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 K. Torgesen of Florida State University presented this invited paper during the symposium. For links to other papers and materials, visit the main Symposium 2003 page.
Operationalizing the Response to Intervention Model
to Identify Children with Learning Disabilities:
Specific Issues with Older Children
Joseph K. Torgesen
Florida State University
and the Florida Center for Reading Research
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Responsiveness to Intervention
- Third Grade and Beyond
- Application of RTI Models to Identification of Reading Disabilities in Older Students
- Conclusion
- 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. |
