RTI is a comprehensive assessment and intervention process that uses learning rate over time and level of performance to inform educational decisions while core instruction, with differentiation, is occurring. RTI provides a framework by which students are provided high-quality instruction and interventions matched to their individual instructional needs in order to ensure academic growth.

Through a team-based approach, multiple sources of data are used to develop prevention based efforts and respond to student needs using evidence-based interventions. Efforts are evaluated through progress monitoring and summative assessments.