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Special Education Teachers, Middle School

SOC 25-2053.00

Teach middle 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

Speaking

4.1

Instructing

4.1

Active Listening

4.0

Active Learning

4.0

Learning Strategies

4.0

Reading Comprehension

3.9

Critical Thinking

3.9

Social Perceptiveness

3.9

Knowledge Areas 8

Education and Training

4.8

English Language

4.8

Psychology

4.0

Customer and Personal Service

3.6

Mathematics

3.5

Computers and Electronics

3.4

Clerical

3.3

Therapy and Counseling

3.3

Key Tasks

1Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.

2Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and instructional technology.

3Develop or write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students.

4Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

5Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.

Also Known As

Blind Teacher Braille Teacher Deaf Teacher Early Intervention Specialist EBD Special Education Teacher (Emotional-Behavioral Disabilities Special Education Teacher) ED Special Education Teacher (Emotional Disabilities Special Education Teacher) Emotionally Impaired Teacher Exceptional Children Teacher (EC Teacher) Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher) Handicapped Teacher