The Paraprofessional's Guide to the Inclusive Classroom: Working As a Team

by Doyle, Mary Beth

• ISBN13: 9781557665386
• ISBN10: 1557665389
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Paul H Brookes Pub Co

Summary

For inclusive classrooms to succeed, paraprofessionals and educators must work together effectively and truly understand each other's specific roles and responsibilities. The second edition of this bestselling, easy-to-use workbook helps them do just that, with lessons, creative activities, personal stories, objectives, and planning guides they can work through as a team! Based on reader feedback for the first edition, this edition includes valuable updates on legislation, classroom management, behavioral supports, and the family's role in education planning field-tested activities and guidance on key topics such as differentiating roles, developing schedules, planning lessons and routines, creating IEPs and curricular adaptations, and encouraging positive behavior new case studies in which paraprofessionals and educators reflect on how good communication and teamwork help them create successful inclusive classrooms improved photocopiable forms that help paraprof

Author Biography

Mary Beth Doyle, Ph.D., Higher Education Project Coordinator, Vermont Department of Education

Table of Contents

About the Author	vii
How to Use This Book	ix
What's New in This Edition?	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
The Paraprofessional: Changing Roles and Responsibilities	1	(16)
A Paraprofessional's Reflection
Who Are Paraprofessionals?
What Are the Paraprofessional's Responsibilities in the Inclusive Classroom?
What Training and Support Do Paraprofessionals Require?
Basic Role Differentiation
Activity Debriefing
Role Clarification with a Twist!
The Inclusive Classroom: Being a Member	17	(14)
What Is a Team?
Who Am I Working With?
A Special Educator's Reflection
What Is My Daily Schedule?
Developing the Paraprofessional's Daily Schedule
Discussion About the Paraprofessional's Daily Schedule
Up-Front Issues to Reach Consensus On
Effects of Paraprofessional Proximity
Conclusion
Supporting Individual Students	31	(12)
Who Is the Student?
I'm Not Special Ed Anymore: My Name Is Peter
The Importance of Participation and Friendship
What Is an Individualized Education Program?
How Does the Paraprofessional Use an Individualized Education Program?
Why Are Students Schedules Important?
Conclusion
Providing Curricular and Individualized Instructional Support	43	(18)
A Paraprofessional's Reflection
What Are Multilevel Curriculum and Instruction and Curriculum Overlapping?
What Are Learning Outcomes and General Supports, and How Are They Different?
How Can We Rearrange the Class Format to Support Diverse Learners?
Unit Planning to Support Diverse Learners
What Are Common Components of Daily Routines?
How Are Instructional Prompts Provided?
How Are Curricular Adaptations Used?
How to Pull It All Together
Encouraging Positive Behaviors	61	(16)
Four Tenets of Positive Behavioral Support
Five Purposes of Behaviors
Managing Challenging Behaviors
Supporting Positive Behaviors
Conclusion
Maintaining Confidentiality: Communication Among Team Members	77	(10)
Planning Communication Opportunities
A Paraprofessional's Reflection
Specialized Instruction
Remembering the Goals of Many Students
Maintaining Confidentiality
A Situation You Know About
References	87	(2)
Appendix: For Your Team	89	(42)
Resources	131	(2)
Dear Colleague Letter	133	(2)
Index	135