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Bland, Ken; Sleightholme, Sandra – Support for Learning, 2012
This article reports on a small-scale research project concerning the views of pupils on what comprises a good teaching assistant (TA). The study indicates that pupils clearly valued the support given to them by TAs. The pupils outlined the main personal and professional characteristics they wanted to see in, as well as the kinds of support they…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Effectiveness, Individual Characteristics, Student Attitudes
Orsati, Fernanda Tebexreni – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Discursive practices enacted by educators in kindergarten create a blueprint for how the educational trajectories of students with disabilities get constructed. In this two-year ethnographic case study, I critically examine educators' relationships with students considered to present challenging behaviors in one classroom located in a…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Ethnography, Case Studies, Behavior Problems
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Emam, Mahmoud Mohamed – International Education Studies, 2014
The number of pupils with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who join mainstream schools in the UK has been increasing over the last decade. Given the difficulties in social and emotional understanding which these children have, their inclusion in schools is likely to be challenging. Their ASD-related manifestations, moreover, tend to allow for…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Inclusion, Mainstreaming
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Snell, Martha E.; Voorhees, Mary D.; Walker, Virginia L.; Berlin, Rebecca A.; Jamison, Kristen Roorbach; Stanton-Chapman, Tina L. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
The purpose of this demonstration was to evaluate a universal intervention during teacher-identified routines that were characterized by significant classwide problem behavior. Six Head Start classrooms (seven groups of children, with one classroom divided into two groups) received two workshops and two coaching sessions on universal Positive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Problems, Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education
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Lewis, Kirstin; Demie, Feyisa – Review of Education, 2015
This research identifies strategies that schools have used to raise achievement among white working class pupils in multiracial schools. The methodological approach comprises case studies of schools and focus group interviews to ascertain the views of teachers, parents and children about strategies that worked to raise achievement. The study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, White Students, Working Class
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Mäensivu, Kati-Tuulia; Uusiautti, Satu; Määttä, Kaarina – European Journal of Educational Research, 2012
The contribution of special needs assistants (SNA) is becoming increasingly important in inclusive and special classrooms. However, the profession itself has remained unexplored. The purpose of this article is to describe special needs assistants' perceptions on their education, professional competence, the content and significance of their work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Needs Students, Teacher Aides, Questionnaires
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Giangreco, Michael F. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2010
The deployment of increasing numbers of teacher assistants (TAs) to support students, especially those with disabilities or other special needs, presumably has been perpetuated with benevolent intentions meant to help both students and teachers. Given the contemporary emphasis on theoretically grounded and evidenced-based approaches in education,…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Staff Utilization, Inclusion, Special Needs Students
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Darrow, Alice-Ann – General Music Today, 2010
Paraprofessionals, sometimes referred to as teachers' aides, often referred to as simply "paras," are a critical component of special education programs. They can play an important role in music classrooms as well. Their responsibilities may include providing instructional support in small groups or to individual students, modifying teaching…
Descriptors: Music Education, Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Boudreau, Jennifer Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As nationwide school enrollments are projected to increase slowly over the next decade, it is predicted that there will be a greater increase among students identified for special education services. As a result, the employment of paraprofessionals who aid these students is expected to grow by ten percent between 2008 and 2018 (Bureau of Labor…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teacher Responsibility, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Supervision
Banks, Walter E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Schools have identified that the use of Teacher Assistants often provides needed additional support in the school setting. In a Health Care Facility that provides inpatient psychiatric services, children ages 5-14 are required to engage in school activities. Currently there are no Teacher Assistants trained in the facility. This study focuses on…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Psychiatry, Mental Disorders, Children
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Education Endowment Foundation, 2014
Catch Up® Numeracy is a one to one intervention for learners who are struggling with numeracy. It consists of two 15-minute sessions per week, delivered by teaching assistants (TAs). The approach is based on research indicating that numeracy is not a single skill, but a composite of several component skills that are relatively discrete. The…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods
Machida, Tomohisa; Walsh, Daniel J. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
This case study examines the implementation of "Foreign Language Activities" (English language education), which officially began in Japanese elementary schools in 2011. Subjects in this study included 37 Japanese classroom teachers (20 males and 17 females) in four elementary schools in Tokyo. The Teacher Foreign Language Anxiety Scale…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Program Implementation, English (Second Language), Educational Change
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Rutherford, Gill – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, Gill Rutherford seeks to understand, from the perspectives of teacher aides, the influence of their work on the school experiences of New Zealand students with disabilities. Rutherford contributes to a growing body of international research regarding the role of teacher aides that documents the complex and ambiguous nature of…
Descriptors: Caring, Social Justice, Teacher Aides, Disabilities
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Ness, Bryan M.; Sohlberg, McKay Moore – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2013
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a classroom-based strategy instruction package grounded in self-regulated learning. The Self-Regulated Assignment Attack Strategy (SAAS) targeted self-regulation of assignment management and related academic-behavioral variables for 6th grade students in resource support classrooms. SAAS was…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Strategies, Grade 6, Resource Room Programs
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Vickerman, Philip; Blundell, Milly – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2012
According to Blatchford, learning support assistants (LSA) in schools within England comprise of a quarter of their workforce. In recent years, the inclusion of children with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream school settings has seen significant rises. Furthermore, the English government has raised expectations on the amount of…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Physical Education, Educational Needs, Disabilities
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