The article offers guidelines to special educators designed to improve consultation skills, specifically in observing the referral settings, clarifying roles, establishing referent power, maintaining positive expectations, and planning and monitoring the intervention program. (CL)

The booklet addresses problems facing handicapped children beginning public school. Transition services to ease the adjustment from a special preschool to the public schools and increase the likelihood of academic and social progress are said to include active preparation of the child by teaching school skills he or she has not yet mastered.…

A model for mainstreaming handicapped students into special subject programs progresses from the formative stage (including student identification and teacher consultation) to the process stage (including joint writing of the individualized education program), to the summative stage (where student progress is monitored and feedback given to…

Ten steps are usually necessary for successful mainstreaming of handicapped children: (1) Assess the handicapped child's readiness for mainstreaming; (2) Assess the parents' readiness level; (3) Meet with the school or agency's chief administrator; (4) Arrange visits to potential mainstreaming sites; (5) Confer with teachers at the chosen site;…

Describes a project undertaken by the biology department at Ursaline College in Ohio to provide science teachers at local Catholic elementary schools with consultation/class visits. Provides tips for teachers of elementary school science, such as establish classes for young children, surprise students, and search for relevance. (BCY)

This article outlines the development of a nine-week communication skills program for elementary grades using a collaborative/consultative model. The program emphasizes social skills training and the importance of using good communication skills. The article outlines program development and procedures for teaching each concept. (DB)

A project was undertaken to continue development of a curriculum for training interpreters for deaf persons enrolled in vocational education programs in Texas. Utilizing field consultants for specialized course development, project staff completed 11 interpreting modules and accompanying audiovisual prototypes. In addition, on-site visits were…

This handbook offers specific strategies and techniques that teachers and consultants have used successfully with depressive children in the classroom. "Depressive" children are described as those who have low self esteem, poor social skills, few friends and a generally unhappy existence but whose behavior is not sufficiently unsettling…

This collection of materials was gathered as part of a project to develop and implement a faculty training institute for early intervention personnel in 12 states in the Northeast. The project's emphasis was to train interdisciplinary faculty to infuse basic early intervention content into existing course work, develop new course work or modify…

This set of training materials was developed as part of the Preparing Educational Training Consultants (PETC) program, as an outgrowth of the Educational Intern program conducted by the National Training Laboratory (NTL) Institute for Applied Behavioral Science. The set includes the following packets: (1) Instructional Strategies for Senior…

This guide for special education resource room teachers focuses on ways to balance the many conflicting demands of this role. The first chapter focuses on personal development with a "Personal Resourcing Questionnaire", guidelines for identifying goals and working systematically toward them, and suggestions for maintaining personal…

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Recounts experiences as a writing consultant and the lessons learned from these experiences. (JL)

When confronted with the task of teaching a six- or eight-week in-house writing program for middle managers, consultants first need to adapt to their audience, choose appropriate material for the workshops, establish credibility, and conduct an audit of the organization. (HOD)

Describes how a graduate class in communication consulting might be structured. Includes a list of readings and class assignments. (PD)