State Laws and Guidelines for Implementing RTI

Barnett D. W. VanDerHeyden A. M. Witt J. C. (2007). Achieving science-based practice through response to intervention: What it might look like in preschools. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 71, 31–54.

Batsche G. Elliott J. Graden J. L. Grimes J. Kovaleski J. F. Prasse D. Tilly W. D. (2006). Response to intervention: Policy considerations and implementation. Alexandria, VA: National Association of State Directors of Special Education.

Berkeley S. Bender W. N. Peaster L. G. Saunders L. (2009). Implementation of response to intervention: A snapshot of progress. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42, 85–95.

Cheney D. Flower A. Templeton T. (2008). Applying response to intervention metrics in the social domain for students at risk of developing emotional or behavioral disorders. The Journal of Special Education, 42, 108–126.

Commentary accompanying the IDEA regulations. 71 Fed. Reg. 46, 540–46,753 (Aug. 14, 2006).

D.K. v. Abington Sch. Dist., 54 IDELR ¶ 119 (E.D. Pa. 2010).

Elizalde-Utnick G. (2008). Using the response to intervention framework with English language learners. Communiqué, 37(3), 17–21.

Hoover J. J. Baca L. Wexler-Love E. Saenz L. (2008). National implementation of response to intervention (RTI). Retrieved from http://www.nasdse.org/Portals/0/NationalImplementationofRTI-ResearchSummary.pdf.

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act regulations. 34 C.F.R. Part 300 (2009).

Mellard D. F. Johnson E. (2008). RTI: A practitioner's guide to implementing response to intervention. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press and Alexandria, VA: National Association of Elementary School Principals.

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE). (2008). Response to intervention: Blueprints for implementation. Alexandria, VA: Author.

National Center on Response to Intervention. (2009). RTI state database. Retrieved from http://state.rti4success.org/.

National Center on Response to Intervention. (2010). Essential components of RTI — A closer look at response to intervention. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, National Center on Response to Intervention. Retrieved from http://www.rti4success.org/images/stories/pdfs/rtiessentialcomponents_051310.pdf.

National Research Center on Learning Disabilities. (2007). Core concepts of RTI. Retrieved from http://www.nrcld.org/about/research/rti/concepts.html.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. (2007). Questions and answers on response to intervention (RTI) and early intervening services (EIS), 47 IDELR ¶ 196.

Office of Special Education Programs. (2008). Memorandum to Chief State School Officers, 51 IDELR ¶ 49.

Smith S. L. Peters M. Sanders M. Witz K. (2010). Applying a response to intervention framework for noncategorical special education identification. Communiqué, 38(8), 9–11.

Spectrum K12 School Solutions. (2010). Response to intervention adoption survey 2010. Retrieved from http://www.spectrumk12.com.

Walker D. W. Daves D. (2010). Response to intervention and the courts: Litigation-based guidance. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 21, 40–46.

Zirkel P. A. (2010). The legal meaning of specific learning disability for special education eligibility. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 42(5), 62–67.

Zirkel P. A. Thomas L. B. (2010). State laws for RTI: An updated snapshot. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 42(3), 56–63.