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The Paraeducator Role in Inclusive Schools

National Clearinghouse for Paraeducator Resources Web Site (http://www.usc.edu/dept/education/CMMR/Clearinghouse.html).
This resource operated by the Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research at the University of Southern California offers an extensive collection of online full-text articles addressing various aspects of the paraeducator role in education, abstracts from the ERIC Database on paraeducators, a description of numerous paraeducator-to-teacher career ladder programs, additional paraeducator resources, and an opportunity to subscribe to a listserv electronic discussion forum on paraeducators.

National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals.
The center offers training events and materials for paraprofessionals, teachers, and administrators; technical assistance to facilitate development of state and local systems and infrastructures that support the work of paraprofessionals; publishes a newsletter and Web site; and sponsors an annual national conference. For more information visit the Web site at http://www.nrcpara.org or call 435/797-7272.

IDEAPractices Web site (http://www.ideapractices.org).
The Web site is designed to answer questions and provide information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and support efforts to help all children learn. A search of the site by the term “paraprofessional” yields over 50 resources, including The Paraprofessional’s Guide to the Inclusive Classroom; the SpeNSE Fact Sheet – The Role of Paraprofessionals in Special Education; and IDEA Practices – Knowledge and Skills for Teachers Supervising the Work of Paraprofessionals.

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