Product Details

• Producers: Bill Tridico
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Atlas Initiative for Public Education
• DVD Release Date: August 21, 2008
• Run Time: 36 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001EO5JX4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,531 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This program addresses the fundamentals of Response to Intervention (RtI) by providing an overview of the model's terminology, its essential features, and its practical applications. Viewers will learn about the conceptual basis for RtI as an improved systemic approach to increasing learning opportunities for all students.

This presentation serves as an introduction to RtI for teachers, school administrators, and those planning on a career in the field of education. Introducing RtI incorporates original animations to illustrate RtI's essential concepts in a straightforward and approachable manner. This authoritative training resource is ideal for use in faculty in-services and in college classroom presentations & discussions.

Presented topics include:

* RtI's Origins
* The Discrepancy Model
* Universal Screenings
* Evidence-Based Instruction
* Tiered Interventions
* Ongoing Progress Monitoring
* Curriculum-Based Measurement

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended RtI Resource, August 27, 2008

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Whyavier (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introducing RtI: Presenting the Fundamentals of Response to Intervention (DVD)

As a college student, I found RtI to be overwhelming to research out of books and on the internet. This DVD covers everything with a straightforward, comprehensible presentation. The animated representations of concepts make things very easy to understand while the narration goes over the specific details. I'd recommend this for any college students preparing to become teachers. It will give them a good basic understanding of RtI BEFORE they enter the workplace.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative, November 13, 2008

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Warren Mulgrew (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introducing RtI: Presenting the Fundamentals of Response to Intervention (DVD)

Very informative video, especially the sections on the "Discrepancy Model" and the processes that schools are using to identify learning disabilities. As I am not a special education teacher, I was never really familiar with the actual requirements for being assigned to a learning support environment. This video gives a concise summary of the process and then describes the advantages of using RTI instead. One of the recurring themes of the program is that kids should be educated according to their specific needs and not based on arbitrary labels. I would recommend this video for anyone who is interested in learning more about evaluation options for special education programs, especially at the elementary level. -WM

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perceptive Analysis, September 20, 2008

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J. Lobach (York, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introducing RtI: Presenting the Fundamentals of Response to Intervention (DVD)

Not only does this DVD offer a perceptive analysis of the RtI concept, but it includes animations and insightful commentary which add valuable "take-aways" to the viewer's experience. This is a "must see" presentation for any educator or counselor dealing with kids who need special help.