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Pickett, Anna Lou – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1986
The increasing importance of the paraprofessional as part of an education team warrants carefully contructed certification programs. This article (1) recounts the history of paraprofessionals; (2) provides four arguments in favor of certification; (3) describes one existing program; (4) suggests characteristics of effective programs; and (5) warns…
Descriptors: Certification, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Bluth, Linda, Ed.; Sweeney, Mary Kathleen, Ed. – 1981
A survey of 45 State Education Agency Transportation Directors is reported concerning state transportation services for handicapped students. Summary data are given in both tabular and narrative form for the following areas: procedures used for transporting handicapped individuals, handicapped population transported by public and/or private…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
PDF pending restorationHewitt, Amy; Langenfeld, Karen – 1995
The fourth in a series of federally supported modules for training paraprofessional school personnel who work with students with disabilities, this module presents principles and techniques of behavior management. Both a facilitator's edition and a student's edition are provided. Chapter 1 introduces the concept of behavior and the role of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Curriculum Guides
PDF pending restorationNational Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1998
This report provides an analysis of the activities being conducted by 25 federally-funded projects across the country that focus on issues related to paraeducators of students with disabilities. A definition of paraprofessionals/paraeducators is offered with a discussion of their increasing role in the education of students with disabilities in…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Definitions, Disabilities, Educational Policy
Download full textNess, Jean E., Comp. – 1995
The third in a series of federally supported modules for training paraprofessional school personnel who work with students with disabilities, this module focuses on training self-advocacy skills, facilitating friendships, and developing socialization skills for individuals with disabilities. Both a facilitator's edition and a student's edition are…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Curriculum Guides, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
PDF pending restorationNess, Jean E. – 1995
The sixth in a series of federally supported modules for training paraprofessional school personnel who work with students with disabilities, this module presents information on working with individuals who are medically fragile or have physical disabilities. Both a facilitator's edition and a student's edition are provided. Chapter 1 examines the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Curriculum Guides, Demography
