Idea ProjectResponse to

intervention
MEGAN JANIS

What is IDEA?
Idea

is a law that requires schools to serve

students with disabilities.

http://www.undersood.org

What does IDEA Do?

Idea

protects the rights of students with

disabilites.

Idea

gives parents a say in their childs

education.

Idea

helps design a curriculum based on the

needs of the special needs student.

http://www.
understood

Who is Eligible for idea?

Students with..
. Autism

. ADHD

. Deaf or Blindness

. Speech Impairment

. Emotional Disturbances

. Visual Impairment

. Intellectual Disabilities

. And many other things..

. Orthopedic Impairment

http://www.u
nderstood.or

How does a student become

allowed to learn under Idea?

By getting an IEP.

http://www.u
nderstood.or

What is response to Intervention?

Response to Intervention (RTI) is an approach
that allows students with disabilities to learn at
their grade level.
.

. The goal is to make all students sucessful.

http://tea.texas.gov/Curriculum_and_Instructional_Programs/Special_Education/Programs_and_Ser
vices/Response_to_Intervention/

What Does Response to

Intervention Include

Head Start and RTI Determines if a Student is

Eligible for RTI

Behavior and RTI Provides Positive Behavior

Intervention

Coordinating Early Intervening Services provides

services to students who do not identify as using
special education.
http://tea.texas.gov/Curr
iculum_and_Instructiona
l_Programs/Special_Educ
ation/Programs_and_Ser

What Does Response to Intevention

Inlcude? (cont.)
RTI

Blueprints- Allows Administers to receive

help with planning Response to Intevention
Eduction

Learning

Disability Eligibility- Allows schools

to use RTI to diagnose children with
disabilites.

http://tea.texas.gov/Curriculum_and_Instructional_Programs/Special_Education/Programs
_and_Services/Response_to_Intervention/