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Download full textNational Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) was funded in late 2001 by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to help address the complex nature of the issues and diversity of discussion surrounding specific learning disabilities (SLD). NRCLD's purpose was to continue the research on critical issues raised in white…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Progress Monitoring, Special Education
Mellard, Daryl F.; McKnight, Melinda A. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
This paper presents a screening tool for well-described responsiveness-to-intervention models and comparison models.
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Response to Intervention, Models, Disability Identification
National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (P.L.108-446) (IDEA 2004) was signed into law on December 3, 2004, by President George W. Bush. IDEA 2004 includes provisions that could lead to significant changes in the way in which students with SLD are identified. In principle, responsiveness to intervention…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Academic Failure, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention
Tollefson, Julie M.; Mellard, Daryl F.; McKnight, Melinda A. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
The 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (P.L. 108-446) (IDEA 2004) has brought the issue of specific learning disabilities (SLD) identification procedures and criteria to the forefront. Calls for reform are not new and are based on decades of various policy, implementation, and research agendas. The…
Descriptors: Identification, Learning Disabilities, Early Intervention, Response to Intervention
Fuchs, Lynn S. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) has completed two large studies to look at how responsiveness to intervention (RTI) works at the first-grade level for preventing and identifying specific learning disabilities (SLD) in reading and math. The purpose of this report is to help professionals and parents understand what RTI…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Reading, Reading Material Selection
Tollefson, Julie M. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2006
In September 2005, the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) sponsored an invitation-only forum to look closely at applying responsiveness to intervention (RTI) to specific learning disabilities (SLD) determination decisions. Thus far, research and school-based practices have perceived RTI as a prevention model focused on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention, Researchers
Mellard, Daryl F.; McKnight, Melinda A.; Deshler, Donald D. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
Many schools are beginning to use Response to Intervention (RTI) in the classroom, and educators have found that it has made a difference for many students. The purpose of RTI is to identify those children who are struggling in school and to ensure that each of those children receive just the right instruction or intervention to be successful.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Response to Intervention, Elementary Education
National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
Responsiveness to intervention (RTI) is addressed through federal law and refers to a tiered approach to instruction. Students who do not make adequate academic progress and who are at risk for reading and other learning disabilities receive increasingly intensive instructional services. This brief was developed to help you understand…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Response to Intervention
National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2006
A significant commitment of the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) has been to work with school sites that are implementing responsiveness to intervention (RTI) models. The work with these schools began in November 2002 after the U.S. Department of Education requested that NRCLD identify, describe, and evaluate the…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Instruction, Resource Centers, Principals
National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
One of the hallmark changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004), which was signed into law in December 2004, allows for the use of special education funds (Part B) for at-risk students. These are students who may need additional academic or behavioral support but who do not qualify for special…
Descriptors: Disabilities, At Risk Students, Special Education, Response to Intervention
Helping Educators Discuss Responsiveness to Intervention with Parents and Students. Q&A. Winter 2007
Fuchs, Lynn S.; Mellard, Daryl F. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
Responsiveness to intervention (RTI) is proposed as a valuable construct for schools because of its potential utility in providing appropriate learning experiences for all students as well as the early identification of students as being at risk for academic failure. RTI can be conceptualized as providing a framework for systemic reform directed…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Learning Disabilities, At Risk Students, Response to Intervention
Starrett, Barbara E.; de Boer, Sonja R.; Tollefson, Julie M. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (IDEA 1997) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) define specific learning disabilities in a similar manner. "The term "specific learning disability" means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Learning Disabilities, Brain, Emotional Disturbances
National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2006
A major commitment of the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD) has been to work with school sites that are implementing RTI. The work with these schools began in November 2002 after the U.S. Department of Education requested that NRCLD identify, describe, and evaluate the implementation of responsiveness to intervention (RTI)…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Reading Instruction, Response to Intervention, Parent Participation
