Maximizing time devoted to instruction is one of the most important variables related to performance gains by students with severe disabilities (Fredericks, Anderson, & Baldwin, 1979). Successful implementation of a consultative therapy model requires teachers to carry out PT/OT recommendations regularly. However, few teachers appear to have enough time to carry out PT/OT recommendations every day (Sandler & Evans-Rogers,1990). Furthermore, some teachers question the extent to which parents carry out PT/OT programs at home. When parents and teachers lack time to carry out therapeutic interventions, the manpower resource provided by direct PT/OT involvement may represent an important contribution to meeting the motor programming needs of students. With a consultative therapy model, effort should be made to supplement teachers' time for motor programming through the use of additional personnel such as a physical or occupational therapy assistant.