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Direct linkLorenzo Ciletti; Ed Baines; Matthew P. Somerville – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2025
International research has illustrated that learning support staff (LSS) play a crucial role in the instruction of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND): they support the children's classwork while teachers manage the whole-class instruction. However, fewer research studies have explored LSS's role in the children's…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Elementary Schools, Staff Development, Students with Disabilities
Download full textAnn M. Sam; Jessica R. Steinbrenner; Samuel L. Odom; Sallie W. Nowell; Victoria Waters; Yolanda Perkins; Mary White; Hariharan Swaminathan; H. Jane Rogers – Exceptional Children, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a teacher-implemented professional development program to increase the fidelity with which paraeducators use evidence-based practices (EBPs) in instruction for children with autism. Employing a modified multiple-probe design, investigators implemented the Autism Focused Intervention…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice
Sobeck, Emily E.; Robertson, Rachel; Smith, Jesse – Journal of Special Education, 2020
Many paraeducators have no formal education beyond high school and are provided with minimal training once on the job. Furthermore, as more schools turn to inclusionary practices, the impetus for highly qualified paraeducators becomes more important. However, little research has examined efficient ways to train paraeducators who work in inclusive…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teaching Methods, Training, Inclusion
Brock, Matthew E.; Barczak, Mary A.; Dueker, Scott A. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Coaching with live observation and immediate performance feedback is an effective means to train paraprofessionals, but might not always be feasible. We used a multiple baseline across participants design with six paraprofessionals who taught elementary students with severe disabilities to test the efficacy of two innovations designed to improve…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Video Technology, Evidence Based Practice, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Brock, Matthew E.; Barczak, Mary A.; Dueker, Scott A. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Coaching with live observation and immediate performance feedback is an effective means to train paraprofessionals, but might not always be feasible. We used a multiple baseline across participants design with six paraprofessionals who taught elementary students with severe disabilities to test the efficacy of two innovations designed to improve…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Video Technology, Evidence Based Practice, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Emily Eyrolles Sobeck; Rachel Robertson – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2019
Both the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation and the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) clause within Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 have impacted the educational service delivery for students with disabilities and the paraeducators that provide support services. As more schools turn to inclusionary practices, the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Barriers, Training
