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Towson, Jacqueline A.; Green, Katherine B.; Abarca, Diana L. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2020
We examined how educating paraprofessionals in preschool classrooms on dialogic reading (DR) affected their storybook reading and effects on children's single word vocabulary. Through a single-case multiple-probe across participants design including four paraprofessionals and eight preschool children, we identified a functional relation between…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Preschool Children, Language Impairments, Vocabulary
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Haney, Michele; Cavallaro, Claire C. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1996
Use of a model for systematic ecological assessment was tested in a work experience program for special education inclusion assistants placed in inclusive preschools. Preliminary evaluation data suggest that the model produces integrated developmental activities, use of peer mediation, and a play-based approach to discrete skill development.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Educational Planning