The project demonstrated that relatively untrained teacher aides could be identified and placed in a training program which would prepare them to provide supplemental instruction to children having difficulty in language and reading. The instructional program was very specific in terms of its use of materials, modeling, drills, monitoring, and…

Article gives suggestions for establishing a paraprofessional teacher aide program. (GB)

Presents five actual cases of teacher aides and teachers working out problems for the benefit of the classroom and all involved. (GB)

Article considered how teacher aides are used, the controversy surrounding their use, and a look at formulating arrangements to govern their use. (Editor/RK)

The purpose of this study was to see if self-concept and school behavior of problem junior high school students could be changed by participation in a teacher helper program in an elementary school. Self-concept ratings of the experimental students significantly increased while control group members did not change. Neither group changed…

Teachers will soon be instructing pupil groups, guiding and evaluating teacher interns, aides and peers. Educational events and activities will be planned by curriculum directors. Principals will be freed from the role of business managers to direct the supervision of teachers and curricula. (Author/AF)

Volunteers can be an invaluable resource for teachers who are willing to take the time and energy necessary to train them. Guidelines for using volunteers as research aides, sources of special talent or experiences, links to the community, managers of classroom centers, and tutors are offered. (PP)

Programs that involve the help of volunteers (parents, older adults, community members) in the elementary school classroom are described. Tips for starting a volunteer program are provided. (CJ)

Results of this study indicate that a student-teaching experience significantly improved the mathematics aptitude and hence raised the SAT-M scores of secondary students serving as teacher aides in high school mathematics classes. (MK)

An after-school program run by teacher aides and utilizing a combination of nutrition instruction and exercise aided in the control of obesity in primary and elementary school-age children. (LH)

Dulcie Hendersom was the best aide a school could ask for. So good in fact that Principal Fred Spaulding urged her to get her degree and become a teacher. But as a teacher, Dulcie had enormous problems. Describes what the principal did to save Dulcie from her dilemma. (Editor/RK)