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ERIC Number: EJ639179
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1079-3917
Paraprofessional Proximity and Academic Engagement: Students with Disabilities in Primary Aged Classrooms.
Werts, Margaret Gessler; Zigmond, Naomi; Leeper, Dawn C.
Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, v36 n4 p424-40 Dec 2001
A study involving three students (ages 7-9) with severe disabilities found they were academically engaged during a significantly higher number of intervals when a paraprofessional was positioned close to the student. Students and paraprofessionals were more likely to be verbally interactive than physically when the student was actively academically engaged. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Distance, Elementary Education, Helping Relationship, Inclusive Schools, Interpersonal Communication, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Performance Factors, Persistence, Proximity, Relationship, Severe Disabilities, Staff Role, Time on Task, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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