Paraeducators in special education programs.

From: Focus on Exceptional Children | Date: October 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Special education programs are the single largest employer of paraeducators--also known as paraprofessionals, educational assistants, instructional aides, teacher assistants, and numerous other job titles. The tradition of employing lesser-trained assistants to help with students with disabilities began more than 200 years ago when Itard (1801/1962), a physician, employed Madame Guerin to assist him in his work with Victor, the wild boy of Aveyron (Boomer, 1994). At various times, special education programs have employed both professionals and paraprofessionals (Cruickshank & ...

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