Paraeducator Entry-Level Training for Supporting Students with Disabilities

Citation:
CichoskiKelly, E., Backus, L., Giangreco, M. F., & Sherman-Tucker, P. (2000). Paraeducator entry-level training for supporting students with disabilities. (Instructor's and Participant's manuals). Stillwater, OK: National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation Training Materials.

Materials Availability
Materials Introduction
Available Vermont Instructors
Participants Manual Table of Contents in pdf form
Instructors Manual Table of Contents in pdf form
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The Entry-Level training materials include six units (detailed below) as well as a practicum:

1. Collaborative Teamwork

(e.g., team membership, developing a shared framework)
Unit Objectives

2. Inclusive Education

(e.g., characteristics of inclusion; practices that facilitate inclusion)
Unit Objectives

3. Families and Cultural Sensitivity

(e.g., understanding diversity in every family; family roles in schools)
Unit Objectives

4. Characteristics of Children with Various Disabilities

(e.g., physical; sensory; cognitive; social/emotional; individualization)
Unit Objectives

5. Roles and Responsibilities

(e.g., school policies; instructional roles; roles of various
related services providers and teachers)
Unit Objectives

6. Implementation of Teacher-Planned Instruction

(e.g., awareness of teacher-planned instructional modifications and strategies;
components of students' educational programs)
Unit Objectives

Available through the Center on Disability & Community Inclusion:

Instructor and Participant Manuals are available at a reduced cost of $20 per book
(includes shipping).

To order contact:

Michaella Collins
michaella.collins@uvm.edu
802-656-5785

or
send purchase orders or checks (payable to University of Vermont) to:

Center on Disability & Community Inclusion
University of Vermont
Mann Hall
208 Colchester Ave.
Burlington, Vermont 05405-1757
Attn: Michaella Collins