In the USA, there is a strong drive to better support the families of students with special needs, including learning disabilities.

Response to Intervention (RTI) refers to a process that emphasises how well students respond to changes in instruction, monitoring and measuring their progress in response to interventions.

The National Center for Learning Disabilities hosts online talks in which experts address various educational topics, including one late last year by Amy L. Reschly from the University of Georgia answering questions about creating positive, engaged relationships that center around supporting student learning, sharing of data and decision making, interventions, and collaborative problem-solving.

Dr. Reschly offered suggestions for numerous ways schools and families may work together within a multi-tiered model. Transcripts of the questions and answers make fascinating reading.

Read more at http://www.ncldtalks.org/content/interview/detail/2835/