How do they match: Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

  • Emotional Support Teacher
  • Learning Support Teacher
  • SPED Supervisor
  • Special Education Supervisor

  • 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.

  • Administer standardized ability and achievement tests to elementary students with special needs.
  • Collaborate with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise elementary school programs.
  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, or social development.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
  • Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, or social development.
  • Organize and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their perceptual skills.
  • Plan or supervise experiential learning activities, such as class projects, field trips, demonstrations, or visits by guest speakers.
  • Plan or conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  • Prepare, administer, or grade tests or assignments to evaluate students' progress.
  • Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, or assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

  • Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
  • Display student work.
  • Evaluate student work.