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The 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes a new concept regarding the identification of students with specific learning disabilities. The IDEA allows a school district to consider a student's response to scientific, research-based interventions as part of the evaluation process in determining whether a student has a specific learning disability (LD). This new approach is commonly referred to as the response-to-intervention (RTI) process. New York State has recently established regulations to conform with IDEA that not only address the use of RTI for learning disability determinations but also introduces the RTI process as a general education initiative.

This document provides an overview of the use of RTI in the identification of students with learning disabilities and as a schoolwide prevention model. Implications for local leaders will also be explored. Download complete bulletin. 256k pdf