Chapter 6
The Child Study Team and
Prereferral Strategies
Brief Summary
Chapter 6 will focus on the Child Study Team and the various pre-referral procedures used in school
systems. After reading this chapter, your students should be able to do the following:
▪ Understand the purpose of the Child Study Team
▪ Understand the purpose of pre-referral strategies
▪ Identify the most often used pre-referral strategies used in school systems These include:
Team Meeting With Teachers
Parent Interviews
Classroom Management Techniques
Help Classes
Remedial Reading or Math Services
In-School Counseling
Daily/Weekly Progress Reports
Hearing Test
Vision Test
Disciplinary Action
Medical Exam
Change of Program
Consolidation of Program
Referral to Child Protective Services
Portfolio assessment
Curriculum based assessment, authentic assessment, and performance assessment
Observation
Screening
Lecture and Discussion Outline
I. Overview Of The Child Study Team
A. Child Study Team (CST
B. School Building Level Committee (SBLC)
C. Pupil Personnel Team (PPT)
D. Pre-Referral Team (PRT)
E. Overview of Pre-referral strategies
II. Example Referral Forms to the CST
III. The Child Study Team Meeting
A. School Records
B. Prior Academic Achievement
C. Prior Test Scores
D. Group Standardized Achievement Test Results
E. Attendance Records
F. Prior Teacher Reports
G. Group IQ Test Information
H. Prior Teacher Referrals
I. Medical History in the School Nurse’s Office
J. Student Work
IV. Recommendations By The Child Study Team-Pre-Referral Strategies
A. Team Meeting With Teachers J. Daily/Weekly Progress Reports
B. Parent Interviews K. Disciplinary Action
C. Medical Exam L. Change of Program
D. Hearing Test M. Consolidation of Program
E. Vision Test N. Referral to CPS
F. Classroom Management Techniques O. Informal Assessment Techniques
G. Help Classes P. Observation
H. Remedial Reading or Math Services Q. Screening
I. In-School Counseling R. Informal Screening Tools
V. Conclusion
Essay Questions
▪ What is a Child Study Team? Discuss the purpose of having a Child Study Team in a school.
Finally, list, you do not have to explain, the possible members of a Child Study Team.
▪ School personnel can gather information for a Child Study Team Meeting from a variety of