How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

  • Work Study Assistant
  • High School Learning Support Teacher
  • Learning Support Teacher

  • Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary 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, and social development.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
  • Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources and to teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
  • Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

  • Evaluate student work.