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Teacher Special Education
Alternative Titles:
Special Education Teacher, Support Teacher
Special education teachers develop and conduct learning
programs for pre-school, primary and secondary students who
have learning difficulties or an impairment in their physical,
sensory, emotional or intellectual abilities.
Some also teach students who are intellectually gifted.
A special education teacher may perform the following
tasks:
- assess the abilities and potential of students requiring
a specific study program using a variety of tests and other
forms of assessment
- plan special courses of study to meet the needs of
students
- teach academic subjects and practical self-help skills,
using different methods and aids to assist in the education
and/or rehabilitation process
- develop/adapt curriculum to make it relevant for
students with disabilities
- observe students to evaluate and record their progress,
and to detect signs of any deterioration of developmental
disorder, ill health or emotional disturbance
- work closely with other professionals including guidance
officers, speech therapists and psychologists
- promote health and safety concepts and social
interaction with other students
- assist students with their toileting, feeding and other
personal matters (this may require lifting the students)
- discuss with parents and other educators aspects of the
student's development
- discuss with parents the aims of the education program
as a whole
- participate in community activities and on parent/staff
committees.
Special education teachers may work in a special school or
in a regular classroom, either with groups of students or on
an individual basis. In mainstream schools, special education
teachers are involved in the planning and implementation of
programs to enable students with disabilities to function
successfully in the regular classroom.
Special education teachers may specialise as Aboriginal
education teachers who teach specially designed programs to
Indigenous students.
Required Skills - Teacher Special Education
- dedication, patience and tact
- able to relate easily to children
- flexible in approach
- able to motivate students to learn
- able to communicate simply and clearly
- understanding of people's special needs
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