Response to Intervention (RTI) initiatives wisely underscore the unacceptability of waiting for students to fail. However, as with so many other efforts intended to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to succeed at school, this budding movement often is pursued as just another piecemeal effort. Fragmentary endeavors cannot address the complex realities confronting teachers and student support staff. Moreover, as formulated and practiced the approach often is too limited in how it frames what needs to go on to enable learning, engage students, and keep them engaged. In particular, it pays too little attention to the need to strengthen the classroom and schoolwide context in ways that enhance the effectiveness of the strategy.

To help broaden the focus through continuing education, we have just completed four professional development units that are available to any and all. The set is entitled:

Unit I: Response to Intervention:  Improving conditions for learning in the classroom

Unit III. Response to Intervention: Beyond Personalization

Unit IV: Pursuing Response to Intervention as One Strategy in a Comprehensive System of Student and Learning Supports

http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/rtiiv.pdf

You can receive future resources from

the Center at UCLA directly by sending an email to smhp@ucla.edu

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