Paraprofessionals and volunteers have become a viable, integral part of the special education instructional team. Assimilating these support people into school systems has relieved the classroom teacher from certain tasks but also has increased the teacher's responsibility in planning, coordination, and supervision. The most significant improvement has been the ability to better personalize and individualize programs for handicapped children and youth.
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Jeptha V. Greer (1978) studied this question.