How is RTI different from other methods of special education intervention?
Using RTI, special education is a function of RTI, not a service that’s assigned to a student based on test scores. Students who receive special education services will be those that don’t respond to other interventions, or who require a lot of resources to maintain their progress. “RTI offers the potential to tear down the barriers that have been set up between general education and special education,” says Whitmore. It’s a way to bring together the expertise and skills of regular and general education teachers to identify, clearly and accurately, those students who do indeed have a disability. What are the benefits of RTI? The primary benefit for students, according to the Council For Exceptional Children, is that they don’t have to “wait to fail” to receive support, as they did in the discrepancy model that compares achievement with IQ scores. Through the process, RTI accurately identifies students who have a disability, not just students who aren’t responding to the general curricu
