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Article: Response to intervention.(United States Military Section)
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- February 1, 2008
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Response to Intervention
(RTI) is a hot-button issue for parents, educators, and advocates of people with disabilities. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 has brought RTI to the forefront in the identification of children with high-incidence disabilities. The theory and practice behind RTI is how best to provide learning support to children before referral for special education services.
The difficulties with the traditional IQ-Achievement Discrepancy Model were acknowledged by both the House and Senate during the course of the reauthorization of IDEA in 1997. As a result, a local education agency (LEA) is now permitted, but not ...