This workshop presents procedures for using an assessment of a student's response to intervention (RTI) as part of a multidisciplinary evaluation to determine special education eligibility. The components of the IDEA requirements for the identification of specific learning disabilities will be operationalized for school psychologists and assessment teams. Workshop components will include assessment of a student's
dual discrepancy of academic level and rate of improvement, procedures for ruling out lack of instruction and other disabilities and conditions, and writing the evaluation report. Participants will assess their school district's readiness to implement RTI in terms of overall efforts for school improvement.