Where do we find additional time to implement RTI?
If you have aligned curricula to Indiana standards, appropriately mapped them, and you employ research-based instructional strategies, you are implementing the first level of RTI. Regarding increased intensity of interventions and extensions, finding time to do what they need to do always challenges teachers! Careful planning and design, adequate staff and training, effective use of extended time, and a focus on equal access for students to multiple learning opportunities are essential elements of RTI. Educators should never remove students from direct/indirect instruction or guided practice in the first level to participate in an intervention or extension.
