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Career: Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School

Job Description

Teach elementary and preschool 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.


Job Tasks

Importance %age

Task Description
100
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
100
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
100
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
99
Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
98
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational plans designed to promote students' educational, physical, and social development.
98
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
98
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
98
Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
97
Instruct students in academic subjects using a variety of techniques such as phonetics, multisensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning and to meet students' varying needs and interests.
97
Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
97
Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool, kindergarten, or elementary school programs.
96
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
96
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
95
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
95
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
95
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
94
Administer standardized ability and achievement tests and interpret results to determine students' strengths and areas of need.
92
Prepare classrooms for class activities and provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and imaginative play.
92
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
91
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress.
90
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
89
Teach students personal development skills such as goal setting, independence, and self-advocacy.
89
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
89
Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills.
88
Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
87
Prepare objectives and outlines for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements of states and schools.
86
Meet with parents to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
84
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
83
Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
83
Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
81
Perform administrative duties such as assisting in school libraries, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
80
Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.
78
Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
76
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
69
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
63
Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
60
Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
48
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities such as restrooms.
31
Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments and to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
22
Provide interpretation and transcription of regular classroom materials through Braille and sign language.

Work Activities

Importance %age

Activity Description
73
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
    		•
    72
    		Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
    		•
    70
    		Training and Teaching Others
  • Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
    		•
    68
    		Coaching and Developing Others
  • Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
    		•
    65
    		Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
    		•
    64
    		Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  • Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
    		•
    63
    		Assisting and Caring for Others
  • Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
    		•
    63
    		Thinking Creatively
  • Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
    		•
    62
    		Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
  • Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
    		•
    62
    		Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
    		•
    62
    		Developing Objectives and Strategies
  • Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
    		•
    61
    		Getting Information
  • Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
    		•
    59
    		Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
  • Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
    		•
    59
    		Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
  • Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
    		•
    58
    		Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  • Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
    		•
    57
    		Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
  • Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
    		•
    57
    		Processing Information
  • Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
    		•
    56
    		Scheduling Work and Activities
  • Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
    		•
    55
    		Documenting/Recording Information
  • Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
    		•
    55
    		Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
    		•
    53
    		Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
  • Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
    		•
    53
    		Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  • Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
    		•
    53
    		Developing and Building Teams
  • Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
    		•
    53
    		Analyzing Data or Information
  • Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
    		•
    51
    		Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
  • Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
    		•
    48
    		Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  • Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
    		•
    48
    		Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  • Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
    		•
    47
    		Performing Administrative Activities
  • Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
    		•
    45
    		Interacting With Computers
  • Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
    		•
    41
    		Handling and Moving Objects
  • Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
    		•
    30
    		Performing General Physical Activities
  • Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
    		•
    30
    		Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
  • Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
    		•
    28
    		Selling or Influencing Others
  • Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
    		•
    26
    		Monitoring and Controlling Resources
  • Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
    		•
    25
    		Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
  • Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
    		•
    17
    		Controlling Machines and Processes
  • Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
    		•
    14
    		Staffing Organizational Units
  • Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.
    		•
    6
    		Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
  • Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
    		•
    6
    		Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
  • Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
    		•
    5
    		Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
  • Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
    		•
    2
    		Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
  • Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
    		•
    
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