765140
Core 4: Problem-Solving Systems Approach
The following resources and websites help guide site-based RtI team members through the
problem-solving process as they discuss data, students’ progress, materials, and interventions.
These are highly recommended resources.
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Quick Resources
1.    Creating Shared Language for Collaboration in
RtI (http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/buildsupport/creating-shared-language-forcollaboration-in-rti ) Creates shared language for communication, so participants can
successfully participate in the RtI process. By Barbara J. Ehren, Barbara Laster, and Susan
Watts-Taffe. International Reading Association's Commission on RtI.
2.    Create Your Implementation Blueprint Stage 4: Full
Implementation (http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/implement/create-yourimplementation-blueprint-stage-4-full-implementation ) Describes the problem solving
process and other activities, after teachers have administered the assessments and
begin to learn how to provide targeted and effective intervention instruction. By Susan
L. Hall. RTI Action Network.
3.   Preparing for a Progress Monitoring Review Process: Engaging in Reflection for
Productive Decision Making (http://www.rtinetwork.org/rti-blog/entry/1/134 )
Provides an overview and steps, including a “story script” form to guide participants
through the progress monitoring process. RTI Action Network.
4.   RTI Action Network Problem Solving Checklist and Critical Components
Checklist (http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/checklists-and-forms )
Provides downloadable Word documents useful for guiding problem-solving meetings.
RTI Action Network.
5.    Response to Intervention: The Future for Secondary Schools
(http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/RTI%20Part%201NASSP%20February%2008.pdf ) This article describes response to intervention’s (RTI)
tiered process for implementing evidence-based instructional strategies in the regular
education setting while frequently measuring student progress to determine whether
these practices are effective. It specifies some common components of strong
collaborative teams and elements of effective RTI programs.
Other Resources (Books)
1.    Implementing Response to Intervention: A Principal’s Guide. Susan Hall (2008).
This principal's guide to implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) for elementary
and middle schools emphasizes the critical role administrators play in ensuring RTI
success in their schools. Corwin Press. ISBN-13: 978-1412955072.
2.    Pyramid Response to Intervention: RTI, Professional Learning Communities,
and How to Respond When Kids Don't Learn. Austin Buffum, Mike Mattos, Chris
Weber (2008). The model presented in Pyramid Response to Intervention (PRTI) shows
how Response to Intervention is most effective when implemented on the foundation of
a professional learning community (PLC). It gives educators the information, tools, and
processes they need to do that work, including over 2 dozen reproducibles. Detailed
examples of each tier of response to intervention make it clear to readers what kinds of
programs and policies are best for each level and show what RTI looks like in real
schools. Solution Tree. ISBN-13: 978-1934009338.
3.    Simplifying Response to Intervention: Four Essential Guiding Principles. Austin
Buffum, Mike Mattos, and Chris Weber (2012). The book advocates that RTI is not a
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series of implementation steps to cross off on a list, but a way of thinking about how
educators can ensure each child receives the time and support needed to achieve
success. The authors show how to create an RTI model that works. They address both
academics and behavior in each chapter, and provide considerations for district
leadership, as well. Solution Tree. ISBN-13: 978-1935543657
Core 5: Research-Based Interventions
The following resources and websites provides highly recommended resources for compiling
research-based interventions and tools, as well as support on using research-based materials
and relevant resources from a robust intervention website are provided.
New Mexico Resources
1. New Mexico – Early Warning System (http://www.every1graduates.org/nm-ews/ )
Quick Resources
Research-based Collections
1.    Best Evidence Encyclopedia (http://www.bestevidence.org/index.cfm ) Provides
reviews of research-proven educational programs by Johns Hopkins University School of
Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE).
2.    The Center on Instruction (http://centeroninstruction.org ) Develops and
identifies free resources that Regional Comprehensive Centers use in their pursuit of
high quality instruction, particularly students with difficulties learning mathematics,
students needing intensive instruction, or special needs/diverse learners, including
English language learners. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U. S.
