Skip to main content
prereferral

prereferral

6.8
Happening before a formal request for special help
  • adjective
  • /ˌpriːrɪˈfɜːrəl/
  • Jargon
: pre-referencia
  • The school implemented a prereferral strategy to provide support before sending students for formal assessments.
  • prereferral interventions
  • prereferral model
  • prereferral consultation

Examples

  • The three most frequently reported prereferral interventions were instructional modification, counseling, and behavior management strategies.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Teachers volunteered for participation in a prereferral intervention project implemented in the school district.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The community program that is described in the current study followed this service delivery, prereferral model.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Performance feedback increased teacher implementation of a prereferral intervention in 3 of the 4 cases.

    Academic text (1998)
  • We have yet to see convincing data on prereferral intervention teams.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Several methods are available for increasing the likelihood that a prereferral intervention is implemented as designed.

    Academic text (1998)
  • A limited number of studies have reported on the efficacy of prereferral intervention models.

    Academic text (1993)
  • A case study of the prereferral intervention process in a local, Midwestern school district is then presented.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The regular education initiative and the emphasis on prereferral strategies will necessitate more intervention within regular classes.

    Academic text (1992)
  • A brief literature review describes the current state of prereferral intervention practices and summarizes program models and outcomes.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

to prescreening
vsprereferral
1 3.9

To check people or things to see if they meet rules before a final decision

is used earlier to try basic supports before specialist involvement

How Formal

formal
  • Formal
17 3.0
prereferral
  • Jargon
6.8
informal
100 3.1

Surface Forms

prereferral positive

Morphology

prereferral = referral (transparent) = pre + refer + al

The meaning is directly predictable as 'before referral' using the productive prefix 'pre-'.

Etymology

Prereferral joins pre- 'before' and referral, which comes from the same root as refer and means 'sending for help', so it describes something that happens before a formal referral.