Teaching Assistants
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Teacher assistants provide instructional and clerical support for classroom
teachers, allowing teachers more time for lesson planning and teaching. They
support and assist children in learning class material using the teacher’s
lesson plans, providing students with individualized attention. Teacher
assistants also supervise students in the cafeteria, playground, and hallways,
or on field trips; they meet specialized needs, and help prepare
materials for instruction.
Most teacher assistants
perform a combination of duties. They generally
provide instructional reinforcement to children, under the direction and
guidance of teachers.
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They work with students individually or in small
groups—listening while students read, reviewing or reinforcing class lessons, or
helping them find information for reports. Teacher assistants often take charge of special projects and prepare
equipment or exhibits, such as for a science demonstration. Some assistants work
in computer laboratories, helping students to use computers and educational
software programs.
Some teacher assistants work extensively with special education students. As
schools become more inclusive and integrate special education students into
general education classrooms, teacher assistants in both general education and
special education classrooms increasingly assist students with disabilities. They also provide personal attention to students with other special
needs, such as those who speak English as a second language or those who need
remedial education. Teacher assistants
help assess a student’s progress by observing performance and recording relevant
data.
Seeing students develop and gain appreciation of the joy of learning can be
very rewarding. However, working closely with students can be both physically
and emotionally tiring. Here are Brock we are very fortunate to have one of the finest group of teaching assistants in our region.
They are:
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