Department of Education (ED).
3.   Focus on Effectiveness: Research-based
Strategies (http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies ) Provides reviewed, research-based
instructional strategies covering topics such as graphic organizers, cooperative learning,
student goal-setting, simulations and games, and higher-order thinking skills. Multimedia presentations, technology-infused lessons, instruction, and classroom examples
are included. Northwest Regional Education Laboratory.
4.    Institute of Education Sciences
(http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Publications_Reviews.aspx?f=All%20Publication%20and%
20Review%20Types,3;#pubsearch ) Provides educators with the information they need
to make evidence-based decisions including practice guides that provide
recommendations for educators on teaching specific skills, as well as research-based
practices.
5.    Instructional Intervention
Tools (http://www.intensiveintervention.org/chart/instructional-intervention-tools )
Includes a chart with reviews for math, reading, and language arts intervention
programs. It is intended to be used as a consumer report. National Center on Response
to Intervention (NCRTI).
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6.  LD OnLine.org (http://www.ldonline.org/educators ) Provides strategies and
interventions for students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. Sponsored by WETATV, PBS station in Washington, D.C., with twelve member organizations.
7.    Using Technology to Enhance RtI
Implementation (http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/implement/using-technologyto-enhance-rti-implementation ) Includes tables on technology-based reading
interventions and progress monitoring tools. By Matthew K. Burns. RTI Action Network.
8.    What Works Clearinghouse (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc ) Delivers information
from reviews about the effectiveness of a large variety of programs; relevant products
and practices can be located through the “Find What Works” tool. Institute of Education
Sciences, ED.
9.    Response to Intervention in Reading for English Language Learners
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/diversity/englishlanguagelearners ) This article briefly
highlights the knowledge base on reading and RTI for ELLs, and provides preliminary
support for the use of practices related to RTI with this population.
10.  Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the
Elementary Grades (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/practiceguide.aspx?sid=6 ) The target
audience for this guide is a broad spectrum of school practitioners such as
administrators, curriculum specialists, coaches, staff development specialists and
teachers who face the challenge of providing effective literacy instruction for English
language learners in the elementary grades.
11.    The Florida Center for Reading Research: Interventions for Struggling
Readers (http://www.fcrr.org/Interventions/index.htm ) A website with information
and ideas for implementing research-based reading strategies.
12.    Intervention Central (www.interventioncentral.org ) Offers free tools and
resources to help school staff and parents promote positive classroom behaviors
and foster effective learning for all children and youth, including interventions and
progress monitoring.
Support Using RtI Research-based Resources
1.  Making Decisions about Adequate Progress in Tier 2
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/research/making-decisions-about-adequateprogress-in-tier-2 ) Discusses identification of students not progressing adequately in
Tier 2 and assists implementers in making informed decisions about selecting
assessments and interventions. Provides specific tests and next-step suggestions. By
Douglas D. Dexter and Charles Hughes. (2009) RTI Action Network.
2.    Mathematics Intervention at the Secondary Prevention Level of a Multi-Tier
Prevention System
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/essential/tieredinstruction/tier2/mathintervention ) Six key
principles are presented with consideration as to how they can be implemented in realworld teaching contexts. By Lynn Fuchs, (2007, 2 pp.) RTI Action Network.
3.    Selecting Evidence-Based Tools and Programs for Implementing Response-toIntervention (http://www.rti4success.org/video/selecting-evidence-based-tools-andprograms-implementing-response-intervention ) Provides an overview of the NCRTI
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screening, progress monitoring, and instructional tools charts. By Allison Gandhi.
Webinar (29 min.), transcript. National Center on Response to Intervention.
Other Resources (Books)
1.    40 Reading Intervention Strategies for K-6 Students: Research-Based Support
for RTI. Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins (2010). Aligned with current literacy research, this
resource provides teachers with a wide range of specific suggestions for gradeappropriate interventions matched to an identified area of need. In addition, it provides
clear and concise explanations and sample lessons for the 40 interventions designed to
accelerate student progress. Solution Tree Press. ISBN-13: 978-1934009505.
