Response to Intervention: Essential Components
Response to Intervention: Essential Components - Fidelity of Implementation
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Response to Intervention: Essential Components
Universal Screening
Multi-tiered Interventions / Continuum of Support
Progress Monitoring
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Fidelity of Implementation

Fidelity of implementation (implementation integrity) is the degree to which something is implemented as designed, intended and planned.  In terms of classroom instruction, implementation integrity refers to the delivery of instruction in the way that it was designed to be delivered.

Fidelity of implementation also addresses the integrity with which screening and progress monitoring procedures are completed, as well as the manner in which an explicit decision-making model is followed.

                          
NASDSE. (2005). Response to Intervention: Policy Considerations and Implementation. Alexandria, VA.

NRCLD.(2006). Integrating RtI Within the SLD Determination Process. National SEA Conference on SLD Determination, Kansas City, KS.

   

SERC Library Holdings on Fidelity of Implementation

McCook, John E. and Joseph C. Witt (Eds.).  2006.  Getting Ready for RtI: Staf Training on Key Principles and Implementation Issues.  LRP Publications, West Palm Beach, FL: 28 min. DVD.

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) Satellite Conference Series.  2002.  Achieving Student Results Through Collaboration.  NASDSE, Alexandria, VA: 1 video, handouts.