RTI In Classroom

In a standard classroom there are many different learning styles, and different levels of understanding, as well as many other obstacles that students have to jump through to get to the end prize. What a lot of parents and teachers don’t realize is that each child is different. Each child learns differently and will understand things differently, and yet we are still teaching children as if they are all the same and that there are no differences in the way that each of them learn. This leaves many children asking the question “am I good enough?” Leaving many children with low self-esteem about their education. We as teachers, parents, and people in general, need to stop telling children that there is only one way to learn and to “be good” and …show more content…
One thing that teachers can do is to assess a child and see if they need to use an RTI. This has been proven to be very effective for children according to a study that Maskill (2012) did with her team of researchers. In the study they found that RTI, for the elementary school that they study was observing, only offered RTI for grades 1st-3rd. They found that those students started to perform at grade level and that RTI was able to give them the help that they needed. I think that RTI is an excellent tool for teachers and students to use to help the student improve with their education. Each plan is fit to each individual child to make sure that they get the help and attention that they …show more content…
Gallagher (2016), says that when students have a strong and meaningful connection with their teacher they feel like they can explore the classroom, and use the teacher as a secure base. She goes on to say that the students will feel like they can take on any academic challenge and can work on social-emotional development. I would say that statement is pretty true, at least speaking from personal experience. When I was in high school I had some good connections with teachers and I felt like I could go and ask them questions, not just about school work, but also about life in general. If I had a question about what college should I go to I would go to some teachers and ask for their input, or if I was going through a struggle I would ask for advice. I also felt like I excelled in their class, and in classes where the connection wasn’t as strong I struggled and felt like I couldn’t do it. I would say that students really need a connection with their teachers to be able to do school and to get through