Monday 8 November 2021

How Introducing RTI at an Early Age Can Help Prevent Reading Disabilities

The ways in which we help struggling students have been evolving and are now proving to be beneficial at preventing children from developing full-scale learning disabilities. Until recently, children were not given special help until fourth grade. It was thought that many children with difficulties would outgrow them. If a child was “identified” they were often placed in special classes and even received different curriculum.


Recently we have become aware of the importance of early and targeted intervention. When a teacher or other professional suspects a child is having trouble, the first step is to identify the problem. The earlier this is done, the less chance that child will develop bad learning habits that are more difficult to rectify. Some excellent tools that can be introduced early in a child’s education are RTI reading programs from Essential Skills. These programs use pretests to identify areas of student difficulty and prescribe targeted reading intervention starting at the kindergarten level. Continue Reading.


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Essential Skills Software Inc.

5614 Connecticut Ave NW #150,

Washington, DC, 20015-2604

Business Email Id:- info@essentialskills.com

Business Phone Number:- 1-800-753-3727