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Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F. – Physical Disabilities: Education and Related Services, 1994
The Vermont Independent Services Team Approach (VISTA), is a cross-disciplinary method for planning consensus decisions about type, mode, and frequency of related services required to support a student's educational program. After six student planning teams used the VISTA model, team members reported higher levels of confidence in team practices…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F.; Edelman, Susan W.; Nelson, Catherine; Young, Mary Rose; Kiefer-O'Donnell, Richard – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
This study evaluated data from 73 educational team members who used an updated version of the Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach (VISTA) to assist them in planning support services for 11 students with multiple disabilities in general education classes. The changes were perceived positively, especially the overall quality, practicality,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F.; Doyle, Mary Beth – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2002
This article discusses the increasing use of paraprofessionals in special education and addresses the following five areas: the role of paraprofessionals, the impact of the proximity of paraprofessionals on students with disabilities, the impact of paraprofessionals on teacher engagement, the importance of professional recognition, and strategies…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Interprofessional Relationship
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1991
Parents, educators, and support personnel (n=585) were surveyed regarding prevalence of professional practices believed to interfere with integrated delivery of services to disabled students. Findings indicate high prevalence of interfering practices such as having sections of individualized education programs for each discipline, and allowing…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F.; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1997
Attitudes toward support service models that are shifting away from specialist-reliant toward natural support systems were studied, from the perspectives of professionals and parents (N=119) who were educational team members for students with deaf-blindness and multiple disabilities in general education settings. Analyses suggest inconsistent…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedGiangreco, Michael F. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2000
This article summarizes a team process for making related services decisions called VISTA (Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach) and nine research studies on the use and impact of VISTA with students with low incidence disabilities. It also addresses team size, consumer perspectives, and paraprofessional supports. Five major conclusions…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Inclusive Schools, Integrated Services, Intervention
Download full textGiangreco, Michael F.; And Others – 1996
This paper describes the Vermont Interdependent Services Team Approach (VISTA), a decision-making process for determining the educational support service needs of students with deaf-blindness or other multiple disabilities. The paper also analyzes perceptions of VISTA held by experts in a variety of fields. Specifically, VISTA provides a team…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
