Responsiveness-to-Intervention Symposium
December 4-5, 2003 * Kansas City, Missouri
The National Research Center on Learning Disabilities sponsored this two-day symposium focusing on responsiveness-to-intervention (RTI) issues. The speakers, discussants, and participants assembled represented the wide diversity of individuals with a vested interest in LD determination issues. Advocates, instructional staff, researchers, and state-level education officials brought their collective and considerable expertise to the discussions.
David J. Francis of the University of Houston presented this invited paper during the symposium. For links to other papers and materials, visit the main Symposium 2003 page.
Response to Intervention (RTI):
A Conceptually and Statistically Superior Alternative to Discrepancy
David J. Francis
Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics
University of Houston
Jack M. Fletcher
Developmental Pediatrics
University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center
Robin Morris
Department of Psychology
Georgia State University
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Two tests at the same time point
- One test at the same time point
- Single tests over multiple time points
- References
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The symposium was made possible by the support of the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs. Renee Bradley, Project Officer. Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U.S. Department of Education. |
