Since regular teachers miss on average 8 days of work each year due to illness, there is a need to have well trained substitute teachers for the public schools. The substitute teacher needs inservice education programs which prepare him/her to do a quality job of teaching students. The following are essential reading skills to develop within…

This report provides statistics on employment, evaluation, and training practices and procedures of American public school substitute teachers. A questionnaire was mailed to the directors of substitute teachers in 401 randomly selected school districts. Usable information was returned by 259 school systems (64.6 percent) in 49 states and the…

The lives of students with special needs are often chaotic, and they have difficulty with organization. The unfamiliar experience of a new substitute teacher can spring chaos into their lives. It is important to teach students, particularly those with special learning needs, techniques for coping with the unavoidable changes that occur when a…

Pertinent information concerning the prospects that are available in substitute teaching is presented. The first section deals with the factors contributing to the problem areas within on-call substitute teaching programs. The second section studies possible changes within these problem areas. In each of these sections, the roles and attitudes of…

This manual contains suggestions for secondary school teacher aides, substitute teachers, and beginning teachers. Sections on teacher aides and substitute teachers focus on the general attitudes toward and of these paraprofessional school personnel. Also discussed in these sections are problems, and some solutions, that teacher aides and…

Described as differing from most books about teaching, this handbook deals with what teachers identify as their greatest concerns. These concerns are uniformly matters of classroom management (such as discipline, time, pressure, effectiveness, and working with parents). The first chapter of the handbook, which provides an overview of classroom…

This book provides suggestions from teachers and administrators on how to handle everyday issues in the classroom. There are 13 chapters in 4 parts. Part 1, "Preparing Yourself for Teaching," includes: (1) "Fitting in With the Staff"; (2) "Rapport with Your Students"; (3) "Rapport with the Parents"; (4) "Preparing for Those Extracurriculars"; and…

This report examines policies and procedures in the use of substitute teachers. A total of 488 school systems in 49 states responded to a survey that included items on substitute program organization; application, selection, evaluation, and dismissal procedures; absence policies for regular teachers; size and costs of substitute teacher forces;…