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Response to Intervention (RTI) & PBIS

What is Response to Intervention (RTI)?

Response to Intervention or RTI grew from efforts to improve identification practices in special education. Simply put, it is a process of systematically documenting the performance of students as evidence of the need for additional services after making changes in classroom instruction. RTI promises to change the way schools support students with learning and behavior problems by systematically delivering a range of interventions based on demonstrated levels of need.


       Response to Intervention (RTI) is defined as “the practice of providing high-quality instruction and interventions matched to student need, monitoring progress frequently to make decisions about changes in instruction or goals, and applying child response data to important educational decisions” (Batsche et al., 2005). Based on a problem-solving model, the RTI approach considers environmental factors as they might apply to an individual student’s difficulty, and provides services/intervention as soon as the student demonstrates a need. Focused primarily on addressing academic problems, RTI has emerged as the new way to think about both disability identification and early intervention assistance for the “most vulnerable, academically unresponsive children” in schools and school districts (Fuchs & Deshler, 2007, p. 131, emphasis added).
       Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is based on a problem-solving model and aims to prevent inappropriate behavior through teaching and reinforcing appropriate behaviors (OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports, 2007). Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is a process that is consistent with the core principles of RTI. Similar to RTI, PBS offers a range of interventions that are systematically applied to students based on their demonstrated level of need, and addresses the role of the environment as it applies to development and improvement of behavior problems.
       Both RTI and PBS are grounded in differentiated instruction. Each approach delimits critical factors and components to be in place at the universal (Tier 1), targeted group (Tier 2), and individual (Tier 3) levels. Our goal is to describe the shared (identified in bold) characteristics of these approaches as a basis for highlighting how best to meet the needs of children experiencing academic and social difficulties in school.

<The combination of RTI and PBS provides effective instructional strategies for both academic and behavior systems>

Implementation Features
Grounded in the same principles as Positive Behavior Support (PBS), the core features of RTI include:

  • Expectations for high quality, research-based instruction in general education classrooms.
  • Universal, classroom-based screening to identify need for additional support.
  • Collaborative, team-based approach to development, implementation, and evaluation of alternative interventions.
  • Increasingly intense, multi-tiered application of an array of high-quality, evidence-based instruction matched to individual needs.
  • Continuous monitoring of progress to determine impact of interventions.
  • Expectations for parent involvement throughout the process.


Additional Resources
National Center on Response to Intervention [http://www.rti4success.org/]
National Association of State Directors of Special Education [http://www.nasdse.org/]
International Reading Association [http://www.reading.org/resources/issues/focus_rti_library.html]
RTI Action Network [http://www.rtinetwork.org/]
National Center for Learning Disabilities [http://www.ncld.org/content/view/1002/389/]
Wrightslaw [http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/rti.index.htm]

Related Tools
http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/resources_targetedgroup.asp
http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/resources_indstudents.asp

Case Examples
http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/resources_targetedgroup.asp
http://flpbs.fmhi.usf.edu/resources_indstudents.asp


Beyond Classroom Management: School-based Mental Health & Positive Behavior Support (Inside Schoolhouse Door Conference)

The presentation focused on critical features of classroom management. It includes general overview of SW-PBS including classroom and individual support system, application of continuum of instructional and PBS, and RTI model approaches.

Creating School Environments to Prevent Problem Behaviour and Support Students At-Risk and Those with Disabilities through School-wide Positive Behaviour Support (Australian Association for Special Education)

The presentation describes all levels of SWPBS implementation strategies and RtI logic application for student success (for academic and behavior). Essential elements and practical resources of SWPBS are presented with data.

Evolution of RtI & SWPBS (CO PBIS- administrators breakfast meeting)

The presentation describes 1) general description of RtI, 2) overview of SWPBS and the relationship between RtI & SWPBS, and 3) outcome data of SWPBS.

Extending RTI to School-wide Behavior Support (Missouri PBS Conference)

Response to Intervention translates well into School-wide.

IL PBIS 2008: Leadership (IL Coodinator's Networking Meeting-Rosemont, IL)

The presentation provides overview of SW-PBS implementation with data. It focuses on: 1) effective behavioral interventions, 2) academic & social behavior outcomes, 3) RtI application, and 4) SWIS summary 07-08.

