Re: What's R II?
Posted by KB on 8/15/08
Hi Michele.
Are you sure that there was not a misprint and they meant
RTI? RTI means Response to Intervention. You can find some
great resources on the internet that will explain the RTI
process. Jim Wright is a wonderful resource for RTI as
well. Google both of those terms (don't use abbreviation)
and you will be overwhelmed with fabulous resources!
Here is the definition of RTI:
In education, Response To Intervention (commonly abbreviated
RTI or RtI) is a method of academic intervention used in the
United States designed to provide early, effective
assistance to children who are having difficulty learning.
Response to intervention was also designed to function as a
data-based process of diagnosing learning disabilities. This
method can be used at the group and individual level. The
RTI method has been developed by researchers as an
alternative to identifying learning disabilities with the
ability-achievement discrepancy model, which requires
children to exhibit a severe discrepancy between their IQ
and academic achievement as measured by standardized tests.
Further, the RTI process brings more clarity to the Specific
Learning Disability (SLD) category of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004), which
has been referred to as a residual category for children
with moderate learning problems. [1]
RTI seeks to prevent academic failure through early
intervention, frequent progress measurement, and
increasingly intensive research-based instructional
interventions for children who continue to have difficulty.
Students who do not show a response to effective
interventions are likely (or, more likely than students who
respond) to have biologically-based learning disabilities
and to be in need of special education. [2]
For children with learning disabilities, RTI may assist
schools in avoiding the so-called "wait-to-fail" method by
providing intervention as soon as children exhibit
difficulty.
Good Luck!
KB
On 8/12/08, Michele Lohr wrote:
> Got a lead on a a job for second grade, but description
> includes "knowledge of R II". ("Strong knowledge and skill
> in teaching reading and writing are required along with a
> working knowledge of R II.") Plugged the term into the
> internet and came up with medical info. Couldn't find it
> on teacher sites either. Don't know if that's the whole
> term or an abbreviation; ad gives no clue. (Knowing this
> district, it's probably their first test!) Is it a reading
> method? Is it a tech term? Is it behavioral? HELP!
> WHAT IS "R II" ????????????? Any info would help. Thanks!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- What's R II?, 8/12/08, by Michele Lohr.
- Re: What's R II?, 8/12/08, by Maylee.
- Re: What's R II?, 8/15/08, by KB.
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