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6-STAGES-IN-THE-PRE-REFERRAL-PROCESS.pdf
1. PRESENTED BY: Juan Carlos C. Lopez
TEP 3
6 STAGES IN THE
PRE-REFERRAL
PROCESS
2. P-R PROCESS
The pre-referral process is, “a preventative
measure that can help to eliminate
inappropriate referrals to special
education.” A pre-referral can help support
and guide the general education teacher
when they have students within their
classrooms that show academic or
behavioral problems.
4. The first stage in the pre-referral process,
initial concern, begins when someone—a
teacher, parent, or member of the school
staff—starts to have concerns about a
student’s academic or behavioral
performance.
6. Information gathering can be accomplished in a number of ways
and carried out by a variety of different personnel.
For example, in some cases, the referring teacher might collect
the information. In others, the school counselor or a member of
the pre-referral team might assist in gathering information to
present to the rest of the group.
8. Once all of the relevant information has been collected, the next
stage of the pre-referral process, information sharing and team
discussion, can begin. In this stage, the team actually meets to
begin its review of the information collected to date and to start
discussing ideas and interventions—including type and intensity—
that may help the student.
10. During this part of the meeting, the members brainstorm
strategies that they believe are most likely to meet the needs
of the student. One or more strategies may be selected for
each area of concern. For example, if the pre-referral team is
meeting to discuss a concern about a student’s difficulty in
remaining seated during class work, they may generate ideas
about how to implement self-regulation strategies.
12. During the implementation and monitoring of strategies stage,
the plan is implemented and the student’s progress is
monitored. Implementation and monitoring are often the
responsibility of a classroom teacher, though others on the team
may serve as support. Data is collected during this stage and
will be used to help the team determine the effectiveness of the
intervention.
14. During the final stage, evaluation and decision making, the pre-
referral team reconvenes to review the collected data and to
determine whether the student has made progress. If yes, the team
decides whether the teacher needs to continue the intervention. If no,
the team determines whether the strategy should be continued or
modified, whether a new strategy should be tried, or whether the
student should be referred for special education.
