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Early Intervening/Pre-referral |
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Early
Intervening Services (EIS)
Under IDEA
2004, districts can develop “early intervening services” for students in
grades K-12. These services are provided for students who have not been
identified as needing special education but who require academic or behavioral
support to succeed in general education classes. The emphasis for these
services is for students in K-3.
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Occupational Therapy Role in Early Intervening/Pre-referral |
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The
school-based occupational therapist can play an important role in the
instructional support/pre-referral/early intervening process. The purpose of
this process is to provide students with the supports necessary to meet their
needs within the general education setting prior to initiating the IEP/SPED
process.
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Response to Intervention |
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Response to Intervention
(RtI)
The
IDEA 2004 regulations incorporate requirements regarding identifying children
with specific learning disabilities (SLD) and early intervening services (EIS).
With regard to identifying children with SLD, the regulations:
(1) allow a
school district to consider a student’s response to scientific, research-based
intervention as part of the SLD determination process;
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Special Education Process 
