How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

  • Home Therapy Teacher
  • Emotional Disabilities Teacher
  • Learning Disabilities Teacher
  • Learning Disabled Teacher
  • Learning and Behavioral Disabilities Teacher
  • Mildly Disabled Student Special Education Teacher

  • Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, or social development.
  • Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
  • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage.
  • Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Organize and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their perceptual skills.
  • Plan or conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.

  • Advise students on academic or career matters.
  • Display student work.
  • Evaluate student work.
  • Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.