A process for identifying student needs, matching research based interventions to those specific needs, and monitoring whether or not the students performance improves in response to intervention.
A method of improving instruction by identifying students who need early intervention for academics or behavior, matching interventions to the specific needs of struggling students, and documenting student response data.
 

Most academic and behavior problems are not the result of a within child deficit.
Most academic problems are the result of external factors and instruction that does not match the students strengths and needs.
Special education is not the answer for most struggling learners.
General education teachers are the staff most qualified to meet the needs of most struggling learners.
If the student does not respond to one intervention, instruction in general education is changed until the student does respond.
It includes progress monitoring, data-based decision making and fidelity monitoring.

A way to get more students into special education programs.
A way to get students into special education program earlier.
A special education pre-referral process.

Multiple tiers of increasingly intense interventions.
High quality, research based instruction.
A universal screening process.
Research-based interventions.