A review of literature on topics of teacher consultant roles, cross-categorical services, approval criteria, and caseloads suggests the position of teacher consultant as it is being implemented may be untenable. There is a critical lack of role definition at state and local levels and a dearth of professional preparation in consultation skills.…

The study, with 55 mildly and moderately disabled elementary students, investigated the effectiveness of teacher-developed goals and monitoring systems versus a curriculum-based measurement (CBM) system and of individual expert versus group follow-up consultation. Groups employing CBM and group consultation generally out performed the other…