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Aides v. Paraprofessionals v. Highly-Qualified Teachers…

Posted on 10/06/2011 by Pam Wright — 72 Comments ↓

Three questions from a special education teacher are answered below with the citations from federal law. Question #1: When IDEA 1997 was reauthorized as IDEA 2004, Section 1400 Findings and Continue Reading →

Posted in No Child Left Behind, Teachers | Tagged Classroom Aides, One-on-One, Paraprofessionals | 72 Comments ↓

How Much Training is Required for a Classroom Aide?

Posted on 06/04/2008 by Wrightslaw — 17 Comments ↓

(Moved from the Community Helpline) The school is proposing to have the majority of our autistic son’s special ed services provided by a classroom aide. They are saying the aide Continue Reading →

Posted in FAQs, Special Ed Law | Tagged Classroom Aides, FAQs, One-on-One, Paraprofessionals | 17 Comments ↓
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