paraeducator
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌpærəˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪtər/
- Specialized
:
paraeducador
- The paraeducator assists the teacher by helping students understand the lesson materials.
- paraeducators and teachers
- paraeducators in special
- training of paraeducators
Examples
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So, when Kevin seemed anxious, his paraeducator prompted Kevin to engage in one of the coping strategies he had learned.
Academic text (2013) -
Kevin has a one-to-one paraeducator, Mr. Don, assigned to him.
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Skills related to working as a paraeducator as well as a beginning teacher are included.
Academic text (1998) -
Then, Mr. Don, the paraeducator began by asking him about his likes in addition to other questions.
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Of these, almost half of the paraeducator workforce was employed in special education programs.
Academic text (2001) -
There are currently over four thousand paraeducators on the Career Ladder.
Academic text (1998) -
The Career Ladder provides financial, academic, and social support for paraeducators pursuing careers as teachers.
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Many school districts are developing career ladders to train their own paraeducators as future teachers.
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Providing general and special educators with in-service training on working effectively with paraeducators is especially important.
Academic text (2001) -
There are currently about 500,000 paraeducators in the nation's schools (Haselkorn & Fideler, 1996).
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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7.2
A person who helps a professional, like a teacher, but is not fully qualified
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paraeducator comes from the prefix para- meaning 'beside' and educator, which is like a 'teacher'. So a paraeducator is someone who works beside a teacher to support and help students.