2.    Bringing Words to Life, Second Edition: Robust Vocabulary Instruction (2 nd
Edition). Isabel L. Beck, Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan (2013). Grounded in
research, the book explains how to select words for instruction, introduce their
meanings, and create engaging learning activities that promote both word knowledge
and reading comprehension. The Guilford Press. ISBN-13: 978-1462508167.
3.    RTI for Diverse Learners: More Than 200 Instructional Interventions.
Catherine Collier (2010). Addressing cognitive, behavior, literacy, and communication
issues, these instructional interventions help teachers support students from culturally
and linguistically diverse backgrounds within an RTI framework. Corwin Press. ISBN-13:
978-1412971621.
Core 6: Positive Behavior Support
The following provides highly recommended resources for Positive Behavioral Support (PBS).
New Mexico Resources
1.   Addressing Student Behavior: A Guide for All Educators (NMPED, 2010)
(http://ped.state.nm.us/RtI/dl10/Addressing%20Student%20Behavior%20Guide%20201
0.pdf )
Quick Resources
1.    The RTI Action Network (http://www.rtinetwork.org)
Dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in school
districts nationwide. The RTI Action Network is a program of the National Center for
Learning Disabilities.
- Implementing a Combined RTI/PBS Model Teacher Perceptions:
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/rti-blog/entry/1/95 ) Steps for implementation
based on case studies. Includes a school climate survey. By Juli L. Pool, Evelyn S.
Johnson, and Deborah R. Carter. RTI Action Network.
- Integrating Academic and Behavior Supports Within an RtI Framework
Provides a three-part framework for the integration of academic and behavior
supports for each Tier of intervention in a RTI model so that teams can work
smarter, not harder. By Hank Bohanon, Steve Goodman, and Kent McIntosh
(2010) RTI Action Network.
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   Part 1: General
Overview (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/behavior-supports/integratingbehavior-and-academic-supports-general-overview )
Includes a rationale for combined academic and behavior supports.
   Part 2: Universal
Supports (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/behavior-supports/integratingacademic-and-behavior-supports-universal-supports )
Describes the universal academic and behavioral reform needed to arrive at
an integrated model.
 Part 3: Secondary Supports (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/behaviorsupports/integrating-academic-and-behavior-supports-secondary-supports )
Provides a description of supports for groups of students who are not
responding to the core curriculum based on the nature of their needs.
 Part 4: Tertiary Supports (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/behaviorsupports/integrating-academic-and-behavior-supports-tertiary-supports )
Includes an overview of how to identify strategies for intervention and how
to establish progress monitoring for students with the most intensive needs.
   School-Wide Positive Behavior Support and Response to
Intervention (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/behaviorsupports/schoolwidebehavior) Implementation introduction includes
examples, charts, key concepts and guiding questions. By George Sugai.
(2007, 5 pp.).
2.    The Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and
Supports (PBIS) (http://www.pbis.org/default.aspx )
Provides capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting,
and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices; funded by US Department of
Education Office (ED) of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
- School-Based Mental
Health (http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcpubs/study04/default.cfm )
Includes social emotional learning, school-wide prevention systems and
treatment options for youth with more intensive mental health challenges.
- Evaluation Blueprint for School-wide Positive Behavior
Support (http://www.pbis.org/evaluation/evaluation_blueprint.aspx )
Provides guidance and specific suggestions for selecting evaluation measures
and creating schedules. Also provides samples of brief formative and summative
reports, outlines for end-of-year documents, and illustrations of content for
small- and large-group presentations intended for sharing outcomes with
decision-makers. B. Algozzine, R. Horner, G. Sugai, S. Barrett, S. Dickey, and L.
Eber, (2010, 53 pp.).
- High School PBIS (http://www.pbis.org/school/high_school_pbis.aspx )
Includes lessons learned from research and case studies at high school
implementation sites for Tier 1 and more intensive tiers, across all core
components, and with extensive examples.
