Early Intervention Inservice Training Strategies: Perceptions and Suggestions from the Field
- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Exceptional Children
- Vol. 62 (6), 485-495
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001440299606200601
Abstract
This descriptive study examined the inservice training perceptions and suggestions of 242 early childhood service providers in Louisiana. These interventionists indicated that they had primarily or exclusively experienced more passive types of inservice training strategies than active kinds of strategies. Few participants reported having experienced support following training. In general, these interventionists rated passive didactic training techniques, such as lectures, handouts, and lists of resources, as much less likely to result in actual practice changes than dynamic strategies that include observations of teacher modeling, small-group discussions, and opportunities to practice targeted skills.Keywords
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