Responsiveness to Intervention (RtI) is recommended both as an essential step before identifying learning disabilities (LD) and as a mechanism for preventing learning difficulties. The use of evidence-based multi-tiered interventions is of critical importance when implementing RtI. This article presents the results of a study that examined the…

This article provides the author's historical account of the chronological developments and milestones for learning disabilities (LD) in the context of the courts, legislatures, and Congress. Three decades later it is helpful to examine the status of the education of students with LD from a policy perspective in the context of the historical…