Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Also called: Academic Interventionist, Adapted Physical Education Teacher, Blind Teacher, Braille Teacher, Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher, Deaf Teacher, Developmentally Delayed Special Education Teacher (DD Special Education Teacher), Early Interventionist
Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities.
What special education teachers, kindergarten do
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
- Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, or social development.
- Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.
- Meet with parents or guardians to discuss their children's progress, advise them on using community resources, or teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
- Modify the general kindergarten education curriculum for students with disabilities.
- Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to resolve students' behavioral or academic problems.
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten salary
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Projected pay for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
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Outlook score for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten? AI replacement risk
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AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (10-year). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
Skills, education and requirements for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 4 — considerable preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★★★☆☆ Moderate (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become special education teachers, kindergarten
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Career path and how to earn more as special education teachers, kindergarten
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