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Using a Responsiveness to Intervention Approach for the Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities

Date:

December 4, 2025 @ 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Price:

$250

Instructor(s):

Timothy J. Runge, PhD, NCSP, BCBA

Event Type:

Virtual

Professional Learning Hours:

5

Intended Audience:

K-12 members of a multidisciplinary evaluation team, including school psychologists, directors/supervisors of special education, principals, classroom teachers, special education teachers, interventionists, speech language pathologists. We encourage participating teams to attend the workshop from the same location.

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In the United States, approximately one-third of students receiving special education services are identified with a specific learning disability (SLD), making it the most common eligibility category under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Although response to intervention (RTI) has been an allowable method for identifying SLD for more than two decades, many schools still do not fully leverage its potential. 

This workshop will guide participants through tools designed to evaluate the effectiveness of their multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), the broader framework that encompasses RTI. Educators will learn strategies to strengthen MTSS and use RTI effectively while considering the defined criteria required to make informed SLD identification decisions. The session will focus on analyzing evidence of academic underperformance and insufficient response to targeted interventions. Additionally, we will address how to rule out other contributing factors, such as lack of appropriate instruction.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  • Evaluate current strengths and gaps in their school’s MTSS framework
  • Identify and explain the four federal criteria for determining SLD eligibility
  • Define what academic performance level meets SLD identification (Criterion #1)
  • Compare different ways to measure a student’s response to intervention (Criterion #2)
  • Understand how to rule out other factors that may impact learning (Criterion #3 & #4)

Presented by

Timothy J. Runge

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