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Announcements
"Guide to Itinerant ECSE Services" book published!Welcome
- Professional Development Workshop: Charlevoix- Emmett Intermediate School District, Boyne City, MI August 23, 2011
- Consultation & Embedded Instruction - Related Services - SST Region 11: Columbus, OH April 16, 2010
- Professional Development Workshop: Shelby County, Alabama March 2010
- Professional Development Program-SST Region 11: Columbus, OH Oct. 30th & Nov. 20th
- Presentation-CEC-DEC-Annual Conference: Albuquerque, N.M. October 2009
- WSOS Professional Development Workshop: Bowling Green, Ohio Sept.3 2009
- Professional Development Workshop: Appleton WI, March 2009
- Professional Development Workshop: Shelby County, Alabama February 2009
- OCCRRA Conference Participants:Mohican State Park Conference March 2008
- Project DIRECT SNAPSHOT: What does the Consultation Model look like?
- HIGHLIGHTS: Project DIRECT Policy Brief approved
- Project DIRECT Training: Itinerant ECSE Training Modules
- EVENTS: September 5 & 6 Conference Presentations
Why Consultation?
Why Consultation?
Given the choice between a trained special educators working on a weekly basis with a child, versus the same professional spending much of her time interacting with other adults in the child’s life, many would initially prefer the direct service delivery model. This is the preference of many parents whose young children receive educational and related services.
Itis also the expectation of most general early childhood teachers who work in inclusive community-based programs (Dinnebeil, McInerney, Sandall, & Horn, 2002). Unfortunately, this preference and expectation is not consistent with research related to early intervention. Evidence-based principles of instruction and intervention provide a rationale as to the need for a consultative approach to Itinerant ECSE services.
