Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Deaf Teacher, Hearing Impaired Itinerant Teacher (HI Itinerant Teacher), Special Education Resource Teacher, SPED Teacher (Special Education Teacher)
What they do:
Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten 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.
On the job, you would:
- Instruct students with disabilities in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, or repetition to reinforce learning and meet students' varying needs.
- Prepare objectives, outlines, or other materials for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or school or state requirements.
- Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
Math and Science
- psychology
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Business
- administrative services
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- teaching people how to do something
- understanding people's reactions
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- come up with lots of ideas
- create new and original ideas
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Optimism
- Sincerity
- Perseverance
- Adaptability
- Empathy
- Stress Tolerance
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Microsoft Outlook Hot Technology
Computer based training software
- EasyCBM
- Rethink Ed
Device drivers or system software
- Screen reader software
- The vOICe Learning Edition
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 4)
bachelor's degree or
certificate after college
usually needed
certificate after college
usually needed
Job Outlook
Below Average
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
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