Collaboration and Consultation in Preschool to Promote Early Literacy for Children: Lessons Learned From the CSS Curriculum

Collaboration and consultation in early childhood settings is essential in supporting early literacy development; however, building partnerships can be difficult. In this article, we describe a large-scale project entitled Children's School Success ( Odom et al., 2003 ) as a context from which to discuss collaboration and consultation related to literacy acquisition within early childhood settings. Using the lessons learned from this project, we offer several implications for effective collaboration and consultation to enhance children's early literacy acquisition.