• Give a personal cue to begin work
  
• Give work in smaller units
  
• Provide immediate reinforcers and feedback
  
• Make sure the appropriate books and materials are open to the correct pages
  
• Introduce the assignment in sequential steps
  
• Check for student understanding of instructions
  
• Check on progress often in the first few minutes of work
  
• Provide time suggestions for each task
  
• Provide a checklist for long detailed tasks
  
• Other

Reference:

Interventions for Prereferral taken from "Making Modifications in the Classroom: A Collection of Checklists," Arlington County Public Schools, Arlington, Virginia.