Response to Intervention is part of IDEA 2004 and is a federal law; the purpose of RTI is to meet the needs of all children not to identify special needs students. RTI is a mandated early child intervention. In order to find children who need intervention you first must assesses children to understand their needs.
RTI is a multi-tiered system of teaching and caregiving practices:
• Tier 1 is universal outcomes and strategies for all children. A Tier 2 is a target outcomes and …show more content…
Reflection I believe when given time and appropriate intervention a child can make gains in areas that are deficit in or have not been exposed to. In many respects I have been an advocate of RTI by individualizing activities to meet the needs of all the children in my care. In the future I will pay closer attention to the timeline in which each student is receiving interventions and making sure my documentation is factual and evidence based.
DEC Recommended Practices
INT 4 Practitioners promote the child’s cognitive development by observing, interpreting, and responding intentionally to the child's exploration, play, and social activity by joining in and expanding on the child's focus, actions, and intent.
“Observing, interpreting, and responding intentionally to the child” this phrase is the basic characterization of Response to Intervention (RTI). It is through observation and assessment that enable teachers to interpret data to meet the needs of a child and respond accordingly. Through planning and collaboration activities can be developed to support each child’s individual