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Björn, Piia M.; Aro, Mikko T.; Koponen, Tuire K.; Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas H. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2016
Response to intervention (RTI) can be considered an everyday practice in many parts of the United States, whereas, in Finland, only recently has a new framework for support in learning taken shape. Choosing Finland as the comparative partner for this policy paper is justified as its educational system has been widely referenced on the basis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Response to Intervention, Special Education, International Assessment
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Gilbert, Jennifer K.; Compton, Donald L.; Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2012
Response-to-intervention (RTI) models incorporate a screening process to identify students who appear to be at risk for learning disabilities (LDs). The purpose of this position article is to incorporate what is known about screening into a flexible, yet comprehensive screening system to help school psychologists and other school administrators in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Screening Tests, Response to Intervention, Reading Difficulties
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Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Reading Teacher, 2009
Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI) is widely understood as representing a multilevel framework that integrates assessment and instruction to provide strong early intervention and valid methods of disability identification. There are currently many approaches to RTI, which are creating confusion among educators as they try to conceptualize,…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Reading Consultants, Prevention, School Psychologists
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Vaughn, Sharon; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2006
We respond to the comments of Batsche, Kavale, and Kovaleski (this issue), on Response To Intervention (RTI) and learning disabilities. Historically, discrepancy between IQ and achievement has been used by many as a criterion for identification of learning disabilities. Recently, RTI is considered as a practice for identifying consistent and…
Descriptors: Responses, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Disability Identification
Fuchs, Lynn S.; Mellard, Daryl F. – National Research Center on Learning Disabilities, 2007
Responsiveness to intervention (RTI) is proposed as a valuable construct for schools because of its potential utility in providing appropriate learning experiences for all students as well as the early identification of students as being at risk for academic failure. RTI can be conceptualized as providing a framework for systemic reform directed…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Learning Disabilities, At Risk Students, Response to Intervention
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Hosp, Michelle K.; Hamlett, Carol L. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2003
This article describes recent efforts to develop a reading diagnostic analysis to be used in conjunction with curriculum-based measurement for informing teachers how to refocus their instruction to address individual needs. A detailed example with data charts and student reports shows application in one second grade class. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities
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Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2006
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed into law the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004). The revised law is different from the previous version in at least one important respect. Whereas practitioners were previously encouraged to use IQ-achievement discrepancy to identify children with learning disabilities…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Quotient, Legislation