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Options For Pre-Referral Interventions

The document outlines options for pre-referral interventions that must be attempted before pursuing a special education evaluation. An intervention is a planned activity to help a student improve academically, with social skills, or emotional behavior. Interventions must be individualized, measurable, evaluated in writing, and last a minimum of two weeks without running simultaneously. Academic and behavioral intervention options are provided, including pairing students with good readers, using praise and logical consequences, and modifying assignments.

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Options For Pre-Referral Interventions

The document outlines options for pre-referral interventions that must be attempted before pursuing a special education evaluation. An intervention is a planned activity to help a student improve academically, with social skills, or emotional behavior. Interventions must be individualized, measurable, evaluated in writing, and last a minimum of two weeks without running simultaneously. Academic and behavioral intervention options are provided, including pairing students with good readers, using praise and logical consequences, and modifying assignments.

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OPTIONS FOR PRE-REFERRAL INTERVENTIONS

Before pursuing an evaluation for special education placement, a minimum of two interventions related to the
primary concern must be attempted. An intervention is a planned activity specifically intended to assist the
student with the process of improving his/her academic achievement, social skills, and/or emotional behavior.
The activities must be measurable and the results must be evaluated and documented in writing. Interventions
should be individualized for the learner, last a minimum of two weeks and cannot run simultaneously. Concerns
regarding the student MUST be discussed with the parent prior to referrals to special education.

A list of academic and behavioral intervention options is located below. This is not an exhaustive list. Its
purpose is to provide a source of prompts and options, which may be implemented in combination with each
other.

ACADEMIC INTERVENTION OPTIONS BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION OPTIONS


 Provide classroom notes  Praise on-task students
 Pair with good reader(s)  Explanation of expectations
 Reword text in simple phrases  Specific, planned praise
 Provide essential learner outcomes  Ignore specific behaviors
 Relate everything you teach to real life experiences  Model appropriate behaviors
 Use volunteers to tutor  Specific verbal redirection
 Oral reading of work/tests  Logical consequences (very important)
 Modified daily work/tests  Change in setting
 Earning of privileges
 Student/teacher negotiated contracts
 Loss of privileges
 Paired with other students
 Token system
 Small group instruction
 Individual point chart
 Alternative curriculum  Earning individual award
 Use of manipulatives/concretes  Self-monitoring card
 Incentive awards/positive reward system  Daily home/school monitor system
 Books on tape recorder  Weekly home/school monitor system
 Test administered orally/taped  Earned visit with principal
 To insure student understood directions have student  Earned student of week award
verbally repeat the instruction  Specific behavior contract
 Color coded material for organization  Meeting with school psychologist
 Specific immediate feedback  Meeting with school social worker
 Choice of how assignment is completed –  Earning class responsibility
written/oral/other
 Stress reduction (running, time alone, relaxation,
 Model desired academic behavior(s) desensitization)
 Overtly teach study skills/habits/use of resource  Alternate instruction/material
materials
 Distractions reduced
 Self-correcting materials
 Supervised quiet time in classroom
 Games/class challenges for reinforcement of learning
 Supervised quiet time in location outside of room
 Open book tests
 Social skills training
 Graphic progress of work
 Support group assigned/networking
 Assignment completion form (log or notebook)
 Modified schedule
 Break work into smaller pieces/tasks analysis
 Counseling
 Specific/planned computerized instruction/practice  Role playing of decision making situations
 Individually paced materials  Use of agreed upon signal (eye contact, lights, touch,
 Extra visual clues-background etc.)
 Extra help before/after school  “Catch” him/her being good
 Rephrase directions
 Use of student work folders
 Use of computational aides
 Increased time to finish assignment/test
 Student check/recheck work Note: Remember, this is not an exhaustive list,
 Demonstrate practical application of skill
only a source of ideas.
 Use of a 3x5 card to cover lines above/below while
reading materials or taking tests
 Cooperative learning projects

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