How+are+teacher+aids+important+to+students+with+disabilities?

Giangerco F. Michael, Edelman W. Susan, Luiselli Evans Tracy, Stephanie Z. C. MacFarland. Helping or Hovering? Effects of Instructional Assistant Proximity on Students with Disabilities. Retrived from http://maureenmcquiggan.com/files/Helping_or_Hovering.pdf

This article presents data on the effects of teacher aides with the students who have disabilities. They conduct research in many different schools about what kind of help is needed in the classroom. Most of the data have a high number in teacher aides in classrooms. Some of the aspects of this includes separation from the classroom, dependence on adults, self control and interaction with other students. It also explains further action about how the policies in school should change.

I chose this article because it showed actual research that was done in the United States. This article had very good aspects about what the roles of a teacher aide is and how it affects the students with disabilities. Comparing to the other articles online that talked about the roles of the teachers aide in other countries like New Zealand and Untied Kingdom. I found this article interesting because the different aspects of a disabled student like separation in the class, dependence on adults, and how to interact with peers. It basically just explains how the training of the aides are and how the impact of them is higher on the student.

Binger, C (May 2012) Teaching Educational Assistants to Facilitate the Multisymbol Message Productions of Young Students Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication. EBSCOhost. 19.108-120. Retrieved from http://0-web.ebscohost.com.helin.uri.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&hid=108&sid=7d5fd50d-6671-4b56-9e1e-bb129bbab575%40sessionmgr110

This article is about how educational assistants have a responsibility in planning for teachers who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Which is communication methods used to supplement or replace speech or writing for those with impairments in the production or comprehension of spoken or written language. The point of this article is to show educational assistants how to use this methods. All the research was based on how the educational assistant interacted with the student in the classroom and also how the student was using the AAC method.

I chose this article because it was interesting to see the research that was conducted. It was interesting to see the methods that they used to show the educational assistants like how many years of experience they had and what kind of children were in the classroom. One part that interested me is that they had the background of the educational assistants and it effected the children because say there was a Hispanic student and a Hispanic EA then they would have a better time understanding the child. It also plays an important role because the EA would be in close contact with the parent and teacher.

Otterman, S. (2012, June 19). A Struggle to Educate the Severely Disabled. The New York Times. Retrieved http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/education/20donovan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

This article is about how the schools in Harlem have difficulty with the funding of special education.To have the right kind of help including teachers, aides and therapists the cost went from $58,877 to $17,696. It talks about how the cost of teaching each student has risen since the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1954.

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