Specific Learning Disability

Item 37.  RTI is used for SLD Eligibility

Recommendations

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If... Process for identifying students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) using RTI needs improvement:

Recommendations

1.  Conduct file review with a team – use checklist and determine what sections of the process are problematic (see below)

2.  Look at OARS four components

  • low skills
  • slow progress: powerpoints, handouts, ROI calculation worksheet
  • instructional need
  • exclusionary factors: EL resources (ELPA, tables, powerpoint)

Resources

(b.) Slow progress:

  • powerpoints
  • handouts
  • ROI calculation worksheet

(d.) EL resources

  • ELPA
  • tables
  • powerpoint

If...RTI is not currently used for Specific Learning Disability (SLD) identification:

Recommendations

1.     Complete the barriers activity (from ORTIi SLD training).  Identify barriers and then develop an action plan (a. Exploration, b. Infrastructure, c. implementation)

Resources

(a) Exploration:

  • Powerpoint "Why RTI for SLD"
  • ch. 1-2 in Book "The RTI Approach to Evaluation Learning Disabilities"  by Amanda Van Der Heyden

(b.) Infrastructure: 

  • ch. 3-4 in Book "The RTI Approach to Evaluation Learning Disabilities"  by Amanda Van Der Heyden
  • slides about myths (ie: not need 80% at benchmark, slide that shows core and interventions considered together)

(c) Implementation:

  • Book "The RTI Approach to Evaluation Learning Disabilities"  by Amanda Van Der Heyden

(c) Implementation: 

  • RTI for SLD Checklist