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Summary: Response To Intervention

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Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tiered approach to identify and accommodate students with behavioral and learning needs; however, are these approaches providing the best opportunities for success for our students. In this peer reviewed article entitled “Effectiveness of a 10-Week Teir-1 Response to Intervention in Improving Fine Motor and Visual-Motor skills in General Education Kindergarten Students” explores the effects of an RTI developed in collaboration with classroom teachers to enhance fine motor in visual-motor skills of general education kindergarten students. (Ohl, M., Graze, H., Weber, K., Kenny, S., Salvatore, C., & Wagreich, S., 2013) The author’s research is comprised of 113 elementary students of six different elementary schools who were randomly selected into various control …show more content…

Designed to be an early identification approach, the successes of this approach may be limited to teacher training and knowledge to effectively implement RTI. Providing and designing approaches to enhance student learning is significant, therefore, targeting student strengths and weaknesses promotes the ability to create and design successful interventions. Furthermore being proactive to students needs instead of waiting until the student fails will build a foundation paves the road that lead to a successful educational outcomes. Although the students in this research and receive the RTI showed improvements, there was no significant data to indicate substantial motor and visuals skills gained. In addition, this study highlighted the significance of occupational therapy practitioners, short term interventions, and collaboration provided the teachers with the tools needed to enhance the students’ ability without occupational therapist present. Ohl et al.

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