Paraprofessional's Handbook for Effective Support in Inclusive Classrooms Book

Julie Causton-Theoharis, a teacher, professor, and educational consultant with more than 10 years of experience as a paraprofessional instructor, knows exactly how to help readers stop feeling overwhelmed so they can start making a difference. She answers all the urgent questions paraprofessionals have as they navigate their complex job in the inclusive classroom, showing readers how to:

• provide skillful and subtle support to students while encouraging their independence
  
• resolve challenging behavior in gentle and positive ways
  
• find students' strengths and match support practices to them
  
• fade their support
  
• make informed decisions about content-specific accommodations, modifications, and adaptations
  
• presume competence and keep expectations high
  
• facilitate peer supports and friendships
  
• partner with teachers, SLPs, psychologists, families, and other members of the educational team
  relieve their own stress and avoid burnout

To help them master the daily ups and downs of the inclusive classroom, paraprofessionals will get ready-to-use practical content: tips for supporting students with specific disabilities, helpful question-and-answer sections, examples of successful problem-solving, a quick-guide to acronyms in education, easy ideas for improving teamwork, and more.

The essential guide for every paraprofessional—and a must-have for the educators and other professionals who support them—this empowering book takes the guesswork out of a critical classroom role and helps students with disabilities reach their full potential.