SCHOOLS CENTRAL OFFICE CONTACTS DISTRICT SERVICES NEWS+DATES ONLINE@ORS PARENTS RTI2 Home/Central Office/Teaching & Learning/Curriculum/RTI2 Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2) From the Tennessee Department of Education “Across the country, states are focused on intervening at the first signs of academic challenges—often called a Response to Intervention (RTI) method—to address deficits in student learning. In Tennessee, we have Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI²), which is Tennessee’s academic three tiered framework for teaching and learning that begins with high-quality, differentiated instruction throughout the day and emphasizes intervening with students when they first start to struggle to avoid prolonged academic difficulties.” Tier I – All students receive research-based, high quality, general education instruction. Tier II – In addition to Tier I, extra help is provided to students who fall below the 25th percentile in basic math and reading skills. Tier III – In addition to Tier I, extra help is provided to students who have not made significant progress in Tier II, are 1.5-2 grade levels behind, or are below the 10th percentile in basic math and reading skills. Tier III interventions are more explicit and more intensive than Tier II interventions. RTI2 Manual from TDOE Oak Ridge Schools 304 New York Ave Oak Ridge, TN 37830 (865) 425-9001 Translate to My Language»