The article describes the approaches to prevention and correction of learning difficulties used in the work of school support services abroad (USA, Australia, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, etc.). The general features of the implemented models are supposed to be: multilevel support system, multidisciplinary (interdisciplinary) teams, use of an individual development (education, support) plan, etc. The features of the roles of school level specialists (teacher, school psychologist, social worker, etc.) and their interaction in the process of organizing assistance to children are also taken into consideration. We paid attention to the specific features of the implementation of approaches, problems and limitations encountered in practice and discussed the perspective for the implementation of these approaches in Russian education.