This exchange describes the key components for establishing collaborative partnerships in the delivery of services to children with communication disorders: establishing a transdisciplinary approach to teaming, marketing the collaborative concept to enlist administrative support and recruit teachers, providing collaborative in-service training, and collaboratively planning and implementing lessons. A 3-year experience with a training grant emphasizing collaboration among speech-language pathologists and regular education teachers has led us to move beyond speech-language pathologists providing language experiences in the classroom to a more collaborative approach. Our collaborative teams share the responsibility for making decisions in the delivery of services to children with communication disorders.
KEY WORDS: transdisciplinary teaming, collaboration, role release, school age, curriculum
Submitted on September 3, 1993
Accepted on October 18, 1994
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