Response to Intervention

​Every Child, Every Opportunity, Everyone.

​At Our Lady of the Sacred Heart we strive to ensure that every student has every opportunity to fulfil their potential as a learner. To enable us to work toward this vision we use Response to Intervention (RTI). RTI is a multi-tier approach to the early identification and support of students with learning and behaviour needs. The RTI process begins with high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in the general education classroom. Struggling learners are provided with interventions at increasing levels of intensity to accelerate their rate of learning.
 

• High-quality, research-based classroom instruction. All students receive high-quality, research-based instruction in the general education classroom.
• Ongoing student assessment. Universal screening and progress monitoring provides information about a student’s learning rate and level of achievement, both individually and in comparison with the peer group. This is then used when determining which students need closer monitoring or intervention. Throughout the RTI process, student progress is monitored frequently to examine student achievement and gauge the effectiveness of the curriculum.
• Tiered instruction. A multi-tier approach is used to efficiently differentiate instruction for all students. The model incorporates increasing intensities of instruction offering specific, research-based interventions matched to student needs.
• Parent involvement. Schools implementing RTI provide parents information about their child’s progress, the instruction and interventions used, the staff who are delivering the instruction, and the academic or behavioural goals for their child.