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PBIS Evaluation Tools (http://www.pbis.org/evaluation/evaluation_tools.aspx )
Includes case Studies, and Guides to Evaluate Status and Impact of school-wide
PBIS at Multiple Tiers, School-wide Evaluation Tools (SET), School-wide SelfEvaluations, Checklists, Benchmarks Tools, Planning Guides, Surveys for Schools,
Home, Parents, Students, Functional Assessments, Support Plans, Management
Plans, Safety Plans, Leadership Assessments, Evaluations for Tiered Systems,
Leadership and more, some in Spanish.
PBIS Evaluation Brief
(http://www.pbis.org/evaluation/evaluation_briefs/default.aspx )
Includes topics such as School Ethnicity, Discipline Referrals, and Discipline
Referrals across Grade Levels.
PBIS Evaluation Blueprint
(http://www.pbis.org/evaluation/evaluation_blueprint.aspx )
Provides a framework for selecting evaluation measures and using evaluation
information for active decision-making at the school, district, region, and state
levels.
School-wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) for
Beginners (http://www.pbis.org/school/swpbis_for_beginners/default.aspx )
Provides information, checklists, examples for teaching behavioral expectations
in the same manner as any core curriculum subject.
 Primary Prevention – TIER I
(http://www.pbis.org/school/primary_level/default.aspx )
Includes letters to parents, scoring guide for evaluating quality SWPBS, bully
prevention document, videos, and presentations, for example, Building a
Realistic Pyramid of Instructional and Behavioral Supports for Prevention and
Intervention. Based on the philosophy that all children can exhibit appropriate
behavior.
 Secondary Level Prevention - TIER II
(http://www.pbis.org/school/secondary_level/default.aspx )
Includes tools, many PowerPoint presentations, publications and training
sources, including a review of the “Check in/Check out” program. Focuses on
creating and sustaining primary (school-wide), secondary (targeted group or
simple individual plans), and tertiary (individual) systems of support that
improve lifestyle results (personal, health, social, family, work, recreation) for all
children.
 Tertiary Level Prevention - TIER III
(http://www.pbis.org/school/tertiary_level/default.aspx )
Includes lists of proven anger management programs for students, FAQs, case
examples, wraparound services, information for coaches and paraprofessionals,
tools, presentations, publications, and training sources. Focuses on individual
systems of support for PBS.
Other Resources (Books)
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1.    Best Behavior: Building Positive Behavior Support in Schools. Jeffrey R. Sprague
and Annemieke Golly (2009). Best Behavior responds to the urgent need for proven
strategies that can assist schools in implementing and maintaining Positive Behavior
Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to employ a collaborative approach to establishing a
positive school climate. Sopris. ISBN-13: 978-1593180713.
Core 7: Fidelity of Program Implementation
The following provides highly recommended resources to support site teams’ efforts to
implement intervention techniques and programs in the manner they were intended to be, and
were found to be effective in research studies. These sites provide support in setting up aspects
of infrastructure such as feedback loops, end-of-year surveys, embedded assessments, and
stakeholder feedback.
Quick Resources
1.    Create Your Implementation Blueprint: Avoiding Implementation
Pitfalls (http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/develop/create-your-implementationblueprint-avoiding-pitfalls )
Provides guidelines and examples for implementation based on lessons learned so that
more consistent implementation and intervention can be achieved. By Susan L. Hall. RTI
Action Network.
2.    Introduction to Responsiveness to Intervention: Fidelity of
Implementation (http://rtinetwork.org/getstarted/evaluate/treatment-integrityensuring-the-i-in-rti ) Provides an overview, definitions, tools, methods, sample roles
and responsibilities, and rubric for judging high-quality fidelity of implementation at all
three tier levels. National Center on Response to Intervention.
