How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

  • Learning and Behavioral Disabilities Teacher
  • Learning Disabilities Teacher
  • Learning Disabled Teacher
  • Learning Specialist
  • Learning Support 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 other staff members to plan or schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
  • Encourage students to explore learning opportunities or persevere with challenging tasks to prepare them for later grades.
  • Instruct special needs students in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, or repetition to reinforce learning and meet students' varying needs.
  • Plan or supervise experiential learning activities, such as class projects, field trips, demonstrations, or visits by guest speakers.
  • Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.

  • Plan experiential learning activities.