Responsibilities - Assures that student learn at their own level and have their specialized needs met
- Assists in teaching students how to become independent and responsible at school
- Assists with specialized needs that may include behavior, learning, self help skills and/or communication.
Roles: Under the guidance and direction of the classroom teacher and/or special education teacher the paraprofessional might perform one or more of the following:
- collect or gather data
- document student progress
- run small learning groups
- prepare or set up activities and materials for the next rotation, period or day, help students with self-care tasks
- monitor students during class, transitions, lunch or breaks
- providing instructional support individually or in small groups;
- providing one-on-one instruction
- meet with teachers
- provide accommodations for students to have access to classroom instruction
- modifying materials
- implementing behavior management plans