3.    RTI Integrity Framework: A Tool for Monitoring and Evaluating RTI
Implementation (http://www.rti4success.org/video/essential-components-rti-integrityframework-tool-monitoring-and-evaluating-rti-implementation )
Provides explanations and examples of how the tools help implement and maintain
fidelity and why they are important (Webinar 27:21) transcript, slides, rubric,
worksheet, chat log. National Center on Response to Intervention.
4.    RTI Integrity Rubric and Worksheet
(http://www.rti4success.org/resource/essential-components-rti-integrity-rubric-andworksheet ) Provides forms for monitoring the school-level fidelity of RtI
implementation for self-appraisal, not compliance. National Center on Response to
Intervention.
Core 8: Staff Development and Collaboration
The following provides an abundance of highly recommended resources for stake holders to
start and continue the process of implementing RtI in their learning environments.
Quick Resources
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Comprehensive Professional Development Web Sites
The following Web sites provide an abundance of resources for stake holders to start and
continue the process of implementing RtI in their learning environments.
1.    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Partnership's Collaborative
Work on Response to Intervention (http://www.ideapartnership.org/workingtogether/collaboration-on-issues.html?id=1573:rti-collectiontools&catid=348:response-to-intervention )
Provides a comprehensive collection of materials and resources on RtI approach and
processes; includes a glossary, collections on beginning, intermediate, advanced,
emerging, and practice, and Dialogue Guides for discussions. The Partnership is a
collaboration of 51 organizations united to improving outcomes for students and youth
with disabilities.
2.    The IRIS Center (http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/ ) Provides extensive
professional learning modules on several RtI topics, resources for special education
inclusion, scientifically validated and evidence-based instructional strategies. Modules
can be accessed individually or with facilitated groups; funded by the Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education (ED).
3.    National Center on Intensive
Intervention (http://www.intensiveintervention.org ) Supporting educators in using
data-based individualization to effectively implement intensive interventions in reading,
mathematics, and behavior in Grades K–12 (2011) Includes: webinars, reviewed tool
charts, videos of experts, and implementation support. Funded by OSEP, ED.
4.    NCRTI (RTI4Success) (http://www.rti4success.org ) Provides technical assistance
to states and districts to build the capacity in implementing proven RtI models; funded
by OSEP, ED.
RTI Action Network
Dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RtI) in school
districts nationwide. Program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, funded by the
Cisco Foundation in partnership with national education associations and RtI experts. The
following quick links are examples of their varied and relevant resources:
1.    Forms and Checklists
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/checklists-and-forms )
2.    Federal Funding to Support Response to Intervention, and RtI and ARRA
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/develop/federal-funding-to-support-rti )
3.    Introduction to RtI: Short Overview
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/what/whatisrti )
4.    RtI Leadership That Works
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/buildsupport/rti-leadership-that-works )
RTI Action Network’s Create Your Implementation Blueprint:
1.    Introduction, Stage 1, Stage 2 and Avoiding Pitfalls
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/develop)
Provides steps for initial exploration, such as team development, gathering information
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about what is already in place, evaluating technical needs, and advice on how to avoid
common missteps.)
2.    Stages 3 and 4: Implement Your Plan
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/implement )
Offers information about the stages schools go through as they begin to change their
processes and tips to help implementers anticipate and resolve issues that will arise.
3.    Stages 5 and 6 Evaluate and Refine Implementation
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/evaluate )
Provides ways to gather evidence of how well the model is being implemented and how
to use this information to improve the professional development process.
Secondary Schools Focus
Historically, RtI started in elementary schools. Because of its effectiveness, it is fast
spreading to middle and high school settings. Below are shared resources and wisdom from
these experiences.
1.    Building a Master Schedule to Facilitate RTI
(http://rtinetwork.org/professional/rti-talks/transcript/talk/22 )
Provides answers to common questions about building workable master schedules with
the flexibility to respond to student needs at both elementary and secondary school
levels. Facilitated by Leslie Van Kleek and Steven Vandemark (Podcast, transcript 2010)
National Center for Learning Disabilities.
