Better Together
Peer Coaching to Strengthen Autism Support in Rural Schools
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Rural schools often face limited access to evidence‐based autism services, making sustainable models of support essential. This study evaluated a peer‐coaching adaptation of the Collaborative Model for Promoting Competence and Success (COMPASS) to improve intervention implementation for students with autism in rural special education settings. Using a single‐case design, two teacher dyads, three students, and their caregivers participated in consultation and peer‐led coaching sessions focused on individualized social communication, engagement, and classroom participation goals. Goal attainment scaling (GAS) was used to monitor student progress. All students demonstrated improvement from baseline to intervention, with effect sizes indicating meaningful gains. Teachers and caregivers generally rated the peer‐coaching model as acceptable, though some teachers reported challenges related to limited time and competing responsibilities. Findings suggest that peer coaching may serve as a feasible, cost‐effective complement to consultation. These findings highlight how peer coaching may serve as a model that school psychologists can help support within their consultation and capacity‐building roles in rural schools
Autism · Coaching · Competence (human resources) · Goal Attainment Scaling · Intervention (counseling) · Multiple baseline design · Psychological intervention · Social support · Special education · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Educational and Psychological Assessments
The Effect of Teacher Coaching on Instruction and Achievement
An Improved Effect Size for Single-Case Research
Psychometric assessment of three newly developed implementation outcome measures
Recruiting and Retaining High-Quality Teachers in Rural Areas
Using Coaching to Improve the Fidelity of Evidence-Based Practices
Type and Dosage of Performance Feedback Following Compass Consultation on Teacher and Student Outcomes
Teacher Video Coaching, From Design Features to Student Impacts
Practice makes proficient
Teacher Shortages and Turnover in Rural Schools in the US
Burnout, motivation, and (de-)motivating teaching style in different phases of a teaching career
Age of diagnosis for autism
Using thematic analysis in psychology
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