paraprofessional
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7.2
- noun
- /ˌpærəprəˈfɛʃənl/
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paraprofesional
- The teacher often relies on a paraprofessional to help manage the classroom and support students with special needs.
- paraprofessional workers
- paraprofessional staff
- teacher and paraprofessional
Examples
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As a paraprofessional, she provided crucial support to the lead instructor during lessons and classroom activities.
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During the training session, we learned how a paraprofessional can assist in educational settings without being a fully qualified teacher.
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Bottom line: This book will be useful only to a professional or paraprofessional who knows nothing about a school library.
Academic text (2012) -
In providing and receiving personal assistance, the paraprofessional and the client develop a style of working together.
Academic text (1994) -
Working as a substitute teacher or starting one's career as a paraprofessional remains a way to get a permanent job.
Academic text (2015) -
An urban school district in Colorado implemented a paraprofessional development program that produced three significant outcomes.
Academic text (2011) -
The classroom served students with moderate ID and included one special education teacher and one paraprofessional.
Academic text (2015) -
The implementation of a paraprofessional department contributed to the level of professionalism and pride among all paraprofessionals.
Academic text (2011) -
Clearly, a well-trained, experienced, adequately supervised, and valued paraprofessional workforce is necessary to achieve these goals.
Academic text (1994) -
Mr. Davis, the paraprofessional, reads the text projected on the interactive whiteboard aloud to the students.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
32
6.6
A person who helps lawyers with legal tasks but cannot act as a lawyer
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6.7
A person who helps a teacher with students in class or after school
Antonyms
How Qualified
401
3.7
- Specialized
184
3.7
1
7.2
- Formal
365
3.5
79
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
paraprofessional = professional (semi-transparent) = para + profession + al
The word is built from the clear elements 'para-' and 'professional', but the specialized sense of a qualified assistant is not fully predictable for all learners.
Etymology
Paraprofessional comes from the prefix para- meaning 'beside' and professional meaning 'trained worker', as in paramedic. So a paraprofessional is someone who works beside a professional to help them but does not have the full training of a professional.