How do they match: Teaching Assistants, Special Education

  • Basic Skills Improvement Program Instructional Aide
  • Special Programs Instructional Assistant
  • Specialized Programs Teacher Assistant

  • Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher to provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

  • Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
  • Assist librarians in school libraries.
  • Carry out therapeutic regimens, such as behavior modification and personal development programs, under the supervision of special education instructors, psychologists, or speech-language pathologists.
  • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
  • Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
  • Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud.

  • Supervise school or student activities.
  • Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
  • Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
  • Implement therapeutic programs to improve patient functioning.