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The Neurodiversity Handbook for Teaching Assistants and Learning Support Assistants: A Guide for Learning Support Staff, SENCOs and Students
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Sarah Alix – David Fulton Publishers, 2023
This highly practical book supports the knowledge and development of teaching assistants and learning support assistants (TAs/LSAs) in their understanding of neurodivergent pupils. Considering a neurodivergent world is vital in society today, and even more so in the classroom. Starting with a model of difference rather than deficit and…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Resource Staff, Resource Materials, Guides
Music Therapy in Schools: Working with Children of All Ages in Mainstream and Special Education
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Tomlinson, Jo, Ed.; Derrington, Philippa, Ed.; Oldfield, Amelia, Ed. – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011
The majority of music therapy work with children takes place in schools. This book documents the wealth and diversity of work that music therapists are doing in educational settings across the UK. It shows how, in recent years, music therapy has changed and grown as a profession, and it provides an insight into the trends that are emerging in this…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Nursery Schools, Music, Adolescents
Fortifications for the Front Lines: Tulsa Public Schools Provides Academy to Prepare and Challenge Staff Members Who Keep the Wheels Turning
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Owen, Marsha – Journal of Staff Development, 2005
In January 2002, the Tulsa (Oklahoma) Public Schools launched the Learning, Education, and Resource Network (LEARN) Academy, a learning opportunity for its noncertified staff. The academy provides intensive leadership skills development and opportunities. Participants include representatives of transportation, child nutrition, health services,…
Descriptors: Leadership, Public Schools, Academic Achievement, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Handbook for Coordinators of ABE/ESL Classroom Volunteers.
Koehler, C. Russell – 1984
Designed for volunteer coordinators in Olympic College's Adult Education Volunteer Classroom Assistant Project, this handbook provides a rationale for each of the coordinators' responsibilities and details procedures for carrying out these functions. Section I provides an overview of the role of the volunteer coordinators, who are responsible for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, Coordinators, English (Second Language)
Handbook for Volunteers: Adult Education Program.
Koehler, C. Russell – 1984
Designed for volunteers in Olympic College's Adult Education Volunteer Classroom Assistant Project, this handbook discusses volunteer tutors' roles, characteristics of Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) students, suggested teaching techniques, tips for working with instructors, and college policies and regulations.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Teaching Assistants
Teachers and Assistants Working Together
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Vincett, Karen; Cremin, Hilary; Thomas, Gary – Open University Press, 2005
This book is for teachers and teaching assistants (TAs) seeking to improve the ways that they work together to meet the needs of children in their classes. The number of teaching assistants (including learning support assistants who support children with special educational needs) has expanded greatly in recent years, a trend which is set to…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Educational Needs, Teaching Assistants, Case Studies