Rosemary Skeele's List: RTI Resources

This site allows students to access games related to subject areas, virtual worlds, seasonal fun, and holidays. A curriculum guide is available for teachers.

Math Activities: Computation, manipulatives, flashcards, programming, worksheets. Action-packed site for elementary and middle school students

CAST is a nonprofit research and development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning.

What you need to know about IDEA (2004) and RTI.

The IDEA Partnership is dedicated to improving outcomes for students and youth with disabilities by joing state agencies and stakeholders through shared work and learning.

The American Institutes for Research and researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of Kansas -- through funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) -- have established the National Center on Response to Intervention. The Center's mission is to provide technical assistance to states and districts and building the capacity of states to assist districts in implementing proven models for RTI/EIS. The Center's work is organized into four service areas: Knowledge production, Expert trainings, Information dissmenination, and Center evaluation.

Site provides access to a comprehensive collection of materials and resources to assist in furthering the understanding of RTI processes. Information is framed around various stakeholders: parents, teachers, administrators and policymakers.

The RTI Action Network is dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in school districts nationwide. Their goal is to help educators and families implement RTI so that each child has access to proper educational supports and strategies and that struggling students - including those with learning disabilities - are identified early and receive the necessary supports to be successful. Resources for Pre-K through high school.

"The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt), a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs, provides technical assistance and professional development to close the achievement gap between students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their peers, and reduce inappropriate referrals to special education. The project targets improvements in culturally responsive practices, early intervention, literacy, and positive behavioral supports.\n

The National Association of State Director's of Special Education site that deals specifically with Response to Intervention (RTI). This initiative began in response to a need from the entire special education community to have more information about RTI. Site links to several of the organizations position and research papers on the topic.

This site from the American Speech and Language Association gives an overview of the responsiveness to intervention (RTI) process and specifically how Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can play a number of important roles in using RTI to identify children with disabilities and provide needed instruction to struggling students in general and special education settings.

This site offers hundreds of lesson plans and ideas, thousands of links, songs and poem ideas, and many other resources that are useful for teachers of students at the elementary level.

A wealth of resources, activities, and curriculum materials to help students learn to read and write. Activities for parents and educators including literacy activities, lesson plans, handouts, certificates, and other resources to engage emerging readers and their families. Read between the "Lions".

Award Winning Online Spelling Software. SpellingTime.com is like having a private spelling tutor. The online spelling program includes daily spelling lessons and a weekly spelling quiz and spelling test. Use our spelling words or create your own spelling word lists. Spelling help is here with SpellingTime.com.

ZAC is the first web browser developed specifically for children with autism, and autism spectrum disorders such as Asperger syndrome, pervasive develpmental disorders (PDD), and PDD-NOS. This browser is designed for children- "for their enjoyment, enrichment, and freedom."

The mission of the National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury (NRCTBI) is to provide relevant, practical information for professionals, persons with brain injury, and family members. The NRCTBI is housed at Virginia Commonwealth University's Medical College of Virginia Campus. This site provides many resources including article reprints and links to many other additional resources.

Understanding children that are emotionally disturbed and children with disabilities will greatly enhance your knowlege to help them succeed academically and socially.

Social competence and emotional well-being are issues for some adults and children with learning disabilities. Being liked, feeling accepted, and having self-confidence are all related to an individual's social skills. Included in this section are the "do's and don'ts" for fostering social competence, the teacher's role in developing social skills, and many helpful articles on behavior modification, anger management, disciplining students with disabilities, and the emotional issues experienced by some individuals with LD.

This site describes what sensory processing disorder is and has links to resources for parents and teachers. There is a lot of practical advice on the site for dealing with the many manifestations of sensory processing disorder.

This site from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders describes the condition as well as symptoms and treatments as well as links to resources.