Working with teaching assistants and other support staff for inclusive education

Support staff in schools are increasingly recognised as playing an important, though often undefined, role in inclusive education. While there has been some research on how best to work with support staff, this book provides readers with a comprehensive examination of roles and responsibilities wit...

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Other Authors Chambers, Dianne
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2015.
SeriesInternational perspectives on inclusive education ; v. 4.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781784416119
ISSN1479-3636 ;
DOI10.1108/S1479-363620154
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 300 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • The changing nature of the roles of support staff / Dianne Chambers
  • New metaphors for teacher/paraeducator relationships / Janet Stivers, Sharon Cramer
  • The role of psychologists in inclusive settings / Paul A. Bartolo
  • Incorporating therapy into the regular curriculum : working together with occupational therapists / Michelle A. Villeneuve, Nancy L. Hutchinson
  • Paraeducator voices on inclusive education / Dorotha "Mike" Monfore, Jeremy Lynch, Matthew Erickson
  • Teacher views on working with others to promote inclusion / Marianne Mangano
  • Support staff and indigenous education / Glenda Cain
  • Visiting teachers' perceptions about working with teacher assistants and teachers / Derek Hurrell, Lorraine Day
  • Programming and planning within a multifaceted classroom / Ritu V. Chopra, Denise J. Uitto
  • Working collaboratively with support staff for inclusive education / M. Alexandra Da Fonte, Andrea M. Capizzi
  • Assistive technology and teacher assistants / Dianne Chambers, Richard G. Berlach
  • Training programs for teacher assistants / Denise J. Uitto, Ritu V. Chopra
  • Reflective practitioners : teachers and support staff reflecting together / Susan Main.