This document describes the resource/consulting teacher program model for providing special education services. The model involves a resource/consulting teacher who provides both direct services like tutoring or small group instruction as well as indirect services through consultation with classroom teachers. Indirect services allow for joint ownership of students and regular contact between teachers while keeping students in the general education curriculum. The model is based on a triadic relationship between the consultant, consultee (classroom teacher), and client (student).

1. Resource/Consulting Teacher
Program Model
By Katie Cartabuke
Concerns
with this
model
Energy
draining
Increased
caseload
Need strong
administrator
support
Direct
services:
tutoring or
small group
instruction
Advantages
with this
model
The
resource/consult
ing teacher
provides direct
and indirect
services.
Indirect
services:
consultation
with classroom
teacher
Compatible with interrelated
methods
Joint
ownership of
students
Regular contact
between teachers
Keep students
with general
education
curriculum
Based on triadic
model:
consultant,
consultee, client