The Paraprofessional's Guide to the IDEA and Special Education Programs
Video and Workbook
By Dr. Teri Wallace, Co-Director of the National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals.
You can purchase The Paraprofessional's Guide to Assisting Classroom Instruction from LRP Publications.
From their web site:
This video and workbook set is the perfect way to educate your paraprofessionals on the key special education principles, provisions and services under the new IDEA - and enhance instruction for your Title I students and students with disabilities.
The training video examines the basis for special education law including disabilities categories and procedures as they apply to the role of the paraprofessional - including suggested approaches to effective collaboration and support in specialized instruction.
What's more, the accompanying workbook provides reflection exercises and activities to reinforce the video's key concepts, such as:
- Types and definitions of disabilities
- Guiding concepts to use when working with students with disabilities
- Explanations of related special education services, support and personnel
- And more
(2005. Video: 22 min. Workbook: 36 pp.)
