Many paraprofessionals work with a single student providing a broad range of supports during the school day. Crisis Paraprofessional Kayla Berry shares her own experiences and offers ways classroom teachers and paraprofessionals can most effectively partner in support of students.
Genesis Gonzalez is a special education teacher in New York City. In this interview, she shares the story of how she got involved in the profession and what she has learned about supporting her students with learning disabilities (LD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during her teaching career.
As you prepare for the upcoming school year, read this article about what you need to do to get ready for the ‘Saturday kids.’ These children are competent and happy on weekends and vacations, but have a lot of difficulty in school. In this article written exclusively for LD OnLine, expert Rick Lavoie shares nine concepts to help you bring out their best side of these children in your class.
Strategies that promote success for students with ADD and ADHD are described including behavior management, modification, preparing your students to learn at the beginning of the lesson, keeping the students on task, making the lessons more interesting and homework.
The overwhelming majority of questions I receive in August come from teachers who are anxious about the opening of the school year. Their concerns center on strategies to get the year off to the best possible start in their classrooms.
Good communication between schools and parents is crucial for children with ADHD. In this article, there are many ideas to facilitate the home-school collaboration and help students succeed.
