Campus Wide Resources
Campus Leadership Response to Intervention Data Management Tool (RTI-DMT)
The RTI-DMT was developed to support campus-wide implementation of response to intervention. Download the RTI-DMT as a ZIP file by clicking RTI-DMT.zip. Download it first; do not attempt to open with your browser.
Directions for using the RTI-DMT are provided in the User’s Guide to the Campus Leadership RTI-DMT. Download the User’s Guide to understand how to use and implement the Campus Leadership RTI-DMT. A printer friendly version is also available here. When printing from this version, be sure to select the black and white option on your printer.
Campus Needs Assessment Tool – Behavior
For campuses implementing response to intervention in the area of behavior, the Campus Needs Assessment Tool – Behavior is designed to help your campus identify needs and develop a plan for improving behavior outcomes. A printer-friendly version is available here.
Campus Needs Assessment Tool – Mathematics
For campuses implementing response to intervention in the area of mathematics, the Campus Needs Assessment Tool – Mathematics is designed to help your campus identify needs and develop a plan for improving mathematics outcomes. A printer-friendly version is available here.
Campus Needs Assessment Tool – Reading
This guide helps your campus identify needs and develop a plan for strengthening your reading instruction. A printer-friendly version is available here.
Instructional Decision-making Procedures: Ensuring Appropriate Instruction for Struggling Students In Grades K-3
This booklet provides campus-based administrators and educators with procedures for ensuring appropriate instruction for students struggling with reading, mathematics, and behavior, and for students who are English language learners (ELL). The procedures in this booklet can be used by educators and school teams to identify effective instructional practices and interventions to reduce referrals to special education. Administrators and educators can also use the information gathered from implementing these procedures to document how a student responded to interventions when special education eligiblity is being considered.
Action Plan Template
Use this template to develop an action plan for implementing Response to Intervention.
Action Plan Guide
Along with the “Action Plan” Template, use this guide to design a campus action plan for your campus and/or district.
Action Plan Instructions
These directions describe how to use the “Action Plan” Template to develop an Action Plan for your campus and/or district.
Response to Intervention Flowchart Presentation
To better understand the RtI implementation process outlined in the Response to Intervention Implementation Flowchart, review this presentation.
Response to Intervention Flowchart
This 3-Tier Implementation Flow Chart was designed as a visual representation of the dynamic process of implementing a 3-tier model.
Handouts to Supplement the Response to Intervention Flowchart Presentation
These presentation handouts supplement the “Response to Intervention Flowchart” Presentation.
Challenges and Opportunities
“Building RtI Capacity in Texas: Challenges and Opportunities” outlines challenges campuses face when implementing Response to Intervention. It was delivered at the 6th Annual Research in Reading Seminar in Austin, TX.
Commonly Requested Professional Development Topics
This helpful resource is an itemization of professional development requests that were made by the Spotlight 3-Tier campuses to support their implementation efforts.
A Principal from a model school in Texas shares his perspectives on RTI
In the following interviews, Gary Duncan shares valuable insights based on a five-year long experience with the Response to Intervention (RTI) framework.
Collaborative Instructional Log for students receiving intervention
National Reading First has developed this tool to manage information regarding specific intervention that is provided to a student.
Collaborative Instructional Log for students with IEPs who are receiving intervention
National Reading First has developed this tool to manage information regarding specific intervention that is provided to students with IEPs.
Ancillary Tools and Resources
Ancillary Tools and Resources to Support Implementation of Response to Intervention
Elementary 90-Minute Reading Block Template
This Elementary 90-Minute Reading Block template provides a tool for educators to use to plan reading instruction.
Response to Intervention Blueprints for Implementation: School Building Level
The National Association of State Directors of Special Education’s (NASDSE) and the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) have developed this tool for campuses to use to guide them through the process of implementing RtI at the school building level.
A Look at Tiered Interventions for High School Struggling Learners
This article was written by Helen Duffy, from the American Institute of Research.
Implementing RTI Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds
This is a presentation from the U.S. Department of Education. It apresses how funds under Title I and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) may be used to support Response to Intervention (RTI) in public schools.
Get Started with RtI
This section of the RTI Network Web site focuses on the necessary steps for developing a building-level plan for successful implementation of RtI.
Texas Project FIRST
This web site is a project of the Texas Education Agency and is dedicated to providing information and resources for parents and families of students with disabilities.
Response to Intervention and English Learners
The Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE) has developed this brief to outline how the tiered structure of RtI can be implemented as an effective technique for teaching English learners who are having difficulty making academic progress.
Implementing RTI Using Title I, Title III, and CEIS Funds: Key Issues for Decision-makers.
This presentation defines what the U.S. Department of Education means when they talk about RtI and provides specific examples of how Title I, Title III, and CEIS funds may be used to support RtI.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Using ARRA Funds Provided Through Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to Drive School Reform and Improvement
This document, produced by the U.S. Department of Education, provides suggestions on how American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds may be used to support IDEA Part B, including an RtI framework.
RtI Overview Module
This module, developed by the IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University, outlines the differences between the IQ-achievement discrepancy model and the Response-to-Intervention (RtI) approach. It also offers a brief overview of each tier in the RtI model and explains its benefits.
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making
This practice guide was released by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance at the Institute for Education Sciences. It provides a framework for using student achievement data to support instructional decision making, including how to adapt lessons or assignments in response to students’ needs, and how to alter classroom goals or objectives or modify student-grouping arrangements.
Extensive Reading Interventions in Grades K– 3: From Research to Practice
The Center on Instruction has published this brief on reading interventions for grades Kindergarten through third.
Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention (RtI) for Elementary and Middle Schools
This practice guide was developed by the What Works Clearinghouse for the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences.
Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades
This practice guide was developed by the What Works Clearinghouse for the National Center for Education.