What is the process of identifying students who are experiencing difficulties and providing specific interventions before they fail?

• A. Intervention Mapping
• B. Response to Intervention (RTI)
• C. Progress Monitoring
• D. Formative Assessment

Answer: (B)

A proactive, data-driven approach to catch learning difficulties early and provide targeted supports before failure. This framework uses universal screening to flag students who may struggle, implements targeted interventions at increasing levels of intensity, and uses frequent progress checks to determine if the interventions are helping and what adjustments are needed. That combination is the hallmark of a Response to Intervention system.

Other options describe valuable pieces of practice—planning interventions, monitoring progress, or assessing learners during instruction—but they don’t by themselves describe the full, school-wide process of early identification plus tiered, data-driven interventions designed to prevent failure.