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Links: Paraprofessional Course™

 

In today's classroom the paraprofessional plays a critical role in a child's learning process. With this growing responsibility comes the need for a common language, a more extensive background, and specific training. Through this course the paraprofessional learns the best ways to support teachers and students with literacy learning. With the Links: Paraprofessional Course™ you can be assured your paraprofessionals receive the best and most specific literacy training available in the country today.

Course Structure :

Facilitated by your district/school staff developers or teachers, this course is formatted to provide six sessions that can be held weekly or scheduled to fit your needs. Participants engage in lively discussions, interactive experiences, and hands-on activities they can immediately implement in the classroom.

Sessions
Session 1 Schools "Then and Now, " Conditions of Learning, Role of Talk
Session 2 The Reading Process, Questioning and Prompting Techniques and Strategies, Components of a Comprehensive Literacy Program
Session 3 Read-Alouds and Shared Reading, Stages of Reading Development and Matching Books with Children
Session 4 Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Making Books and Instructional Aids
Session 5 The Writing Process, Experiences that Encourage Writing
Session 6 Observations and Assessment, Final Reflections