The classroom feels overwhelming
Noise, bells, transitions or sensory overload make it difficult to stay with the lesson.
Shadow teacher support
A Shadow Teacher or Learning Support Assistant (LSA) supports your child inside the classroom with learning, attention, regulation, routines and social participation — in Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, and Kochi.
The school continues to teach. We help your child access the school day — and gradually step back as they become more independent.
Also in Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Kochi.
4.5 ★
When school feels hard
Shadow teacher support can help when a child finds it difficult to participate independently in a mainstream classroom.
Noise, bells, transitions or sensory overload make it difficult to stay with the lesson.
Open the book. Copy the board. Start the task. We help turn several instructions into the next manageable step.
Support with attention, organisation, transitions and task initiation — without doing the work for your child.
Your child may want to join but not know how to enter a game, read the situation or manage a group.
The goal is not to sit beside your child forever. It is to help them participate with less support over time.
Helps your child follow instructions, start tasks, organise materials and move between activities.
Notices overwhelm early and supports practical sensory or emotional regulation strategies.
Supports group work, recess and peer interactions when these parts of school are difficult.
Works towards the goals and classroom accommodations agreed with parents, teachers and the child's support team.
Coordinates with the class teacher, SENCO or special educator wherever possible.
Records what happened, what helped and what is becoming easier.
Not a tutor
They do not complete worksheets or teach a separate curriculum.
Not a second teacher
The classroom teacher remains the teacher.
Not a babysitter
Support should have clear learning, regulation or participation goals.
Not a permanent aide
As your child becomes more independent, support should reduce.
Not automatically a pull-out service
Wherever possible, support happens inside the classroom where the child actually needs it.
Stays with the lesson longer
Starts tasks with fewer prompts
Handles transitions more independently
Participates more comfortably with peers
Recognises and manages overwhelm earlier
The shadow teacher gradually steps further away
The goal is simple:
More participation. Less adult dependence.
The Insighte model
The person inside the classroom matters. So does the system behind them.
Professionals from psychology, special education, child development and related backgrounds.
A senior professional reviews support, challenges and progress regularly.
Your child's IEP, support goals, classroom plans, observations and progress stay organised in one care system.
Parents get structured classroom updates on what happened and what is changing. InsighteCase turns those observations into monthly progress summaries and draft care documentation for the supervising team to review.
One support system connects the family, shadow teacher and school instead of leaving everyone to work separately.
Insighte supports children with autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, sensory needs, developmental differences and other classroom support needs.
A diagnosis is not the starting point. We look at what your child is finding difficult in school and what support would help them participate more independently.
Free consultation. Assessment is baseline ₹1,000, detailed ₹5,000, then we match the classroom adult.
Foundation
₹28,000–₹34,000 / month
₹950–₹1,150 a school day
Children who mostly manage the day and need a steady adult beside them in class.
In this package
Inclusion
₹35,000–₹45,000 / month
₹1,150–₹1,500 a school day
Children starting or settling into a mainstream CBSE, ICSE, or IB classroom.
Everything in Foundation, plus
Intensive
₹46,000–₹55,000 / month
₹1,550–₹1,850 a school day
Complex regulation, behaviour, or learning needs, or a high-demand school day.
Everything in Inclusion, plus
On the Foundation plan, a full school day of 1:1 support costs less than a single counselling session.
4.5 ★
Shadow teacher
“She held the role of a shadow teacher for my son… It was especially during this replacement period that we could see how her impact, good rapport and particularly good communication skills had supported my son in his school routine as with the interim shadow teacher my son did not build the same kind of rapport and cooperation as he did with Meghana. He was very pleased when she recovered and… returned to resume as his shadow teacher.”
Yasmin, parent
Therapy match
“Insighte is very good with understanding its clients' needs and then promptly arranging for the right help. We took Insighte services for our son's shadow teacher and also for individual sessions and every time Insighte teachers have come across as highly effective, professional and dedicated.”
Harneet Kaur, parent
Shadow teacher
“I was at first very hesitant to hire a shadow teacher as I was worried if my daughter would become dependent on the teacher completely and not learn to be independent but I love the way Chitra works with my child. She knows where to draw the line… She clearly knows where to help and where to stay away and give my child a chance to explore it herself.”
Divya, parent
Shadow teacher
“When the school asked me to get a shadow teacher, I was quite nervous about whom to approach and how they will treat my son. But then I came across Insighte. They are absolutely professional. Within a couple of weeks they connected us with Karthika… She gives me reports everyday as my son never used to tell what happens in school.”
Subhamita Ghosh, parent
Providing services to
A few of the schools we partner with.
From ₹28,000 Foundation up to ₹55,000 Intensive a month (₹950–₹1,850 a school day). Consultation is free. Assessment is paid (baseline ₹1,000, detailed ₹5,000).
A shadow teacher is an adult who supports a child within their regular classroom with learning, regulation, routines and participation while the class teacher continues to teach — including autism, ADHD and other learning differences.
We can work alongside a therapist you already have. Classroom shadow support is not occupational therapy or speech therapy. Those stay with the specialists who already see your child, if you have them.
Start with a free consultation. Then a paid assessment (baseline ₹1,000, detailed ₹5,000) maps what would help in class.
Usually within a week. After the consultation and paid assessment we match the classroom adult and speak with the school.
Every school has its own policy. We already work with 100+ schools across Bangalore, Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Kochi, including CBSE, ICSE, IB and Cambridge classrooms, and we can help you ask yours.
Not necessarily. Shadow support should be based on what your child needs to participate in school, not only on a diagnosis.
Tell us. We change the person and keep the plan.
Shadow teacher support
Tell us what the school day looks like. We will help you plan classroom support.
Clinical content reviewed by Insighte's Clinical Team · Updated September 2026