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How to be a Para Pro

How to be a Para Pro

A Comprehensive Training Manual for Paraprofessionals

Diane Twachtman-Cullen

Paperback: £19.95

2003, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 200pp
ISBN: 9780966652918, BIC 2: JNSG
Available from JKP only in the UK and Europe

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Part I: Autism Spectrum Disorders "101": A Short Course for People in the Trenches. 1. Getting to Know your Student: The Autism Spectrum Disorders Continuum. 2. Atypicalities in Social Understanding and Expression. 3. Impairments in Communication and Language. 4. Restricted Repertoire of Interests and Activities: Problems with Imagination. 5. Abnormal Responses to Sensation. 6. Theory of Mind; Information Processing, Executive Function. 7. High Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome Does it Realy Matter? Part II: The "Art and Science" of Being a Para Pro. 8. General Overview of Professional Support: A New Breed for a New Century. Chapter 9. You're in the Trenches Now: The "Science" of Being a Para Pro. Chapter10. The "Art" of Being a Para Pro. Chapter 11. Sample Supports and Accommodations for Students with Special Needs. Chapter 12. A "Wrap up" Potpourri: Melding Art with Science.