The Educational Consultant: Helping Professionals, Parents, and Students in Inclusive Classrooms

by Heron, Timothy E.

• ISBN13: 9780890798522
• ISBN10: 0890798524
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Pro Ed

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Section I Consultation and Its Litigative and Legislative Contexts	1	(84)
The Consultation Process	3	(36)
Definitions of Consultation	4	(4)
Goals of Consultation	8	(1)
Consulation Processes and Perspectives	8	(10)
Consultation Models	18	(14)
Barriers to Consultation	32	(1)
Overcoming Barriers	33	(1)
Conclusion	34	(1)
Summary of Key Points	34	(2)
Questions	36	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	37	(2)
Litigation and Legislation: Why and How They Affect Consultation	39	(46)
Definition of Litigation	41	(4)
Definition of Legislation	45	(2)
The Right to Education	47	(13)
Assuring the Right to Education	60	(14)
Guns, Violence, Drugs, Extreme Disruption, and Special Health Care Cases: New Frontiers for Educational Consultants	74	(5)
Impact of Litigation and Legislation for Consultants	79	(1)
Conclusion	80	(1)
Summary of Key Points	80	(2)
Questions	82	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	83	(2)
Section II Teaming, Communication, and Problem Solving: Essential Skills for the Consultant	85	(94)
Teaming and Co-Teaching	87	(44)
Direct Versus Indirect Service	88	(1)
Co-Teaching	88	(13)
School-Based Teams	101	(5)
Team Development	106	(1)
Team Roles	107	(1)
Working Effectively with Teams	107	(7)
Building a Team from the Bottom Up	114	(6)
Interagency Collaborative Teams	120	(1)
Technology and Teaming	121	(2)
Conclusion	123	(1)
Summary of Key Points	123	(2)
Questions	125	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	126	(5)
Interpersonal, Communication, and Problem-Solving Skills for Effective Consultation	131	(48)
Group Decision Making	132	(1)
Model for Communication	133	(2)
Strategies for Communicating	135	(15)
Managing Conflict	150	(10)
A Collaborative Problem-Solving Process	160	(7)
Role of Facilitator	167	(2)
Disseminating Information Through Staff Development	169	(3)
Conclusion	172	(1)
Summary of Key Points	172	(2)
Questions	174	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	175	(4)
Section III Consulting with Teachers and Parents and Multicultural Considerations Affecting the Consultative Process	179	(150)
Consulting with Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms	181	(58)
Inclusion, Mainstreaming, and the Least Restrictive Environment	182	(12)
Variables Affecting Exceptional Students in General Education Classrooms	194	(6)
Keys to Successful Inclusion	200	(3)
Helping Teachers To Develop and Evaluate Individualized Education and Family Programs	203	(18)
Generality and Maintenance of Skills	221	(3)
Promoting Generality of Behavior Change	224	(7)
Conclusion	231	(3)
Summary of Key Points	234	(3)
Questions	237	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	237	(2)
Consulting with Parents and Families	239	(50)
Consulting with Parents of Inclusion Students	240	(6)
Mirror Model of Parental Involvement	246	(4)
Parents as Behavior Managers	250	(6)
Parents as Home-Based Educators	256	(6)
Communication Techniques with Paents and Family Members	262	(15)
Establishing Family Education and Training Programs	277	(6)
Parents in the Classroom	283	(1)
Conclusion	284	(1)
Summary of Key Points	284	(2)
Questions	286	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	287	(2)
Multicultural Considerations in Educational Consultation	289	(40)
Demographic Considerations	290	(1)
Characteristics of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students	291	(2)
Educational Service Delivery Models for CLDE Students	293	(1)
Professional Competencies for Working with CLDE Students	294	(27)
Conclusion	321	(1)
Summary of Key Points	321	(5)
Questions	326	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	326	(3)
Section IV Effective Assessment, Instruction, and Management Strategies	329	(196)
Assessment Strategies for the Educational Consultant	331	(54)
Assessment Frameworks	332	(1)
Identifying a Problem	333	(14)
Developing an Intervention Plan	347	(9)
Functional Assessment	356	(11)
Monitoring Implementation and Student Progress	367	(5)
Evaluating Intervention Plans	372	(4)
Evaluating the Consultation Process	376	(3)
Conclusion	379	(1)
Summary of Key Points	379	(3)
Questions	382	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	383	(2)
Modifying Environmental, Instructional, and Reinforcement Strategies at the Elementary School Level	385	(24)
Adapted Instruction	386	(1)
Preteaching: Environmental Adaptations	386	(8)
Preteaching: Instructional Adaptations	394	(1)
Preteaching: Reinforcement Adaptations	394	(1)
Teaching: Environmental Adaptations	395	(1)
Teaching: Instructional and Management Adaptations	396	(4)
Teaching: Reinforcement Adaptations	400	(1)
Postteaching Adaptations	401	(4)
Conclusion	405	(1)
Summary of Key Points	406	(1)
Questions	407	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	408	(1)
Effective Instructional Strategies at the Middle and High School Levels	409	(32)
People in the Adolescent's Community	410	(5)
Programs for All Adolescents	415	(5)
Individualized Programs for Adolescents with Disabilities	420	(10)
Transition	430	(4)
Conclusion	434	(1)
Summary of Key Points	435	(3)
Questions	438	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	438	(3)
Implementing Instructional Strategies Across Grade and Skill Levels	441	(26)
Best Practice Strategy and Effective Instruction	442	(1)
Teacher-Directed Approaches	443	(8)
Peer-Mediated Approaches	451	(6)
Semi-Independent and Independent Approaches	457	(7)
Conclusion	464	(1)
Summary of Key Points	464	(1)
Questions	465	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	466	(1)
Selecting and Implementing Appropriate Behavior Management Strategies	467	(58)
Behavior Management: More Than Just Discipline	468	(1)
Procedures To Increase Appropriate Academic and Social Behavior	469	(27)
Procedures To Decrease Inappropriate Behavior	496	(15)
Group Contingencies in the Classroom	511	(7)
Conclusion	518	(1)
Summary of Key Points	519	(3)
Questions	522	(1)
Discussion Points and Exercises	522	(3)
References	525	(40)
Glossary	565	(12)
Author Index	577	(10)
Subject Index	587	(14)
About the Authors	601