Roles and Responsibilities
To support access and independence under teacher direction.
What is the primary role of a paraeducator in the classroom?
Learned helplessness
What develops if students receive too much support, too often?
This changes how a student learns not what they learn.
What are accommodations?
ADA stands for...
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
What does IDEA stand for?
Case managers and teachers should design these, while paraeducators support implementation.
What are lesson plans?
This allows for processing time, independence and problem-solving skill development.
What is "wait time"?
This changes the learning expectations or content.
What is a modification?
A student must have a medical diagnosis and this plan provides access....
What is a 504 plan?
The IEP
What is the document that is legally required under IDEA?
The supervising teacher or case manager.
Who should a paraeducator go to with concerns about their student first?
Everyone needs to be able to handle challenges, obstacles and irritation.
What is frustration tolerance?
Accessing extended time and a quiet testing locaiton is....
What is an accommodation?
Schools, workplaces, public spaces, federal buildings and transportation
Which environments are covered under ADA?
FAPE
What is guaranteed under IDEA?
Grading, primary instruction and creating IEP goals.
What are tasks that a teacher or case manager must complete that a paraeducator cannot?
Fewer prompts, sitting farther away, asking guiding questions.
What are ways to fade supports?
A student that is expected to master 5 of the 7 traits of living things is receiving a (an)...
What is a modification?
September 26, 1973
When was Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 passed?
Specific Learning Disability, Autism, Speech and Language Impairment, Other Health Impairment, Intellectual Disability, Acquired Brain Injury...
What are some examples of educational identifications?
LRE
What is least restrictive environment?
Student independence, to not be needed
What is the goal of special educators and paraeducators?
These students may receive both accommodations and modifications.
What are students identified for support via special education?
July 26, 1990
What is the date that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law?
November 29, 1975
What is the date that IDEA was passed?