The Role of the Instructional Assistant - A Warm-Up Quiz

In the general education classroom, it is primarily the IAs responsibility to make decisions on what and how to teach students with disabilities, since it is the IA's duty to support the students assigned to them.

• True

• False

IAs should not concern themselves about the students' learning style or unique needs in order to modify their responses to the students, since that would be overstepping the IAs role.

• True

• False

The IA is responsible for assisting with the implementation of accommodations and modifications for the students they support who have disabilities.

• True

• False

Knowledge of instructional strategies is essential for IAs to assist with the instruction.

• True

• False

The IA should always look for appropriate opportunities to facilitate social interactions for the students they support.

• True

• False

IAs should always sit or stand close to the student they are supporting to let the student know they are ready and available to assist.

• True

• False

IAs should always pay attention to the environment to ensure that the most favorable conditions are present for their assigned students.

• True

• False

In order to monitor ongoing student progress, IAs should assist in collecting data when trained by a certified teacher and instructed in the procedure.

• True

• False

IAs should try to solve the problems for themselves when encountering student instructional or behavioral problems, and should avoid seeking assistance from the general or special education teacher.

• True

• False

The IA should provide the maximum level of prompts to the students they support to help them to be successful.

• True

• False