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 F. Kovaleski of Indiana University of Pennsylvania presented this invited paper during the symposium. For links to other papers and materials, visit the main Symposium 2003 page.
The Three Tier Model for Identifying Learning Disabilities: Critical Program Features and System Issues
Joseph F. Kovaleski
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Paper presented at the Responsiveness to Intervention Symposium sponsored by the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, Kansas City, MO, December 4, 2003. Address correspondence to Joseph F. Kovaleski, 246 Stouffer Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15701, or by email at jkov@ipu.edu
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Historical Seeds of Three Tier Model
- Essential Features of Tier One
- Essential Features of Tier Two
- The Need for Leadership
- 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. |
