A Guide to Co-Teaching With Paraeducators
Title | A Guide to Co-Teaching With Paraeducators PDF eBook |
Author | Ann I. Nevin |
Publisher | Corwin Press |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 141295763X |
Learn how co-teaching relationships with paraeducators can improve outcomes for students with special needs, and find guidelines for successful teamwork and authentic case studies of working paraprofessionals.
What Every Special Educator Must Know
Title | What Every Special Educator Must Know PDF eBook |
Author | Council for Exceptional Children |
Publisher | Council For Exceptional Children |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2015-12-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0865865043 |
CEC wrote the book on special education ... literally. CEC s famous red book details the ethics, standards, and guidelines for special education preparation and practice. Delineating both knowledge and skill sets and individual content standards, What Every Special Educator Must Know is an invaluable resource for special education administrators, institutional faculty developing curriculum, state policy makers evaluating licensure requirements, and special educators planning their professional growth.
Effective Strategies for Working with Paraeducators
Title | Effective Strategies for Working with Paraeducators PDF eBook |
Author | Candice Styer Ph D |
Publisher | |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 2016-02-02 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780996913027 |
As paraeducators are hired for special education classrooms, teachers are often responsible for providing training, monitoring their progress, managing their schedules, addressing challenges, and informally evaluating their efforts. This comprehensive guide, along with the Paraeducator Handbook (purchased separately), are designed to help educators navigate this role. With this guide, teachers can provide a level of training and support that results in a cohesive, positive, and effective classroom benefiting everyone-administrators, teachers, paraeducators, and most importantly, students. "I literally went from babysitting to being trained to teach students real life skills like telling time and money use both in the classroom and in the community. The disability awareness training has given me the insight to appreciate each student's unique learning style."-Sally Semenock, Paraeducator Together, Dr. Candice Styer and Suzanne Fitzgerald have over 40 years of classroom experience both as paraeducators and as teachers working with paraeducators. They were inspired to write this manual based on their own experiences and the experiences of other teachers and paras with whom they have consulted. "The knowledge I gained working as a paraeducator in Suzanne and Candi's special education classroom was so valuable. The positive work atmosphere as well as being a cohesive team allowed us to get the most out of our students and see them flourish. This manual is something that all classrooms should have "- Holli Lawrence, Paraeducator This manual includes a teacher's copy of the Paraeducator Handbook, a companion book available for purchase for each of your paraeducators. Effective Strategies for Working with Paraeducators belongs to Styer-Fitzgerald Publishing's line of outstanding educational products, including the Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics. Unique among special education curricula, the Styer-Fitzgerald Program provides a comprehensive approach to teaching functional skills to students with mild, moderate, and severe disabilities, including autism. For more information about the entire line of Styer-Fitzgerald products, visit the website at www.styer-fitzgerald.com.
The Paraprofessional's Handbook for Effective Support in Inclusive Classrooms
Title | The Paraprofessional's Handbook for Effective Support in Inclusive Classrooms PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Causton |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781681254524 |
"Discover everything a great paraprofessional needs to know and do in the second edition of this bestselling guidebook! Acclaimed inclusion expert Julie Causton and new co-author Kate MacLeod bring you a supremely practical guide to every facet of your complex role: partnering with teachers, selecting accommodations and modifications, facilitating peer connections, fading your support, and much more. WHAT'S NEW: New chapter on Respectful Support for Developing Student Independence, More on key topics such as collaboration, presuming competence, and supporting social and academic success for students with diverse abilities, New and updated research, practices, resources, examples, quiz questions, and reflection activities throughout the book, Package of online materials, including printable activities, forms, and worksheets"--
Behavior Support Strategies for Education Paraprofessionals
Title | Behavior Support Strategies for Education Paraprofessionals PDF eBook |
Author | Will Henson Psy D. |
Publisher | Booksurge Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781419696121 |
"Education paraprofessionals are often tasked with managing challenging behaviors in both general and special education settings. This book is designed to help paraprofessionals learn important concepts for working with disruptive behaviors. This book covers: how to understand the function of a behavior ; the importance of positive, proactive and collaborative methods for addressing behaviors ; details on many different types of behavior techniques with examples and sample dialogue ; an in-depth discussion of professional boundry (sic) delimmas (sic) when working with students ; de-escalation and risk management skills ; an explanation of common disability categories and psychological diagnoses"--p.4 of cover.
The Paraprofessional's Guide to Effective Behavioral Intervention
Title | The Paraprofessional's Guide to Effective Behavioral Intervention PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Y. Ashbaker |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2015-02-20 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1317811844 |
The Paraprofessional’s Guide to Effective Behavioral Intervention is a comprehensive guide to appropriate behavioral strategies in the classroom, based on the Least Restrictive Behavioral Intervention (LRBI) and Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies (PBIS). This highly practical book provides: an increased understanding of the processes underlying student behavior in the classroom, including motivation a wide range of strategies for establishing and promoting positive behavior, as well as counteracting and reducing negative behaviors skills related to nationally recognized standards for paraprofessional competence an understanding of widely accepted principles and practices such as Response to Intervention (RTI). Set in the context of the legal requirements for paraprofessionals to work "under the direction of a professional" (ESEA) and be "appropriately supervised" (IDEA), The Paraprofessional’s Guide to Effective Behavioral Intervention illuminates research-based, practical strategies shown to be effective in a wide range of educational settings and which can be implemented immediately and with confidence.
Purposeful Co-Teaching
Title | Purposeful Co-Teaching PDF eBook |
Author | Greg Conderman |
Publisher | Corwin Press |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2008-10-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1452208336 |
Create powerful teaching partnerships that promote success for every student in inclusive classrooms! Ideal for both general and special education classrooms, this indispensible resource integrates interpersonal skills, instructional design, and teaching philosophy to guide educators through the beginning stages of co-teaching relationships toward smooth collaboration. The authors provide proven instructional strategies such as visuals, mnemonics, formative assessment, and more, for use within co-teaching partnerships. Additional resources include: Chapter activities and checklists for planning lessons Case studies from various subject areas and grade levels to illustrate the realities of co-teaching Resources such as books, videos, and helpful Web sites