2.    Implementing Response to Intervention--Russell Middle School in Colorado
Springs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlRM6kf7EZ0&feature=player_embedde
d ) Discusses the successes, challenges, and critical RTI issues like scheduling, team
problem solving, and student involvement. Featuring Colorado Principal Jeanice Swift
and her staff. (YouTube; 10 min.).
3.    Resources for RTI at the Secondary Level (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/rtiin-secondary-schools ) Highlights online resources that can be used to plan and
implement RTI at the secondary level Webinar (22 min.) transcript, PowerPoint,
handout. National Center on Response to Intervention (NCRTI).
4.    RTI at the Secondary Level
(http://rtinetwork.org/professional/videos/podcasts/jay-engeln-rti-at-the-secondarylevel ) Addresses key concerns of implementing RTI in secondary schools in this
introduction. By Jay Engeln, National Secondary School Principal of the Year, 2008.
(YouTube; 3 min.).
5.    RTI Implementation Processes for Middle School
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/middle-school ) Provides guidance to practitioners at the
school, district, and state levels based on the implementation activities of middle school
practitioners across the country (PDF 20 pp.) National Center on Response to
Intervention.
6.    RTI Scheduling Processes for Middle School (http://rtinetwork.org/rtiblog/entry/1/217 ) Provides specific suggestions for secondary schools based on several
case studies. (NCRTI).
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7.   Meeting the Needs of Significantly Struggling Learners in High School: A Look at
Approaches to Tiered Intervention
(http://www.betterhighschools.org/docs/NHSC_RTIBrief_08-02-07.pdf ) This article
details important implications of RTI for high schools.
8.   Implementation in Secondary Schools
(http://cerebrum.wikispaces.com/file/view/ShinnSecondaryRTI.pdf/129879361/ShinnSe
condaryRTI.pdf ) In this chapter, Mark Shinn answers common questions about
implementation of RtI at the middle and high school level.
Other Resources (Books)
1.  Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools. Paul
Bambrick-Santoyo (2012). This book shows leaders how they can raise their schools to
greatness by following a core set of principles. These seven principles, or "levers," allow
for consistent, transformational, and replicable growth. With intentional focus on these
areas, leaders will leverage much more learning from the same amount of time
investment. ISBN-13: 978-1118138601.
2.  The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups Robert J.
Garmston and Bruce M. Wellman (2013). The Adaptive School gives readers the tools
they need to bring about genuine school improvement and to learn to use and
incorporate them into practice. The book also includes a useful problem locater that
helps define problems and identify strategies to deal with them. New to this edition: the
ancillary materials, the strategies, the problem locater, the expanded material on
facilitation, and expanded self teaching tools. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN-13:
978-1442223998.
3.  Collaborating for Success with the Common Core. Kim Bailey, Chris Jakicic, Jeanne
Spiller (2014). Leverage teamwork to integrate the CCSS into your curriculum, and build
on a foundational knowledge of PLCs. You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the
shifts required to implement the standards in core content areas and find valuable tips
and strategies for creating strong collaborative practices. Identify the essential
standards, determine learning targets, define proficiency, learn how to design rigorous
assessments, and more. Solution Tree. ISBN-13: 978-1936764723
4.  Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work, K - 2. Matthew R. Larson et. al. (2012).
This teacher guide illustrates how to sustain successful implementation of the CCSS for
mathematics for grades K 2. Discover what students should learn and how they should
learn it at each grade level, including insight into prekindergarten early childhood
readiness expectations for the K 2 standards, as well as the unique Counting and
Cardinality standards for kindergarten. ISBN-13: 978-1936765973
5.  Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work, 3 - 5. Matthew R. Larson et. al. (2012).
This teacher guide illustrates how to sustain successful implementation of the CCSS for
mathematics for grades 3-5. Discover what students should learn and how they should
learn it at each grade level, including deep support for the unique work for Number &
Operations--Fractions in grades 3-5 and learning progression models that capstone
expectations for middle school mathematics readiness. 978-1936764006
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6.  Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work, Leaders Guide. Matthew R. Larson and
Timothy D. Kanold (2012). This leader companion to the grade-level teacher guides
illustrates how to sustain successful implementation of the CCSS for mathematics.
