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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

SOC 25-2052.00

Teach elementary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Zone 4 Educational Instruction and Library

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Social Perceptiveness

4.1

Instructing

4.1

Learning Strategies

4.0

Reading Comprehension

3.9

Active Listening

3.9

Speaking

3.9

Critical Thinking

3.9

Coordination

3.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Education and Training

4.7

English Language

4.4

Psychology

4.0

Clerical

3.8

Mathematics

3.7

Customer and Personal Service

3.4

Public Safety and Security

3.4

Administration and Management

3.3

Key Tasks

1Instruct special needs students in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, or repetition to reinforce learning and meet students' varying needs.

2Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.

3Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.

4Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs).

5Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.

Also Known As

Academic Interventionist Adapted Physical Education Teacher Behavior Specialist Blind Teacher Braille Teacher Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher Developmentally Delayed Special Education Teacher (DD Special Education Teacher) Early Childhood Special Educator (EC Special Educator) Early Interventionist Elementary School Special Education Teacher