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How Does RTI Work in this School District and/or School District? In the school I am placed, RTI is referred to as a four-tier system. The process begins when a teacher or parent notices a child struggling in the general education classroom. The student may not appear to progress as others in the class do and may need additional assistance or interventions. The process begins with Tier I, which are interventions in the general education classroom. These are interventions that a teacher would do for any student who is having trouble. If a student continues to struggle with academics or behavior, the teacher may request that the student move to Tier II. There are monthly Tier II meetings with the Student Support Facilitator and all grade …show more content…

If the student is tested and there is an area that they qualify for, the student moves to Tier IV, which is special education. If they do not qualify after testing, Tier III interventions will continue. This is the process that is outlined by the district, some schools may present data differently, but the overall process is the same.
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The method used by my practicum school is similar to what we have discussed in class and is written in our textbook. Teachers are required to assess and monitor students at each level. This ensures that students have had an adequate opportunity to learn and teachers provide data regarding student progress. The way the first three tiers are separated, at my school, is similar to the way they are explained in our text. However, our text refers to an RTI system with three tiers, while my school works off of the Georgia guidelines, which includes four tiers. Both the book and my school refer to Tier I as occurring within the general education classroom. However, the book describes this as high-quality instruction that is provided to all students. In contrast to this, my school uses Tier I more like the book uses Tier II. Within this tier, students have already been described as having a lower level of achievement and a lower rate of learning. In the school’s Tier I, interventions specific to the individual student begin. Some of these interventions occur in small groups, and some are individualized. One

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