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Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
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Supporting Families

A Preschool Model

Louise A. Kaczmarek

University of Pittsburgh, kaczmk{at}pitt.edu

Howard Goldstein

Florida State University

John Douglas Florey

University of Pittsburgh

Aurelia Carter

Human Resources, Allegheny County

Sheila Cannon

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

The Family-Centered Preschool Model is a family support model for center-based preschool programs. The model utilizes family consultants—parents of children with disabilities—to augment the support provided by classroom professionals. Family consultants coordinate and facilitate formal and informal family supports, maintain a close liaison with classroom program staff, and represent parents on district/ agency and community boards, councils, task forces, and advisory committees. Family supports include linking families to community resources, providing requested information through a variety of formats, assisting families in various aspects of the special education process (e.g., Individualized Education Program meetings), and helping families in the transition to school-age programs. The model includes a curriculum for the initial training of family consultants, staff training, and materials to support the functions of the family consultants. The model was implemented for 5 years in an urban school district, and evaluation data from family and staff interviews identified some of the benefits. The authors also provide recommendations for adoption of the model.

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Vol. 24, No. 4, 213-226 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/02711214040240040301
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