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Coaching and Training Paraprofessionals to Implement Communication Strategies in the Classroom with Students with Disabilities

by Andrea Grace Antoniewicz

Institution:	University of Kentucky
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Degree:
Year:	2022
Keywords:	Communication; coaching; training; paraprofessional; Special Education and Teaching
Posted:	3/25/2025
Record ID:	2246011
Full text PDF:	https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edsrc_etds/130 https://uknowledge.uky.edu/context/edsrc_etds/article/1145/viewcontent/Coaching_and_Training_Paraprofessionals_to_Implement_Communicatio.pdf

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effects of a training and coaching intervention on increasing paraprofessionals use of communication strategies to increase the participation between students with disabilities and paraprofessionals. Students with CCN struggle to interact with peers and communicate appropriately, and therefore need guided instruction by adults. To encourage interactions across contexts, paraprofessionals must first learn how to use communication strategies. This skill also was chosen to extend our knowledge on coaching paraprofessionals to use different communication strategies to promote communication with students with ESN and CCN.