Can a Paraprofessional replace a special educatin teacher?

About this episode

Karen Mayer Cunningham addresses questions about the role of paraprofessionals, tools for dyslexia, and ESY in a live Q&A session.

Can a paraprofessional replace a special education teacher in the classroom? What tools actually help kids with dyslexia? And what is ESY — really? In this LIVE Q&A, Karen Mayer Cunningham answers real questions from parents, advocates, and educators about the issues showing up in IEP meetings right now, with 35 days left in the school year. Here's what Karen covers: → What paraprofessionals can and cannot do under NCLB and ESSA — and why the new Epic IEP Para book changes the conversatio...

People in this episode

Host: Karen Mayer Cunningham

Topics covered

• paraprofessionals
• special education
• dyslexia
• IEP meetings
• NCLB
• ESSA

Keywords

• special education teacher
• Epic IEP Para book
• classroom support

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Epic IEP Para book

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