Light Up Your Classroom
While most teachers are focused on their teaching, something as simple as the kind of lightbulb used in classroom lights can have a profound effect on learning.
For Big Results, Keep Expectations High
When dealing with students with special needs, it is important to keep your expectations for the student high, and resist giving too much, unnecessary assistance.
Paraprofessional Tips: Defining the Role of the Paraprofessional
Paraprofessional Tips: When defining the role of a paraprofessional in the classroom, it is important to understand not only the most effective uses of a paraeducator's skills, but also to understand the least effective uses of these skills.
Tips for Success as a Paraeducator
In preparation for the new school year, here are some tips for success, excerpted from Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together, by Susan Fitzell Encourage students to make friendships in the classroom so they feel empowered and learn to be more independent. Position yourself so that t [...]
Helping or Hovering?
One important issue that we often see when teaching students with special needs is the difference between helping students to complete tasks themselves and hovering over them. The Council for Exceptional Children published a study that addresses and clarifies this issue, Helping or Hovering? Effects [...]