Instructional paraprofessional vs special education assistant

Differences between instructional paraprofessional and special education assistant duties and responsibilities

Instructional paraprofessional example responsibilities.

• Help ESL students achieve their academic goals while they learn a new language and adapt to a new community and culture.
• Assist students with their educational needs in language arts, mathematics, social students and science.
• Carry out behavior intervention techniques and ABA.
• Provide administration and care of ABA and discrete trial training.
• Verify the appropriate process and procedures that are necessary to fulfill IEP objectives.
• Create a sensory chair to encourage a pre-k scholar to remain seat during the day.
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Special education assistant example responsibilities.

• Perform responsible human support and paraprofessional work assisting classroom teacher or other professionals, achieve institution objectives.
• Implement behavioral plans design by IEP team for students with behavior disorders or other learning disabilities
• Accompany students to special classes (art, music, PE) and on field trips.
• Complete Medicaid forms on a daily basis.
• Assist special needs children with independent skills and work tasks, fill out Medicaid paperwork.
• Provide one on one attention to pre-k partner child with multiple activities while promoting language and developmental skills.
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