Rush & Shelden

Definition

An interactive process for building capacity and confidence in practitioners, parents, and other colleagues; the coach's role includes supporting the coachee to reflect on their own actions and create plans for the future.

Desired Outcomes

Develop caregivers' and practitioners' knowledge and skills to promote positive outcomes for children in EI/ECSE.

Coachees

Caregivers, practitioners

Theoretical Underpinnings

• Expert-based
• Contextual model
• Goal-oriented
• Adult learning theory

Key Components

Key elements:

1. Consistent with adult learning principles
2. Capacity-building
3. Non-directive
4. Goal-oriented
5. Solution-focused
6. Performance-based
7. Reflective
8. Collaborative
9. Context-driven
10. As hands-on as it needs to be

Key  characteristics:

1. Observation
2. Action/practice
3. Reflection
4. Feedback
5. Joint planning

Fidelity Measures

Coaching Practices Rating Scale

References

The Early Childhood Coaching Handbook, Second Edition

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