The Paraeducator's Nifty Guide to Assisting With Early Reading

Get hundreds of great ideas to support literacy in the classroom. Written specifically for education paraprofessionals, paraeducators, and teacher assistants who support children's developing literacy skills. Nifty, proven, and fun strategies are provided for how to work with children--with reference to the theories behind those strategies. This guide focuses on supporting reading while the companion guide focuses on supporting children's' development of writing. Why, then, you may ask, do we need yet another book on the subject? The answer is simple. Paraeducators play unique roles in supporting instruction. So rather than requiring you to sift through information from a text written for professional educators, with no guidance as to exactly what is relevant, we have focused on what is most likely to be useful to you in your supportive role. There are many aspects of literacy for which you have no responsibility, and which are properly the responsibility of your supervising teacher or other professional.