Documents and Resources
Please find below resources that would be helpful to those who consult to early childhood programs. Additional examples are welcome - please see the contact information page. A listing here is not an endorsement of a service or product, but is here for your information and convenience only. Contracts and plans for the use of consultants are examples only and full responsibility for their use is assumed by the user. The Network and its members and organizers have no responsibility for the documents posted here. Legal review is strongly recommended before such documents and policies are utilized in practice.
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Examples of Contracts and Plans for Use of Consultants
Documents on Consultation
Training Teachers, A Harvest of Theory and Practice
Margie Carter, Deb Curtis
Redleaf Press, 1994
Instructional Coaching - A Partnership Approach to Improving Instruction
Jim Knight
Corwin Press, 2007
Differentiated Coaching - A Framework of Helping Teachers Change
Jane Kise
Corwin Press, 2006
Coaching Families and Colleagues in Early Childhood
Hanft, Rush, and Shelden
Brookes Publications,2004
Schools That Learn
Peter Senge
Doubleday, 2000
Supervision in Early Childhood Education
Joseph J. Caruso
Teachers College Press, 2007
Interactions - Collaboration Skills for School Professionals
Marilyn Friend, Lynne Cook
Pearson, 2007
Creating Dynamic Schools Through Mentoring, Coaching, and Collaboration
Carr, Herman, and Harris
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005
Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale
School Age Environment Rating Scale
Harms, Clifford, Cryer
Teachers College Press, 1998
Program Administration Scale
Teri Talan, Paula Jorde Bloom
Teachers College Press, 2004
Caring for Our Children - National Health and Safety Standards
Guidelines for Out of Home Child Care Programs
American Academy of Pediatrics, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, and
American Public Health Association, 2002
Resources for Educating Children with Diverse Abilities, Birth through Eight
Penny Low Deiner
Thomson - Delmar Learning, 2005
Mental Health Consultation in Early Childhood Programs
Donohue, Falk, and Provet
Brookes Publishing, 2000
Mental Health Consultation in Childcare
Johnston and Brinamen
Zero to Three, 2005
Early Learning Standards and Staff Development
Best Practices in the Face of Change
Gaye Gronlund adn Marlyn James
Redleaf Press, 2008
The Exceptional Presenter
Timothy Koegel
Greenleaf Press, 2007
Leading with Teacher Emotions in Mind
Kenneth Leithwood and Brenda Beatty
Corwin Press, 2008