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…

Discusses in a general way the variations in bilingual education programs and explores the roles program assistants can play. Describes the curriculum developed at Palomar College in San Marcos, California, to prepare assistants in bilingual education. (PMP)

This booklet describes the Washington, D.C., Teacher Aide Program (TAP), a project designed to develop methods of training nonprofessionals to work with teachers in schools attended by children of low-income families. Chapters include: (1) a descriptive overview of the program with notes on its background and the staff; (2) discussion of the…

This folio on working with teacher aides contains three parts, one each for the school administrator, the classroom teacher, and the teacher aide. Part A contains a plan (with eight exhibits including selected readings, model policies and regulations, sample pay schedules, sample job descriptions, and sample aide application forms) for the school…

This document is a guidebook developed by the Merrimack Education Center from actual experience in a pilot training program for paraprofessionals. It is stated that the purpose of the guidebook is to introduce to training facilitators some of the essential elements in preservice training. Section 1 justifies the existence of instructional and…

A survey was conducted to determine the background characteristics of the auxiliary school personnel employed by the Minneapolis public school system. Eighty percent of all such employees on a particular month's payroll responded via questionnaire. Analysis of the data indicated that the typical aide was white, married, female, over 36 years old,…

This book concentrates on the more theoretical aspects of the Higher Level Teaching Assistant role: professionalism, relationships, statutory frameworks and knowing your limits. It offers guidance and support on fulfilling the standards and succeeding both inside and outside the classroom. The book is divided into the following chapters: (1)…

In training teacher's aides, the following techniques were used to teach behavior modification principles: (1) video tapes; (2) behavior measures of training effects; (3) a behavioral task; (4) attitude measure. Through these techniques, maximum change occurred in trainee behavior. (Author/KJ)

Reports on a study of the effects of teacher aides on the way 25 primary teachers used time in the classroom. The presence of aides increased the amount of time spent on instruction. (IRT)

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…

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…