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Discrepancy Model to RtI: Gauging Teacher Preparedness for This Shift in Specific Learning Disability Classification
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Joseph A. Hogan – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2025
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) allows alternate pathways for school districts to identify and classify students with a specific learning disability (SLD). Response to Intervention (RtI) is one of the frameworks schools can use when eliminating the use of the discrepancy model. The premise of RtI posits that…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Students with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Classification
Implementation of RtI as a Part of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: What Teachers, Administrators, and Teacher Educators Need to Know
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Susan Polirstok; Joseph A. Hogan – Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 2024
Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is an outgrowth of Response to Intervention (RtI). The various systems of support for students and school communities provided through these programs are integral to modern education and embedded in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004. While there are many benefits to…
Descriptors: Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Response to Intervention, Program Implementation, Educational Legislation
Response to Intervention (RTI) and Changes in Special Education Categorization
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Raben, Kasandra; Brogan, Justin; Dunham, Mardis; Bloomdahl, Susana Contreras – Exceptionality Education International, 2019
Response to intervention (RTI) is used as a prerequisite to referring children for special education eligibility for learning disabilities (LD). RTI provides schools with a framework for helping students with learning challenges. In the United States, while the number of students receiving services through RTI has remained consistent, the overall…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Eligibility, Special Education, Referral
High-Stakes Accountability and Teacher Efficacy, Professional Development, Instructional Practices, and Disability Classification Rates
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Murphy-Jessen, Erica – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of new Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) legislation on professional development, instructional practices, differentiated professional development and teacher efficacy. Additionally, teacher perceptions regarding the impact of APPR standards and Response to Intervention (RTI) on the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development