Response to Intervention

Response to Intervention (RtI) is a preventive approach to improving individual outcomes through high-quality universal instruction within a multi-tiered system that connect supports matched to students' academic, social-emotional, and behavioral needs.

Key Features of Response to Intervention

• Collaborative Teaming across all educational systems (including but not limited to families, general education, special education, special services providers, and gifted education).
• A clear problem-solving model with steps and routine.
• A formal and predictable process to select and implement solutions that are culturally responsive and developmentally appropriate.
• Decision rules based on data from a variety of formal and informal assessment tools (including information gathered from the families, curriculum-based measurement, diagnostic assessment, observation, and validated screening and progress monitoring tools).
• Capacity building opportunities for staff and families to address and remove barriers to implementation (so all feel competent to implement supports and confident in the plan's ability to achieve intended outcomes).
• Consistent, meaningful collaboration with families (to build trusting relationships, encourage bidirectional communication, and gain insights that support effective solutions).

For more information

Please contact Christina Kirchhof, Colorado Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Specialist, Response to Intervention Lead
kirchhof_c@cde.state.co.us