Below are links to archived webinars conducted during Paraprofessional Week from April 27-May 1. Click the name of each session to see a video recording and a link to download the slides as a PDF. You must enter your email address and name to watch the videos. At the end of each video, you will be presented with the option to download a certificate of completion.
Note: You will not see the button to download your certificate unless you let the video play all the way to the end.
Sessions 1-16
Session 1: The Important Role of Paraprofessionals
Session 2: What is the Science of Reading?
Session 3: Positive Praise
Session 4: How Do I Help When the Content Gets Tough?
Session 5: Supporting Language with Positive Interactions
Session 6: Literacy 101: A Crash Course
Session 7: Decoding Strategies for Struggling Readers
Session 8: This Kid is Difficult!
Session 9: The Teacher Isn’t Here – Now What?
Session 10: Questioning to Support Reading Comprehension
Session 11: From Phonemic Awareness to Phonics
Session 12: The Six Syllable Types
Session 13: Taking Yourself Off the Sidelines
Session 14: Story Mapping
Session 15: ACEs and the Impact on Learning
Session 16: Early Writing