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.
Sharon Vaughn of the University of Texas presented this invited paper during the symposium. For links to other papers and materials, visit the main Symposium 2003 page.
How Many Tiers Are Needed for Response to Intervention to Achieve Acceptable Prevention Outcomes?
Sharon Vaughn is the H.E. Hartfelder/Southland Regents Chair and Director of the University of Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts at the University of Texas Austin. She is the past president of the Division for Learning Disabilities within the Council for Exceptional Children, the previous co-editor of Learning Disabilities Research and Practice and the current editor in chief of Journal of Learning Disabilities.
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.