Kindergarten aide vs educational assistant

Differences between kindergarten aide and educational assistant duties and responsibilities

Kindergarten aide example responsibilities.

• Work with ESL and special needs students, individually and in small groups, to attain their learning objectives
• Head classroom instruction in all basic subject area: reading, writing, math, social studies, and science.
• Work with small groups to provide enrichment in literacy and mathematics.
• Provide enrichment activities to aide student in meeting goals set in the IEP.
• Assist in delivering services require by the student's IEP, such as occupational therapy twice daily.
• Teach basic skills such as color, shape, math, reading, letter recognition, personal hygiene and social skills.
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Educational assistant example responsibilities.

• Perform responsible human support and paraprofessional work assisting classroom teacher or other professionals, achieve institution objectives.
• Perform basic administrative tasks like photocopying student work displays etc.
• Support class teachers in photocopying and other tasks in order to support teaching.
• Used CPI blocks, restraints, and escorts when necessary to ensure the safety of students and staff.
• Serve special needs Pre-K students in a PPCD classroom, under the direction of a certify classroom teacher.
• Provide assistance to non-English speaking students
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