Response To Intervention

Watch
the …is meant to
video differentiate between
here. the student having
trouble learning and
the student with a
disability.

An intervention plan may

include:

• Areas of concern and

screening results
• Information about specific
interventions
• Names and roles of
the people on the RTI
team
• How often and for how
long an intervention will
take place
• Information about how you
can help at home
• Criteria the school uses to
decide if an intervention is
successful
• Information about how the
school monitors your
child’s progress.
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To assure all children (with
disabilities) receive a free and
appropriate public education
(FAPE)
It is a legal mandated document that provides resources & services to address a
plan set forth by education team to meet needs of students.
It must include
present levels of
performance.
It must include
special factors.
3 Main Purposes:
To protect the rights of children To assist the states in providing
with disabilities for the effective education of
all children with disabilities.
The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) is the federal
education law that guides the education
of children diagnosed with a disability.
It ensures a free appropriate public
education to children with disabilities
that affect their learning.
It must include
services provided.
It must include
annual educational
goals.
By Lawrence Siegel Attorney
A great source on how to advocate for your
special needs child when developing an IEP
for them.
 Special education is defined as
“…specially designed instruction…to
meet the unique needs of a child.”
“Specially designed instruction” means
“…adapting content, methodology, or
delivery of instruction” to meet the
unique needs of the child and ensure
access to the general curriculum.”

Special Education is provided as written on the

student’s Individualized Education Program.
The purpose of special education
is to prevent, eliminate or An IEP (Individualized Education Program) is a
overcome obstacles that might
legally binding document that specializes a
keep a child from learning and
from full active participation in student’s education developed based on a
school and society. student’s PLAAFP and outlining how, when,
where, and for how long the students’
educational needs will be met.

This is a great
video on
everything you * Minutes child will spend with the special education instruction.
need to know * Goals & WHO is responsible.
about special
* Related services required to meet goals
education.
Watch it here. * Accommodations

* Statement of why the student cannot be with non-disabled peers to learn.