Chapter 7: Ethical and Legal Issues in School-based Interventions

Question 1

Classroom Interventions

Answer 1

• Pre-referral interventions were found to be effective safeguards against unnecessary referral to special education and mis-classification.
• IDEIA allows states to use up to 15% of their federal special education funds to develop early intervening services. These services are for all students who require additional support to succeed in general education.
• Response-to-intervention (RTI) is used in many districts as part of early intervening services.
• RTI generally means providing effective instruction for students within general education, monitoring student progress, providing different or more intense services for those who do not demonstrate adequate progress, again monitoring progress, and, as appropriate, referring those who still do not succeed for evaluation of special education eligibility