{"id":29,"date":"2011-05-10T14:40:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T22:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/earlychildhoodintervention3\/?p=21"},"modified":"2012-12-02T17:55:18","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T00:55:18","slug":"e-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/middlechildhoodintervention3\/2011\/05\/10\/e-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;E&#8221; Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Educational Assistant\/Special Education Assistant (EA\/SEA)<\/h2>\n<p>The EA\/SEA helps the regular classroom teacher work with a child with special needs in the classroom. The EA\/SEA is usually assigned to an individual child, and can be in the classroom with the child either full time or part time. How much the EA\/SEA is present in the classroom depends on the needs of the child and the child\u2019s <a title=\"The IEP is a legal document that children with a special needs designation get, when they attend school. The IEP provides information about the child\u2019s current level of functioning, his or her skills and needs, what goals and objectives he or she will be expected to achieve, during the academic year, and which special education professionals will help the child reach those goals.\">Individual Education Plan (IEP)<\/a>\u00a0(see full <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/middlechildhoodintervention2\/files\/2012\/12\/MCI_Glossary.pdf\">Glossary<\/a>). The EA\/SEA may:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend IEP meetings and review meetings;<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the child\u2019s strengths and needs \u00a0to help him or her in the classroom;<\/li>\n<li>Follow through with the teacher\u2019s work and help the child as needed;<\/li>\n<li>Have a deep understanding of the goals set for the child during the IEP meeting. This way, these goals get targeted as often as possible, both inside and outside the classroom;<\/li>\n<li>Document the child\u2019s progress on a regular basis;<\/li>\n<li>Assist the teacher with making learning materials for the child;<\/li>\n<li>Help the child\u2019s participate in large and small group activities;<\/li>\n<li>Provide one-on-one instruction;<\/li>\n<li>Help the teacher and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/middlechildhoodintervention3\/category\/3-2-the-s-professionals\/\">special educator<\/a> assess the child\u2019s skills and needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is very important to note that the EA\/SEA\u2019s job is not to do things for the child, but to help \u00a0the child when he or she needs it. It is also important to note that it is not the EA\/SEA\u2019s job to plan intervention goals for the child. This is the job of the regular and special education teachers. The EA\/SEA\u2019s job is to help the regular and special education teachers put plans into action.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">EA\/SEAs are also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/middlechildhoodintervention3\/category\/3-2-the-s-professionals\/\">Student Support Workers<\/a> (SSW). To learn more about EA\/SEAs, please visit this <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.capilanou.ca\/programs\/special-ed.html\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5>see <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/middlechildhoodintervention2\/files\/2012\/12\/MCI_References.pdf\">References<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Educational Assistant\/Special Education Assistant (EA\/SEA) The EA\/SEA helps the regular classroom teacher work with a child with special needs in the classroom. The EA\/SEA is usually assigned to an individual child, and can be in the classroom with the child either full time or part time. 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