THE ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN COMPENSATORY EDUCATION WAS DISCUSSED. THE VOLUNTEER WORKER PLACED ON FILE IN THE COMPENSATORY OFFICE, HIS NAME, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, NAME OF SCHOOL ASSIGNED TO, AND JOB DESCRIPTION. JOBS WERE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO COULD TEACH IN ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, WHO COULD TUTOR ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND ADULT…

This report is a description of a program for training teacher aides which will provide a framework for understanding children and education goals in first grade classes. The program is outlined in sections: (1) the uses and limitations of teacher aides (the basic philosophy of their existence); (2) the procedure for recruitment and considerations…

This annotated bibliography lists 40 items, published between 1966 and 1971, that have to do with teacher aides. The listing is arranged alphabetically by author. In addition to the abstract and standard bibliographic information, addresses where the material can be purchased are often included. The items cited include handbooks, research studies,…

A survey of school districts in Washington and Oregon with an average daily membership of 5,000 or more indicated that little thought had been given to the legal and professional problems involved in the use of volunteer aides. This document provides examples of the best guidelines and procedures for programs intended to give adult assistance to…

A 4-week training program for the personnel of two federally supported child day-care centers in Tucson had behavior modification of teacher aides as its objective. It was felt that by their mere presence in the classroom, the aides had an effect on the children and should thus be trained in appropriate behavior patterns and reinforcement…

A group of 12 disadvantaged women--mostly Mexican-Americans, Negroes, and Yaqui Indians--were enrolled in a twelve-week Migrant Opportunity Program at the Early Childhood Education Laboratory of the University of Arizona in order to train them as preschool teacher aides. Some reading materials were developed by the laboratory staff, but the…

A middle school corrective reading program utilizing paraprofessionals is described. From more than 100 applications, 24 individuals were selected to participate in the paraprofessional training program which considered the following areas of instruction: psychology, rapport, ethics, audiovisual aids, motivation, sequential reading skills, and…

Higher junior college enrollments present problems for English teachers. Not only is it required for most students, but there are few, if any, automated aids for composition instruction or theme grading. This scarcity can be met most logically by use of paraprofessional aides, able to do more than handle materials, machinery, or clerical work.…

The material presented in this manual on Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) is organized into a looseleaf notebook. Past participants and training sites are listed. Four case studies are described to provide new participants with a working experience in evaluating and prescribing for students in the program. A fifth case study is to be…

This journal answers several questions concerning the use of volunteers in the classroom. The contents include: "Editor's Page," which discusses the growth of volunteer programs; "An Overview: Volunteer Use in Public Schools," which discusses the general aims of a volunteer program (e.g., to teachers in providing a more individualized approach, to…

The Career Opportunities Program (COP) in Richmond, Virginia, which trained teachers from disadvantaged areas to return to the classrooms in these areas, was assessed. Fifty COP aides and 50 control students were administered opinionnaires, semantic differentials, and How I See Myself Self Concept Scale, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Five…

The Experimental Student Teaching/Differentiated Staffing Program involved hiring selected elementary education students in their senior year as half-day teacher aides for the full public school year. Within this program, teaching methods courses were conducted at the site by university personnel on selected afternoons during the fall semester;…

This report describes the Minneapolis Auxiliary Personnel Program, 1971-72, which is designed to provide better educational assistance and services to eligible, educationally disadvantaged students. Following a brief description of the city of Minneapolis and its schools, the report describes the students who are eligible for the program--students…

This paper presents the Alhambra/Arizona Department of Education EPDA (Education Professions Development Act) B-2 Kindergarten Aide Training Project, which was a cooperative effort to develop a performance-based program with specific objectives. Following a brief introduction, the development of the training program objectives is discussed in…

The teacher's aide guide focuses on the various aspects of an aide's position in a migrant educational situation. Following the introduction, section 1 describes the aide's relationship with the teacher, duties of the aide, and materials that might be required; a glossary of commonly used school terms is also provided. Psychologically oriented,…