Response to Intervention
Policy Considerations and Implementation
The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) made
important amendments to the federal special education law
regarding the identification of students with learning
disabilities. Response to Intervention: Policy
Considerations and Implementation is an essential resource
that provides policy and implementation options for
Response to Intervention (RTI). The book grounds RTI in
law and policy predating IDEA 2004 in addition to walking
the reader through the array of implementation issues.
Table of Contents
I. Definition of Response to
Intervention (RTI)
II. RTI Foundations in Research and Policy
III. Support for RTI in Federal Law
IV. Core Principles of RTI
V. Essential Components of RTI
VI. Special Education Eligibility Determination in RTI
VII. RTI Policy Considerations
VIII. RTI Professional Development