1.2 Explain The Role Of A Response To Intervention

A response to intervention (RTI) team should consist of people who work directly with the student, and other important decision makers. These people may include: parents of the student, the special education teacher, the general education teacher, the principal, school psychologist, RTI coordinator, reading specialist, support staff, and speech and language specialist. The parents may be helpful for providing information about the student’s background and developmental history. Parents can also gain helpful insight on their child’s progress to help them learn different skills at home. The special education teacher can consult with the general education teacher on ways to teach struggling students. Also, special education teachers can help put the RTI plan …show more content…
The general education teacher can keep records of the student’s progress. These records will inform the RTI team about how well the plan is working. In addition, they should attend meetings and keep in touch with the parents. The principal should play an important role of the RTI team as well. The principal should consult with teachers and attend RTI meetings. The principal should oversee the administrative details of the RTI plan. Also, the principal should assign staff to work with students. The school psychologist will be helpful for administering some assessments, and attending meeting. Also, the school psychologist can help to provide training to other RTI members, and create behavior intervention plans for individual students. The RTI coordinator should be responsible for scheduling meeting and keeping the parents involved. This person can also track students’ progress, and maintain RTI data. The reading specialist can also be used to keep track of the student’s progress, and inform parents of resources they can use at home to assist the their child. Helping to select reading and screening material is also an important role for the reading