Recognition and Response

This document describes what is known about an early intervening system that is being developed for prekindergartners (aged 3–5 years) called Recognition and Response and offers guidelines for future research and policy. The document includes the following topics: (1) the origins of Recognition and Response in the Response to Intervention (RTI) model that is being developed for school-age children; (2) major trends in the early childhood field that serve as a context and an impetus for implementing Recognition and Response prior to kindergarten; (3) the evidence base for using a Recognition and Response system prior to kindergarten, focusing on the empirical evidence of RTI, as well as the early childhood field’s collective wisdom and values; (4) a conceptual framework for the Recognition and Response system; and (5) recommendations for the early childhood field regarding the need for further development and evaluation of the Recognition and Response system.