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Peer reviewedLittle, Thomas L. – Teacher Educator, 1977
University preparation programs must be developed for the instruction of educational support personnel for teachers who are operating in special education instructional programs. (MJB)
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Needs, Special Education, Teacher Aides
Peer reviewedvan den Pol, Richard A.; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education Quarterly, 1985
Four research studies are presented which (1) assess spontaneous, integrated social interaction; (2) compare observed levels to a normative sample; (3) attempt to build durable social interactions; (4) investigate the use of classroom aides to arrange opportunities for integrated social interaction. Data indicate that durable social interactions…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Interaction, Mainstreaming, Peer Relationship
LaSasso, Carol; Sass-Lehrer, Marilyn – Pointer, 1983
A pilot program using hearing impaired adults as teacher aides in regular class settings was rated highly by cooperating teachers, children, parents, and administrators. This "mainstreaming" approach has expanded to include deaf student teachers. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments, Mainstreaming, Program Descriptions
Holvoet, Jennifer; And Others – Journal of the Association for People with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1983
The accuracy of teaching and determination of student progress with and without data collection were measured for three teaching assistants in classrooms for severely handicapped adolescents. Results appeared to support theories that teachers' subjective judgments of student performance are more prone to error than those based on recorded data.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Recordkeeping, Severe Disabilities, Teacher Aides
Peer reviewedWallace, Judi L.; Binau, David – Community and Junior College Journal, 1972
A program sponsored by Sheldon Jackson College (Alaska) educates and trains native Alaskans to work in the classrooms of their village schools as teacher aides or full-time staff. (RN)
Descriptors: Itinerant Teachers, Teacher Aides, Teacher Education, Two Year Colleges
Pfeil, Mary Pat – Amer Educ, 1969
A summer program in which teenagers from institutions are tutors to younger institutionalized children is described. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Institutional Schools, Summer Programs, Teacher Aides
Wignall, Mary – New Engl Reading Assn J, 1970
Descriptors: Phonics, Reading Instruction, Teacher Aides, Teaching Methods
Threinen, James – Changing Education, 1971
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Professional Associations, Staff Utilization, Teacher Aides
Strauch, James D.; And Others – Training Sch Bull, 1970
Descriptors: Attitudes, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation, Semantics
Peer reviewedSchubert, Leo – Science Teacher, 1970
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Experimental Programs, Science Education, Teacher Aides
Wormsbecker, John – Education Canada, 1970
Descriptors: Part Time Faculty, School Community Relationship, Teacher Aides, Volunteers
NEA Res Bull, 1970
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Public Schools, School Districts, Teacher Aides
Peer reviewedKahan, Ellen House – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1981
A special education teacher discusses ways to use aides effectively. Suggestions include discussing the daily schedule with the aide, providing time to review the day's activities, following a lesson with instruction in two smaller groups (one led by the aide), and using the aide to help with paperwork and discipline. (CL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Scheduling
Peer reviewedGerber, Susan B.; Finn, Jeremy D.; Achilles, Charles M.; Boyd-Zaharias, Jayne – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2001
Studied whether the presence of a teacher aide in the classroom has noticeable impact on student learning using data for more than 6,300 students in 79 Tennessee schools. Findings suggest that teachers' aides have little, if any, positive effects on student learning. Results also indicate that many aides are required to perform tasks for which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Learning, School Aides
Direct linkCauston-Theoharis, Julie N.; Giangreco, Michael F.; Doyle, Mary Beth; Vadasy, Patricia F. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2007
A primary responsibility of general and special educators is to teach students how to read. In inclusive classrooms, paraprofessionals are frequently utilized to support literacy instruction. Paraprofessionals can be employed to help improve the reading skills of students with disabilities and those who are considered at risk. This article…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Literacy, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction
