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Paraprofessionals & Related Services 10 Things Every Paraprofessional Needs to Know about Related Services

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 1. Related services support student’s abilities to: Hear Move Speak See

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 2. Related services programs include: Audiology and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) programs for hearing Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT) and Adapted Physical Education (APE) for movement Speech and Language Program (LAS) for speaking Vision Impairment Program for seeing

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 3. Related services are: provided if a student has a need related to hearing, movement, speech or vision. described in the student’s IEP. designed to support the child’s progress in his/her educational program.

Paraprofessionals & Related Services have an important role to play in supporting students who have disabilities related to hearing, movement, speech or vision. should work with the related services provider to know what supports to provide.

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 5. Paraprofessionals should: develop sensitivity to the specific disability exhibited by the student. Pretend you are deaf, blind, physically disabled, or nonverbal for a hour. Record your insights. respect and maximize the student’s need for independence to the fullest extent possible (i.e., do not do everything for the student).

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 6. Paraprofessionals should: ask specific questions of the related services provider(s) to know what to do or say to support the student’s skill development. record student responses as requested by the related services provider(s) to assist in progress monitoring.

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 7. Paraprofessionals should: expand opportunities for skill development outside of the classroom. Examples: On the playground In the lunch room In the locker room and APE

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 8. On the playground the Paraprofessionals can: Help the nonverbal child use an AAC device to ask for a turn at play. Help the child in a wheelchair play basketball. Help the child who can not hear well focus on the direction on the game. Help the blind child get around the playground.

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 9. In the lunchroom the Paraprofessionals can: Help the nonverbal child use his communication system to make a food choice. Help the child with fine motor problems use the techniques designed by the occupational therapist to open a milk carton. Help the child who is hard of hearing find a quiet place to sit to talk to his friends. Help the child who is blind to use Braille to make a food choice.

Paraprofessionals & Related Services 10. In the locker room the Paraprofessionals working with a student during physical education: Provides supervision for the student and assists with dressing Attends the PE class and participates with the student providing the necessary motor support as needed Provides assistance to the PE teacher

Paraprofessionals & Related Services Paraprofessionals provide important support for related services by encouraging students to participate in school activities without unnecessary assistance. reinforcing strategies and skills designed by the student’s related services provider(s). documenting and communicating student skill development to related services provider(s) and classroom teacher.