Coaching and Consultation Practices in Early Childhood

Laurie A. Dinnebeil, William McInerney

• Publisher: Brookes Publishing
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781681254708
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Professional Development

Coaching is one of the best ways to enhance the skills of early childhood practitioners and ensure high?quality learning experiences for young children with and without disabilities. With this authoritative professional learning resource, educators and early interventionists will learn how to use coaching and consultation methods to support inclusion and ensure the best outcomes for all children from birth to five.

Written by two experts on early childhood intervention and special education, this book introduces multiple models of professional collaboration and offers in?depth guidance on how to implement an effective consultation/coaching model in early childhood settings. From big?picture considerations to small logistical details, professionals will master the entire process of creating, maintaining, and evaluating a successful coaching relationship. In each chapter, case examples, discussion questions, chapter summaries, and group activities reinforce key points and encourage reflection.

An essential professional resource and an ideal textbook for courses on consultation and coaching, this comprehensive guide will help early childhood practitioners work together to improve educational and developmental outcomes for all young children.

DISCOVER HOW TO:

• Establish ground rules and objectives for coaching
• Build rapport and strong communication skills within a coaching relationship
• Systematically gather information about the child, teacher, and learning environment to inform coaching practices
• Work together to set and prioritize intervention goals for children
• Create and implement an action plan that addresses intervention goals
• Deliver effective performance feedback
• Evaluate the success of both the coaching plan and the partnership
• Use current technology to harness the benefits of tele?intervention, mobile coaching, and remote consultation

PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Support successful coaching and consultation with more than 25 reproducible downloads, including progress monitoring forms, action plans, a planning matrix, self?assessments, and coaching session sample logs.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the Downloads
• About the Authors
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Introduction to Models of Professional Collaboration
• Chapter 2 Agreements for Coaching Services: Establishing the Ground Rules for Coaching
• Appendix 2A Agreement for Coaching Services: Early Intervention (EI) and Child Care Program
• Appendix 2B Agreement for Coaching Services: Public School Preschool Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Services and Local Preschool Program
• Chapter 3 Building Rapport in a Coaching Relationship
• Chapter 4 Observation and Information Gathering
• Chapter 5 Implementing the Plan
• Appendix 5A Data Collection Sheet for Engagement
• Appendix 5B Data Collection Form for Positive Reinforcement
• Appendix 5C Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) Form
• Appendix 5D Action Plan
• Appendix 5E Read-Do Checklist
• Appendix 5F Do-Confirm Checklist
• Appendix 5G Curriculum Planning Matrix
• Chapter 6 Evaluating the Success of the Coaching Plan and the Partnership
• Appendix 6A Consultation/Coaching Evaluation
• Appendix 6B Assessing the Success of the Coaching Partnership: Partner
• Appendix 6C Assessing Basic Coaching Skills: Partner
• Appendix 6D Self-Assessment of Communication Skills: Coach
• Appendix 6E Assessing the Value of Key Elements of Coaching: Partner
• Appendix 6F Assessing the Coach’s Communications Skills: Partner
• Appendix 6G Consultation/Coaching Evaluation
• Chapter 7 Logistics: Behind the Scenes in the Coaching Model
• Appendix 7A Introduction Letter: Coach to Parent
• Appendix 7B Introduction Letter: ECE Partner Teacher
• Appendix 7C Introduction Letter: Part B Supervisor to PreK Director
• Appendix 7D Introduction Letter: Coach to Center Director
• Appendix 7E Introduction Letter: Part C Coordinator to Child Care Supervisor
• Appendix 7F Coaching Session Sample Log: Part B 619 Services
• Appendix 7G Coaching Sample Log: Part C Services
• Appendix 7H Coaching Session Log: Part B 619 Services
• Appendix 7I Contact Summary
• Chapter 8 Coaching and Consultation in a Virtual World
• Index