Kindergarten Intervention New from Mrs. Mason 
As the Kindergarten Special Education Teacher, I provide Response to Intervention (RTI), as well as, Special Education services to accommodate student learning needs. This is a flexible model in which to provide assistance to students by matching the help provided to each learner’s level of need. Within this model, teachers may adjust instruction methods in the classroom or support may be provided in a small group or individualized for students that display emerging difficulties.
If you have questions regarding your child’s academics or how they will be supported, we hope the information below is helpful. Always feel free to contact your child’s teacher or myself with any questions.
Mrs. Cathy Mason
Kindergarten Special Education Teacher
cmason@holleycsd.org

What is response to Intervention? 
RTI is a system used screen, assess, identify, plan for, and provide interventions to any student in our district. 

Does every child get the same kind of help? 
No. The type of help depends on the learning or behavior needs of that student. It also depends on how much help the student needs to be successful. Need is assessed through many sources including state test scores, reading and math benchmarks and/or teacher recommendation. To help organize interventions, RtI is divided into “Tiers”. 
Tier 1: The Universal Classroom tier serves 80%-90% of all students through good 
instruction in the general classroom. 
Tier 2: The Targeted Tier serves 10%-15% of all students. Specific instructional or behavioral support is provided in small groups either within the regular classroom or through pull-out sessions. 
Tier 3: The Intensive Tier serves 5%-7% of students who need additional support to be successful in school. 

What is RtI support? 
The RtI Team is a group of teachers and school staff who meet to help design interventions for and monitor progress of students. 

What can you do? 
 Expect your child to be successful in school 
 If your child is struggling, try to find out why 
 Talk to your child’s teacher 
 Ask to see student work or progress monitoring data ~ progress reports are sent home with report cards each marking period.