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.

Joseph Jenkins of the University of Washington presented this invited paper during the symposium. For links to other papers and materials, visit the main Symposium 2003 page.


Joseph Jenkins

Joseph Jenkins is professor of special education at the University of Washington. He received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota. Jenkins' primary research interests are in the areas of learning disabilities, reading assessment, and instruction.

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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.