Student Intervention Flowchart by dee anna benedict

Step 1: Observation

deeannabenedict — 2025-09-05 08:37:42 UTC

After observing a student and recognizing ongoing learning difficulties in some area of learning, I will begin documenting patterns in behavior and academic performance. I will have an informal meeting with parents, but I have to approach this carefully as learning disabilities are not accepted in the culture. I will consult the student's other teachers and start collecting work samples.

Step 4 Formal Assessment

deeannabenedict — 2025-09-05 08:47:44 UTC

After having evidence that the student is likely struggling and that they might have a learning disability, there should be a formal diagnostic assessment performed on the student by the school counselor. If a learning disability is assessed there should be a formal meeting with the parents.

Step 5: Formal Meeting with Parents

deeannabenedict — 2025-09-05 12:14:50 UTC

This meeting is dreaded in school because here having a learning disability is considered shameful and many parents refuse to accept it. Often, they do not accept the referrals made to outside places that specialize in the particular learning disability and even refuse support from the school counselor. I could give parents resources such as websites and print outs to help educate them and reduce the anxiety surrounding the issue.

Step 3A: Yes, Language Issue

deeannabenedict — 2025-09-06 10:30:31 UTC

If the difficulty the student is having in the classroom stems from a language issue, then there should be a referral to the ESL department for support and notify teachers to use support in class such as word banks and pre-teach vocabulary and other strategies such as the 5-finger rule.

Step 2: Language Issue?

deeannabenedict — 2025-09-06 10:31:08 UTC

To determine whether this is a language issue, I should have the student attempt the same tasks in their native Arabic to see if the problem is actually a learning problem or a language problem. If they can do tasks in their native language, then it is unlikely that their problem is a learning disability.

Step 3B: No, Not a Language Issue

deeannabenedict — 2025-09-06 10:46:04 UTC

If the problem is found to be in all aspects of a student's learning, then I should let other teachers know that we should use intervention strategies. This support can include differentiation, scaffolding, visuals, mnemonics, extended time and chunking tasks. We should monitor the student's progress for a few weeks. If there is no improvement, then we should go to the next step.

Step 6B: Parents accept referral

deeannabenedict — 2025-09-06 11:01:05 UTC

If the parents accept the referral and allow their child to receive in school support with the counselor/special education department, then I will arrange for a meeting with them.

Step 6A: Parents refuse referral

deeannabenedict — 2025-09-06 11:03:37 UTC

If the parents refuse to accept the news that their child has been assessed and found to have a suspected learning disability, then the school and teachers must go back to using classroom intervention strategies.