School leaders will discover how to support and focus the work of their collaborative
mathematics teams for significant student achievement and improvement. Readers will
receive explicit guidance and resources on how to lead and exceed the assessment
expectations of the common core. ISBN-13: 978-1936765478.
7.  School Leader’s Guide to the Common Core. James A. Bellanca, Robin J. Fogarty,
Brian M. Pete, Rebecca L. Stinson (2013). Implement the Common Core State Standards
with downloadable reproducibles, lists of resources to support the many topics affected,
discussion questions, and relevant information to share with your colleagues. Explore
the background of the standards and the changes that must take place to meet them.
The authors offer five principles for school leaders on effective coaching and feedback.
ISBN-13: 978-1936764457.
Core 9: Parent and Family Involvement
The following provides information for parents and other community members in a variety of
media, including research studies, flyers, case studies, newsletter articles, Webinars, and
guides.
Quick Resources
1.    Engaging Families in RtI
(http://rtinetwork.org/professional/videos/podcasts/debra-jennings-engaging-familiesin-rti ) Alerts educators to key concerns from parents’ perspectives, By Debra Jennings.
(2008. Podcast 6 min.) RTI Action Network.
2.  A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community
Connections on Student Achievement
(http://www.sedl.org/connections/resources/evidence.pdf )
Includes studies that show a convincing link between student achievement and various
approaches to parent and community involvement. By Anne T. Henderson and Karen L.
Mapp, Published by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) 2002,
funded by U.S. Office of Education.
3.    A Parent's Guide to Response-to-Intervention (http://www.ncld.org/learningdisability-resources/ebooks-guides-toolkits/parent-guide-response-intervention )
Includes real-world examples, a glossary of important terms, concise explanations of
interventions at three tiers, sample intervention plans, sample checklists and
worksheets, and other documents to help guide parents. By Candace Cortiella, Director,
The Advocacy Institute. Webinar: RTI Parent's Guide (52 min., 2010).
4.    A Parent Leader's Perspective on Response to Intervention
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/essential/family/parentleadersperspective )
Provides parent perspectives of RTI, for example, author Debra Jennings' surprise that
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providing individual interventions to struggling students has a name and is considered
something special. By Debra Jennings, Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc.(4 pp.).
   RTI & Family Engagement: A Construct for Intentionality
(http://www.rti4success.org/video/rti-family-engagement-construct-intentionality )
Provides a general overview of research related to family engagement and a construct
for developing strategies for intentional family engagement when implementing RTI. By
Darren Woodruff, co-director of the National Center on Response to Intervention and
Debra Jennings, co-director of the Region 1 Parent Technical Assistance Center: Webinar
(46.51) and PowerPoints (2012).
   Response to Intervention: Families and Community
(http://ideapartnership.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=263 )
Provides a definition and model of RtI; supports collaborative data-guided instruction,
communication with parents throughout the process, and inclusion of community
resources; PowerPoint (16 slides) and Presenter Guide. IDEA Partnership, a
collaboration of 51 organizations united to improving outcomes for students and youth
with disabilities.
   Schools, Families, and Response to Intervention
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/essential/family/schools-familes-and-rti ) Provides ideas for
families and educators to work together at each of the RtI levels, By Amy L. Reschly, (4
pp.) RTI Action Network.
   Using Technology to Enhance RtI Implementation
(www.rtinetwork.org/getstarted/implement/using-technology-to-enhance-rtiimplementation ) Provides information on technology-enhanced assessment tools that
can generate reports with graphs and other figures to make data easier for parents to
understand. RTI Action Network.
Core 10: Disability Eligibility Determination
The following provides highly recommended information on SLD determination via IDEA 2004
and offers information on some of the key issues, such as the difference between 504 plans and
IDEA, and disproportionate identification of sub-groups.
