This brochure sketches the range of services provided by visiting teachers in the Texas Public Schools and offers suggestions for establishing a visiting teacher program in other school systems. The rationale for the visiting teacher program is outlined first followed by an explanation of who the visiting teacher is. Twenty functions of the visiting teacher are then listed. The visiting teacher's function as a member of an interdisciplinary team is diagramed. Finally, some guidelines and procedures for initiation of visiting teacher program are offered. Topics covered in discussion of guiding principles for program initiation are: planning; organizing; implementation; allocation and the Texas School Code; qualifications; certification; and special assignment areas. (MM)