ERIC Number: EJ1326202
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5684
A Tiered Approach for Training Paraeducators to Use Evidence-Based Practices for Students with Significant Disabilities
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v54 n3 p224-233 Jan-Feb 2022
Paraeducators play an important role in the education of students with significant disabilities. They can best contribute to improving student outcomes when they are skilled in using evidence-based practices. Tiered training is a practical and promising solution for how teachers can train teams of paraeducators to use evidence-based practices. Like a Response to Intervention (RTI) model for students, tiered staff training involves providing initial training for groups of paraeducators, monitoring their performance, and then providing follow-up coaching to only the paraeducators who need extra support. In this article, each step of tiered training is described with examples. This step-by-step guide is informed by a series of research studies in which tiered training was tested with more than 60 paraeducators who serve students with significant disabilities in public schools.
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Staff Development, Evidence Based Practice, Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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