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Federal mandates allows the use of â€Å"response to intervention (RTI)† (Bender, 2008, p. 150) documentation as a way to monitor a student’s difficulty with learning in the classroom setting. Therefore, assessments administered to students in the classroom are part of the RTI process. Every student learns differently, and understanding how a student learns can help a teacher differentiate between students who require specific methods of instruction that will enable them to learn, and students who struggle because of a possible disability (Bender, 2008). Discovering how a student responds to interventions attempted in the classroom can provide documentation of successful strategies, and offers valuable information that can help reduce the†¦show more content†¦When planning interventions in tier two, collaboration with special education personnel can be beneficial, and should be considered at this stage. Tier three involves interventions provided through sup port from the student support team of the school. It may involve recommendations for more individualized testing, development of interventions that are tailored to the student’s specific needs, and if appropriate, referral for special education testing. Tier four involves the administration of comprehensive evaluations, eligibility determination, and placement in specialized programs tailored to address the student’s disability (Georgia Department of Education, 2008). Fictional Case Study that could occur in this researchers’ system The following is a fictional scenario of how assessment can be used in the RTI process for a 7-year-old student suspected of having speech-language disorder, specifically in the area of oral language would be conducted in this researcher’s school system. Tier One A classroom teacher notices that one of her students has difficulty following verbal directions. 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