Why RTI? A Closer Look at Response to Intervention: A Meta- Synthesis

Abstract

In many schools throughout our nation students are falling behind grade level. These students are often not getting the help they need until they are two or more grade levels below what is expected of their peers. Response to Intervention, or RTI, is one approach schools are using to help meet the needs of all students. Response to Intervention is a way to use data and take an individualized approach to learning and teaching. It is a process that needs support, direction, and resources to implement. This meta-synthesis of the literature on Response to Intervention investigates best practices and it also investigates how RTI can be useful in the classroom today.