Response to intervention integrates assessment and intervention to
maximize student achievement -- for ALL students. With RtI, educators monitor
students for poor learning outcomes and use evidence-based
interventions to foster improved achievement. Minnesota Response to Intervention Center: resources for RtI coaching, a presentation for your use in gaining school commitment to RtI, a checklist for assessing school readiness, an intervention inventory, an RtI scheduling master -- and links to measurement systems, research, reading programs, and more.
TIES: professional development offerings (individualized for schools/districts and public seminars), as well as links to Web sites and resources for data-based decision making, evidence-based curricula and instruction, and readings on RtI.
National Center for Response to Intervention: The national Center on RtI is housed at the American Institutes for Research, and together with partners at Vanderbilt University and the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning, supports the work of states and schools as they implement initiatives related to RtI. The Center provides proven and promising models for RtI to state and local educators, families, and other interested stakeholders -- nationally.
RtI Action Network: The information you need to take action, the networking you need to be successful.
Center on Instruction: your gateway to a cutting-edge collection of scientifically based
research and information on K-12 instruction in reading, math, science,
special education, and English language learning. Part of the
Comprehensive Center network, the Center on Instruction is one of five
content centers serving as resources for the 16 regional U.S.
Department of Education Comprehensive Centers. Explore the links to the
left for topic-based materials, syntheses of recent research, and
exemplars of best practices. National Center on Student Progress Monitoring: Progress monitoring is a scientifically based practice that is used to
assess students' academic performance and evaluate the effectiveness of
instruction. Progress monitoring can be implemented with individual
students or an entire class. The National Center on Student Progress Monitoring (NCSPM) has exciting: downloadable articles, PowerPoint presentations, FAQs, and links to additional resources about student progress monitoring,
Curriculum-Based Measurement, applying decision making to IEPs and
other researched based topics. All of our publications are designed to
inform and assist audiences in implementing student progress monitoring
at the classroom, building, local or state level. Reading First: Reading First is the largest and most focused early reading initiative ever undertaken in this country. This program provides states, districts, and schools with funding to implement scientifically-based reading instruction for students in grades K through 3. Authorized as part of the No Child Left Behind Act, Reading First's purpose is to ensure that every child reads at grade level or above by the end of third grade. To do this, the program focuses on what works, and supports the implementation of proven methods of early reading instruction.
Comprehensive Centers: This program supports 21 comprehensive centers to provide training and technical assistance, and professional development in reading, mathematics, and technology, particularly to schools that fail to meet their state's definition of adequate yearly progress (AYP). By statute, the U. S. Department of Education is required to establish at least one center in each of the 10 geographic regions served by the Department's regional educational laboratories.
Equity Assistance Centers: The Equity Assistance Centers (formerly Desegregation Assistance Centers) were first established in 1978. The 10 centers, funded by the U.S. Department of Education under Title IV of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, provide assistance to public schools in the areas of race, gender, and national origin to promote equal educational opportunities.
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