Increasing Social and Academic Success: Positive Behavior Support meets Response to Intervention (Region XI, Ft. Worth Texas)

The slides show essential features of SWPBS and RtI. The content includes SWPBS overview, implementation examples, prevention & supports for identified and as-risk students, Maryland PBS case examples, small group intervention, individual support, and Rtl.

Linking Behavior Support and Literacy Support (Orange County training)

The presentation is about logic that links behavior support and academic supports and summary of recent research.

PBS Systems Approach: RtI Cubed, Squared, and Quartered (Orange County Coaches Training)

 Six Basic Recommendations for Implementing PBIS.

Reaching All Students: Implications of an RtI Approach (OSEP Project Directors Meeting-08)

The presentation describes Responsiveness-to-Intervention (RtI) and its relationship with SWPBS. It especially focuses on: 1) personnel preparation context & implementation, 2) critical features & developmental influences, and 3) SWPBS example and outcomes.

Reaching All Students: RtI & SWPBS (IL SASED February Institute - Lombard, IL)

The presentation describes how RtI logic relates to positive behavioral interventions & supports for EVERYONE in school. The content includes RtI context, SWPBS basics, secondary/tertiary tier systems, and examples of PBS implementation.

RtI & SWPBS (CT Phi Delta Kappan Meeting)

The presentation shows critical features of RtI and SWPBS through prevention logic, school-wide system for student success, and continuum of support for all students. RtI application examples and outcome data are included.

RtI Model of Continuum of Support: Kansas-Illinois Tertiary Demo Center (Chicago Forum-07)

General overreview of K-I tertiary demo project using RtI model and current implementation status.

RTI: Reasons, Practices, Systems, & Considerations (RTI Summit)

The presentation describes the link between SWPBS system and RtI logic, prevention logic, and RtI system and consideration.

School-wide Discipline and Positive Behavior Support (Administrative Class-University of Oregon)

The class session includes: 1) defining SWPBS, 2) core features of SWPBS, 3) examples and outcomes, 4) evaluation of SWPBS, 5) targeted interventions, 6) check-in/check-out, 7) bully-proofing in SWPBS, 8) SWPBS and RtI.

School-wide Positive Behavior Support: Discipline & Beyond (Virginia Effective SW Discpline: Implementer's Forum-Charlottesville, VA)

The presentation describes rationale, features, outcomes of SWPBS (PBIS), & connection between RtI and School-wide Positive Behavior Support. It especially focuses on: 1) prevention, 2) continuum of evidence-based practices, 3) academic-behavior link, and 4) systems capacity.

School-wide Positive Behavior Supports (Western NSW PBS)

The presentation describes all levels of SWPBS implementation strategies. Essential elements and practical resources of SWPBS are presented with data and case examples.

Sustaining Change: RtI & SWPBS (Orange County PBS Conference)

The presentation discusses RtI & SWPBS and sustaining effective, efficient, and relevant learning environments.

Sustaining Change:RtI & SWPBS (Maryland Association for Elementary School Principals-Ocean City, MD)

The presentation was made to provide administrators with understanding of features that define & distinguish Responsiveness-to-Intervention & School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports.

SWPBS & RTI for All (CT Developmental Disabilities Conference-Cromwell, CT)

The presentation provides brief overview of School-wide Positive Behavior Support & Response-to-Intervention for EVERYONE in school.

SW-PBS & RtI: Lessons Being Learned (New England PBS)

The presentation was made to 1) discuss "big ideas" & "lessons learned" about SWPBS & RtI, 2) define RtI & features, 3) describe SWPBS v. RtI, adn 4) show applied research examples. The content includes RtI logic, SWPBS and RtI features, application of behavior and academic system, and so on.

SWPBS: Beyond Classroom Management (St Thomas, Virgin Island)

The presentation focused on critical features of classroom management. It includes general overview of SW-PBS including classroom and individual support system, application of continuum of instructional and PBS, and RTI model approaches.

SWPBS: Readiness & Commitment (LEARN PBS Project-Old Lyme, CT)

The presentation reviews SWPBS, readiness requirements, and participation agreements. General PBS implementation process and application of RtI are addressed.

SWPBS:Leadership Team 2005-2006 Cohort Follow-up (CT PBIS Leadership training)

The presentation focused on school-wide prevention logic model for student success. It includes RTI model approaches for behavior and academic system, features of successful organizations, and implementation process.