ABSTRACT
Response-to-intervention is the systematic use of assessment data to allocate resources most efficiently in order to improve learning for all students. The 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act stated that a local education agency “may use a process that determines if the child responds to scientific, research-based intervention as a part of the evaluation procedures”. Special education has been controversial since it was first mandated in 1975, due in large part to debates regarding the diagnostic procedures. The problem identification step helps teams consider a variety of data to prioritize areas of concern. Problems are defined as a discrepancy between what is expected and what is occurring in a particular environment.
