Current Perspectives or Paraprofessionals in Education

Current Perspectives: Readings from InfoTrac

Author: Wadsworth

These readers, designed to give students a deeper taste of special topics in criminal justice, include free access to InfoTrac® College Edition. The timely articles are selected by experts in each topic from within InfoTrac College Edition.

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Paraprofessionals in Education

Author: Kathryn Jane Skelton

This book offers new paraeducators important information on how to become an effective member of a successful teaching team. It presents job-seeking skills, getting started as a paraeducator, daily routines and also covers legal issues, general child development, special education, classroom management and organization. With helpful suggestions and activities for enhancing the education of children of all ages, this book can serve as both a training resource or as a workshop supplement for inservice training.

Table of Contents:

Overview for Paraprofessionals. Phases and Stages: Learning About the Children. Preparation for New Challenges: Get Ready. Working and Playing with Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. Learning Activities: Hands-On Learning with All Systems Go. Games and Learning Centers: Making It Fun and Making It Stick. Working with Children with Special Needs. Ways and Means For Good Behavior. Classroom Organization. Resources for the Productive Paraprofessional. Onward and Upward: Upgrading Paraeducator Status. Policies and Procedures: Learning the Ways of Your Workplace. The Job Market for Paraprofessionals.
Appendix A: End of Year Poem.
Appendix B: Abbreviations.
Appendix C: Paraeducator Competencies and Job Descriptions.
Appendix D: United States Civil Rights Office.
Appendix E: Forms That May Help In the Beginning Days.
Appendix F: Ideas to Get You Started.
Appendix G: Legal Issues for Paraeducators: Your Rights and Your Obligations.
Appendix H: Where to Find Answers to Common Questions.