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| Preface | |
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| Background and Context | |
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| What Is a Paraprofessional? | |
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| Paraprofessional Titles: A Rose by Any Other Name | |
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| What Is a Paraprofessional? | |
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| Facts about Paraprofessionals | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Paraprofessionals in Other Countries | |
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| Answers | |
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| The U.S. Educational System | |
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| Education at the National Level | |
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| Education at the State Level | |
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| Education at the School-District Level | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Self-Evaluation Exercise | |
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| CEC Standards | |
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| Answers | |
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| How Are Paraprofessional Duties Assigned and Defined? | |
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| Role Definitions and Restrictions at Federal Levels | |
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| Individual State Requirements | |
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| School-District and School Guidelines | |
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| Classroom Level | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: A Case Study | |
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| Author's Comments | |
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| Websites | |
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| Standards for the Paraprofessional Roles | |
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| Entry-Level Job Requirements | |
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| Option C: A Paraprofessional Assessment | |
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| Skills Necessary to Be Effective on the Job | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning | |
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| ParaPro and WorkKeys | |
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| Paraprofessional Portfolios | |
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| The Learning Environment | |
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| Organization and Management of the Learning Environment | |
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| The Teacher's Role as Classroom Manager | |
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| How Curriculum Requirements Impact Classroom Organization | |
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| The Teacher's Role in Selecting Curriculum | |
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| How Achievement Standards and Testing Impact Classroom Organization | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Identifying Your Responsibilities for the Learning Environment | |
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| Learner Characteristics | |
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| Learner Characteristics: Cognition | |
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| Metacognition and Learning Styles | |
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| Degrees of Intelligence or Exceptionalities | |
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| Culture, Ethnicity, and Diversity | |
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| Social Influences | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Case Study 1: Fun, Discipline, or Misunderstanding? | |
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| Case Study 2: First Impressions | |
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| Sample Seating Charts for Data Collection | |
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| Instructional Supervision | |
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| The Importance of Instructional Supervision | |
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| Who Is Your Supervisor? | |
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| Actively Seeking Supervision | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending your Learning | |
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| Old Enough to Be Her Mother | |
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| William's Story | |
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| Instruction | |
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| Effective Instruction | |
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| Effective Instruction, Curriculum, and Student Abilities | |
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| How Do I Know If My Students Are Learning? | |
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| The Effective Instructional Cycle | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Monitoring Student Understanding | |
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| Peer Tutoring | |
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| Group Responding | |
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| Timings | |
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| Teacher-Directed Instruction | |
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| Monitoring Instructional Effectiveness | |
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| The Relationship Between Teacher Behavior and Student Outcomes | |
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| Monitoring Learning? Or Monitoring Teaching? | |
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| Monitoring Progress Toward Student Goals | |
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| Providing Appropriate Feedback to Students | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Questions I Ask | |
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| Evaluating Questions and Student Responses | |
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| Time Management | |
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| Increasing Academic Learning Time | |
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| Transition Time | |
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| Monitoring Student Use of Time | |
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| Methods for Observation and Recording | |
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| Educator Use of Time | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Ideas for Facilitating Transitions | |
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| Student Behavior and Classroom Management | |
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| Managing Behavior | |
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| Setting, Teaching, and Adhering to Classroom Rules | |
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| Classroom Routines and Procedures | |
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| Student Self-Management | |
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| Rewarding/Recognizing Appropriate Behaviors | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Applied Behavior Analysis | |
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| Proactive Planning | |
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| Proactive Planning for Effective Management of Student Behavior | |
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| Application Activity | |
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| Dealing with Inappropriate Behaviors | |
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| Professionalism | |
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| Professional and Ethical Behavior | |
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| Who Decides What Constitutes Professional Behavior? | |
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| Ethics | |
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| Situations Requiring Professionalism | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Confidentiality and the ADA | |
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| FERPA | |
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| Reflection and Self-Evaluation | |
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| Evaluation of Students and Evaluation of Adults | |
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| The Reflective Practitioner | |
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| Making Improvements | |
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| Monitoring Through Observation Data | |
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| Setting Your Own Goals for Improvement | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Questions for Self-Evaluation | |
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| CEC Standards | |
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| Extending Your Learning: Items for Inclusion in a Paraprofessional Portfolio | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Glossary: Terms Used in Education | |
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| Useful Websites | |
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| Acronyms Often Used in Special Education | |
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| IDEIA '04: Terms from Special Education Law | |
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| Index | |