The writer's purpose of this study is to examine the implementation and effectiveness of Response to Intervention (RTI) as they impact students’ level in reading. This paper describes the Response to Intervention model that has become a trustworthy educational practice as an alternative to traditional special education placement for students with high incidence disabilities. With the then increase in students with Learning Disabilities (LD), this alarming increase urged the U.S Department of Education to consider the possibility of including a change in the classification of LD in the next reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This possibility of change led to the Response to
The writer's purpose of this study is to examine the implementation and effectiveness of Response to Intervention (RTI) as they impact students’ level in reading. This paper describes the Response to Intervention model that has become a trustworthy educational practice as an alternative to traditional special education placement for students with high incidence disabilities. With the then increase in students with Learning Disabilities (LD), this alarming increase urged the U.S Department of Education to consider the possibility of including a change in the classification of LD in the next reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This possibility of change led to the Response to