RTI Online

Posted by Beth DuBose on Jan 14, 2011

During an iNACOL-hosted webinar, Spring ISD Virtual School in Houston divulged the details of their Response to Intervention, or RTI, program.

Many people argue that you can only provide appropriate intervention instruction face-to-face with students. But Spring ISD Virtual School looked at the underlying definition of RTI: RTI requires commitment from a team that includes students, counselors, learning specialists, teachers, supporting teachers, parents, and administrators and should provide assistance in areas where students need special help before they become a problem. The students enrolled in Spring ISD Virtual School receives instruction online, so interventions provided to them needed to reflect their education setting. Spring ISD Virtual School found that the most effective interventions were teacher watches and weekly counselor check-ups. They also conduct all of their RTI meetings online, providing parents and teams access to a private folder only available to individuals that have access to see that particular student’s file. As technology advances, online education can become more popular, so districts will need to discover how they can integrate their practices into a digital format.

To read the entire article, visit Education Week.