Parent Involvement in Response to Intervention
Posted by Beth DuBose on Dec 16, 2008
The National Center on Learning Disabilities developed a brief on what parents should expect with the Response to Intervention process and provides tips for parents. They provide information to parents on what RTI is and what to expect when attending a RTI meeting or receiving information from the school on RTI.
Questions are provided for parents on what they should ask of the school about their RTI process including:
- What are the provisions for including parents in the school planning process?
- What are the provisions for ensuring that parents are involved in all phases of planning the RTI interventions for their child?
- How much time must be spent in each tier to determine whether the intervention is working?
- What kinds of written materials will parents receive informing them they have the right to ask for a special education evaluation at any time?
They also provide standards that a school should be judged on of their level of parent involvement in RTI.
A video by Vicki Peterman on what is the role of the parent in the RTI process is also available.
This resource would be useful to parents who are looking for information about a tiered service-delivery model of RTI.