What does RTI stand for in educational practice?

• A. Response to Inclusion.
• B. Response to Intervention.
• C. Resulting to Intelligence.
• D. Reading Threshold Initiative.

Answer: (B)

In education, RTI stands for Response to Intervention, a data-driven, multi-tier approach to supporting students who struggle academically or behaviorally. The idea is to provide high-quality instruction to all students (Tier 1) and use regular progress monitoring and screenings to identify those who aren’t making adequate progress. For students who need extra help, targeted small-group interventions (Tier 2) are offered, and if necessary, more intensive, individualized support (Tier 3) is provided. Decisions about moving a student between tiers are based on progress data rather than a single test score, ensuring instruction is responsive to each child’s needs. Universal screening helps catch issues early, and ongoing progress monitoring shows whether the adaptations are helping. If a student does not respond to evidence-based interventions across the higher tiers, that information can lead to an evaluation for special education, but RTI itself is about early identification and responsive instruction, not labeling.

Other terms listed aren’t established in educational practice. They don’t describe the systematic, data-based framework that RTI represents.