Paraprofessional Handbook

About this book

The training you never have time to give. It answers the questions a new paraprofessional will not ask: what the job actually is, how much help is too much, how to take data that is worth taking, and what confidentiality means in practice. Most para handbooks are blank lines that ask a new hire to write down knowledge they do not have yet. This one contains the prompting ladder, the wait time rule, the fading technique and the signs of over helping, already written. You are handing over training, not homework.

What's inside

• Welcome and Your Role, what the job is and what it is not
• The six step prompting ladder, from natural cue to full physical, with fading
• Taking Data, five types explained in plain words
• Confidentiality, the rules plus a phone and social media checklist
• Your Students, and a Daily Checklist with the whole job on one page