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Designing Assistive Technology Training For Paraprofessionals, Dianne J. Chambers
Designing Assistive Technology Training For Paraprofessionals, Dianne J. Chambers
Dianne Chambers
With an increase in the number of students with disabilities being included in regular education settings internationally, there has also been a subsequent increase in the number of paraprofessionals supporting these students (Ghere & York-Barr, 2007; Giangreco, Smith & Pinckney, 2006). In many school situations, the paraprofessional holds responsibility for assisting students with special needs to access the curriculum of the classroom, as well as to manage the social and emotional environment (Carter, O'Rourke, Sisco & Pelsue, 2009).