Note: Refer to New Mexico Department of Education Special Education’s Laws, Regulations,
Policies, and Guidance for the most recent state level information.
New Mexico Resources
1.  New Mexico Technical Evaluation and Assessment Manual (NM TEAM)
(http://ped.state.nm.us/SEB/technical/NMTeamManual.pdf)
The NM TEAM provides guidance for standardized evaluation and assessment
procedures and eligibility criteria in every IDEA disability category, including how to
determine eligibility for Specific Learning Disability.
Quick Resources
Distinguishing Language Difference from Disability
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1.   Difference or Disability?
(http://www.tesol.org/read-and-publish/journals/other-serial-publications/compleatlinks/compleat-links-volume-2-issue-3-(september-2005)/difference-or-disability- )
A process is delineated to assist educators in determining whether a student has a
disability or due to the fact that the child is an English language learner.
2. What Every Administrator Should Know about Separating Differences & Disabilities
(http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/elme/schadmins-2014.pdf ) In this
PowerPoint presentation, Dr. Catherine Collier discusses basics for decision framing (i.e.,
current statistics, current laws, &current programs), asking the right questions for
decision making, as well as how to build and sustain a foundation for learning, establish
and support resiliency, differentiate instruction and intervention, and more.
Specific Learning Disability
1.   Guidance for the Identification of Specific Learning Disability
(http://www.pps.k12.or.us/files/special-education/PSW_Feb_2013_Guide.pdf )
Provides a process for determining eligibility using a pattern of strengths and
weaknesses. Portland Public Schools.
2.   Identifying Learning Disabilities in the Context of Response to Intervention: A
Hybrid Model (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/ld/identifyingld )
Reviews the historical definitions of LD and articulates the scientific basis for the
changes to provide some insight into how the changes affect the accuracy and utility of
diagnostic decision making. By Jack M. Fletcher, University of Houston.
3.   Understanding the Modern Menu of Public Education Services for Struggling
Learners-RtI Programs, Section 504, and Special
Education (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/ld/understanding-the-modern-menu-ofpublic-education-services-for-struggling-learners-rti-programs-section-504-and-specialeducation ) Reviews dividing lines between local RtI policies, Section 504, and special
education programs under IDEA and examines the similarities and differences between
services provided. By Jose L. Martín, Attorney at Law, Austin, Texas. (2007) RTI Action
Network.
4.   Response to Intervention and IDEA - LD Identification in the RtI Instruction
Model (http://www.rtinetwork.org/professional/rti-talks/transcript ) Provides transcript
of question and answer sessions between experts and public about legislative
requirements and accurate and timely LD identification. (2008) National Center for
Learning Disabilities.
5.   Response to Reynolds and Shaywitz: Let’s Not Go Back to the Good Old Days
before RtI (http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/ld/response-to-reynolds-and-shaywitz )
Provides a response to a concern that RTI is a "fad” that lacks sufficient research support
or implementation guidance from federal, state, or local agencies. By Louisa Moats,
Stevan Sukic, and Robert Pasternak. RTI Action Network.
6.   Response to Intervention and the Disproportionate Representation of Culturally
and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education
(http://www.rtinetwork.org/learn/diversity/disproportionaterepresentation ) Reviews
background on disproportionate representation of culturally and linguistically diverse
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students in special education programs and discusses how RtI might be able to address
it. By John L. Hosp. RTI Action Network.
7.   Response to Intervention and SLD Identification
(http://www.rti4success.org/video/rti-and-learning-disability-ld-identification-part-iregulatory-requirements ) and (http://www.rti4success.org/video/rti-and-learningdisability-ld-identification-part-ii-osep-policy-letters ) Provides an overview of RTI and
how it can be used for the determination of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD). By Lou
Danielson, Daryl Mellard, and Doug Fuchs. PowerPoint and PDF (2007) National Center
on Response to Intervention.
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Adapted from California Department of Education’s Resources by Ten Core Components.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/ri/rtiresources.asp
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