Despite an unprecedented increase in classroom-based support staff, there are confusing messages about their appropriate deployment and a lack of systematic evidence on their impact. This article addresses the deployment and impact on pupil engagement and individual attention of support staff, commonly known as teaching assistants (TAs), in terms…

The learning module described is designed for bilingual teachers who want to improve skills at training bilingual teacher aides. The product is presented in both English and Spanish. The scope and sequencing of topics in the four modules composing the entire package is outlined. The activities and resources involved in the use of the module are…

The Tuba City Elementary School, located in a Bureau of Indian Affairs Sub-agency Headquarters on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, has conducted a teacher aide program since August 1965. Specific teacher aide duties have been developed for routine record-keeping, small group and individual instruction, and supervisory activities. Teacher aides…

There has been much policy interest on the theme of children's services in recent years. For example, the 1998 National Child Strategy explicitly aims to ensure good quality, affordable childcare for children aged 0 to 14 in every neighbourhood, including both formal childcare and support for informal arrangements. The sector has a changed a lot…

Civic-minded people in the National School Volunteer Program's 700 affiliates receive a warm welcome from students and teachers alike. (Editor)

The book presents sketches of paraprofessionals who work in the field of special education with handicapped children in various schools around the country. The functions and value of these paraprofessionals are described, along with brief case profiles. (DLS)

NOVA HIGH SCHOOL OPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1963 AS A UNIT OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL CENTER. IT IS EXPERIMENTAL IN CONCEPT, BUT NOT IN CURRICULUM. ITS CONSTRUCTION, FEATURES, EQUIPMENT, TEACHING AIDS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS HAVE BEEN TESTED AND PROVED IN OTHER SCHOOL SYSTEMS. ITS PHILOSOPHY REPRESENTS A RETURN TO FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION, BUT ITS…

This report by the Canadian Education Association identifies present trends and school board concerns in the use of auxiliary personnel. The information contained in this report was obtained through a questionnaire sent to 75 school boards in the summer of 1974. The first section deals with paid aides and presents school board policy on paid aides…

Teacher aides have become an accepted part of a large number of school districts throughout the United States and can be seen in inner-city, suburban, and rural school districts, as well as in private and parochial schools. Despite the concern and apparent need for teacher aides, many problems have arisen concerning the definition of their duties.…

Federal funding has made available to the schools much material and equipment, but has not provided the additional manpower to make use of it. (An exception is the Vocational Education Act, which provides some personnel funding.) The need for auxiliary technical and teaching personnel is also evident in the teacher's burden of routine work.…

A 2-year experimental program to train Chicago high school students to assist in elementary school classrooms was introduced (1) to relieve classroom teachers of the burdens of nonteaching duties, and (2) to provide vocational opportunities for those high school students who might be directed into teaching, and for those with lesser ability who…

This bibliography on paraprofessional school personnel lists material on paraprofessionals published since the first bibliography on this topic (ED 048 102) was issued in 1970. The bibliography is divided into Books and Papers (142); Articles (146); and Theses (11). It is indicated that much of the material listed here was announced in "Research…

Although recent literature has discussed the selection, preparation, organization, and duties of paraprofessionals, little data have been made available regarding the salaries of these employees. To obtain information on the subject, the ERS included in its annual questionnaire on selected school practices a request for salary schedules for…

To evaluate the effectiveness of the teacher aide training program of the St. Bernard Parish Public School System in Louisiana, a research design based on the project's five objectives was formulated. The participants were tested to determine their gains in the acquisition of knowledge in the areas of child growth and development, media…