__ Social Occupations: Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School
and demonstrations in one or more subjects such as
English, mathematics, or social studies. Coordinate
placement of students with special needs into main-
stream classes. Meet with parents and guardians to
discuss their children’s progress and to determine
their priorities for their children and their resource
needs. Guide and counsel students with adjustment
or academic problems or special academic interests.
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments
to evaluate students’ progress. Observe and evaluate
students’ performance, behavior, social development,
and physical health. Establish clear objectives for all
lessons, units, and projects and communicate those
objectives to students. Teach students personal devel-
opment skills such as goal setting, independence, and
self-advocacy. Plan and conduct activities for a bal-
anced program of instruction, demonstration, and
work time that provides students with opportunities
to observe, question, and investigate.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 05. Education and
Tr a i n i n g. Work Group: 05.02. Preschool, Ele-
mentary, and Secondary Teaching and Instruct-
ing. Other Jobs in " is Work Group: Elementary
School Teachers, Except Special Education; Kinder-
garten Teachers, Except Special Education; Middle
School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Edu-
cation; Preschool Teachers, Except Special Educa-
tion; Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and
Vo c at ion a l E duc at ion; Sp e c i a l E duc at ion Te a c her s ,
Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School;
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School;
Te a c h e r A s s i s t a nt s ; Vo c a t i o n a l E d u c a t i o n Te a c h e r s ,
Middle School; Vocational Education Teachers, Sec-
ondary School.
Skills: Learning Strategies; Social Perceptiveness;
Instructing; Monitoring; Persuasion; Writing; Nego-
tiation; Time Management.
Education and Training Programs: Special Edu-
cation and Teaching, General; Education/Teach-
ing of the Gifted and Talented; Education/Teaching
of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed;
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Child-
hood Special Education Programs. Related Knowl-
edge/Courses: Geography; History and Archeology;
Psychology; # erapy and Counseling; Sociology and
Anthropology; Education and Training.
Work Environment: Indoors; noisy; standing.Special Education Teachers,
Preschool, Kindergarten, and
Elementary School
! Personality Code: SA
! Education/Training Required: Bachelor’s
degree
! Annual Earnings: $48,350
! Beginning Wage: $32,700
! Earnings Growth Potential: Low
! Growth: 19.6%
! Annual Job Openings: 20,049
! Self-Employed: 0.3%
! Part-Time: 9.6%Te a c h e le me nt a r y a nd p r e s c ho ol s c h o o l s u bje c t s
to educationally and physically handicapped stu-
dents. Includes teachers who specialize and work
with audibly and visually handicapped students
and those who teach basic academic and life pro-
cesses skills to the mentally impaired. Instruct
students in academic subjects, using a variety of tech-
niques such as phonetics, multisensory learning, and
repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students’
varying needs and interests. Employ special educa-
tional strategies and techniques during instruction
to improve the development of sensory- and percep-
tual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Te a c h s o c i a l l y a c c e p t a b l e b e h a v i o r, e m p l o y i n g t e c h -
niques such as behavior modifi cation and positive
reinforcement. Modify the general education curric-
ulum for special-needs students based upon a variety
of instructional techniques and technologies. Meet
with parents and guardians to discuss their children’s
progress and to determine their priorities for their
children and their resource needs. Plan and conduct
activities for a balanced program of instruction, dem-
onstration, and work time that provides students with
opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.Social–
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