DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Assist classroom teacher(s) in performing specific duties as assigned or undertaking specialized tasks.
• Assist in providing individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students' intellectual abilities.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining standards of student behavior.
• Prepare instructional materials; reads to students.
• Assist the classroom teacher in creating an environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Help plan daily and long-range lessons and classroom activities.
• Conduct learning exercises with small groups of students.
• Alert the teacher to special needs of individual students.
• Provide escort and assistance to children, as necessary.
• Check students work for compliance with teacher's instructions.
• Help maintain individual records for each student.
• Collect and display suitable material for educational displays; prepare displays; decorate classroom.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Assist in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct.
• Help maintain order in the classroom; monitors students to keep them on task