RTI in Pre-Kindergarten
 Articles and resources in this section provide information on key components of Response to Intervention (RTI) frameworks in preschool settings, how they relate to RTI in K-12 settings, examples of early models in the field, as well as resources for planning for implementation and policy recommendations.
In the report, Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying Response to Intervention in Preschool Settings, the authors, Mary Ruth Coleman, Ph.D., and Tracey West, Ph.D., from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Froma Roth, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland, College Park, provide early childhood experts, policy makers, advocates, and others an explanation of how the essential components of RTI — universal screening and progress-monitoring with research-based, tiered interventions — can be applied in preschool settings.
Be sure to download the introduction and the "Fidelity of Implementation Program Level Rubric" referenced in the Roadmap.
Developing Socially Competent and Emotionally Resilient Young Children Through a Pre-K RTI Framework
The Early Childhood Education Program coordinators at Prairie Children School in Aurora, Illinois explain how to develop socially competent and emotionally resilient young children through a Pre-K RTI framework. Highlighting Prairie Children School’s universal practices, the authors provide an overview of the process for developing, implementing, and sustaining these EC practices in order to help young learners acquire social and emotional developmental milestones and prepare for successful engagement with formal schooling experiences.
Read "Developing Socially Competent and Emotionally Resilient Young Children Through a Pre-K RTI Framework" »
Webinar
Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings
Mary Ruth Coleman, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Froma Roth, Ph.D., University of Maryland
In this webinar, Drs. Coleman and Roth explored NCLD's new publication, Roadmap to Pre-K RTI: Applying RTI to Preschool Settings, to help early childhood experts, policy makers, advocates and others gain a basic understanding of the essential components of RTI and begin to develop and plan their own RTI implementation plan.The archived webinar is no longer available, but you can download the Roadmap Webinar PowerPoint Handout.
Additional Resources
Recognition & Response
Visit the Recognition and Response (R&R) Web site to learn about a model based on the principles of RTI, but adapted for younger children in pre-K settings.
Early Childhood 2010 Meeting Handouts
On August 3, 2010, the RTI Action Network presented a session titled "Response to Intervention (RTI) in Early Childhood" at the Early Childhood 2010 Meeting in Washington, DC, which was convened jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The session addressed the essential components, benefits, and challenges unique to implementing RTI in early childhood programs, with consideration of both policy and practice. In addition, presenters described two informational Web sites—Recognition & Response and the Center for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood—that provide some guidance for local programs interested in RTI.
The following materials and resources presented at the session are now available to download:
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