FOR-PD Literacy Blog

The IRA Commission on Response to Intervention (RTI) is interested in learning members’ experiences with RTI. Several national surveys have been conducted that reveal the experiences of special education personnel at state and district levels. Certainly the perspectives of special education personnel are important.

However, they may not reflect the fact that an RTI approach calls for general education to address the learning needs of at least 80% of students nor the evidence that difficulty with literacy is the reason for 50 to 80 percent of learning disability classifications.

To ensure that the perspectives of classroom teachers and literacy professionals are represented in the national conversation about RTI, we would like to hear from IRA’s membership about their experiences with RTI so far, good and bad, and any comments that might guide the Commission’s work. Given that IRA membership includes classroom teachers, literacy specialists, special educators, and an array of other specialists and stakeholders, the range of perspectives is likely to be much broader than other surveys to date.

To contribute your experiences, please click on the following link and complete the survey.

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229JF37HXWZ