Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Job Description

Job Description
Summary

Teach preschool school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Duties

• Arrange indoor or outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, or safety.
• Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, or changing their diapers.
• Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.
• Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to resolve students' behavioral or academic problems.
• Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.
• Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
• Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.
• Encourage students to explore learning opportunities or persevere with challenging tasks to prepare them for later grades.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to students, parents, or guardians.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage.
• Modify the general preschool curriculum for special-needs students.
• Monitor teachers or teacher assistants to ensure adherence to special education program requirements.
• Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, or social development.
• Plan and supervise experiential learning activities, such as class projects, field trips, or demonstrations.
• Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
• Prepare objectives, outlines, or other materials for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements.
• Present information in audio-visual or interactive formats, using computers, television, audio-visual aids, or other equipment, materials, or technologies.
• Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
• Serve meals or snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
• Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, or social skills, to preschool students with special needs.
• Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
• Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, or self-advocacy.
• Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, or potential.
• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, or teacher training workshops to maintain or improve professional competence.
• Collaborate with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise preschool programs.
• Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs).
• Control the inventory or distribution of classroom equipment, materials, or supplies.
• Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
• 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.
• Organize and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their perceptual skills.
• Prepare assignments for teacher assistants or volunteers.
• Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
• Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, or assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.

Requirements

• Set up classroom materials or equipment.
• Provide for basic needs of children.
• Encourage students.
• Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
• Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
• Encourage students.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
• Monitor student performance.
• Teach others to use technology or equipment.
• Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
• Direct activities of subordinates.
• Monitor student performance.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
• Evaluate student work.
• Plan educational activities.
• Plan experiential learning activities.
• Set up classroom materials or equipment.
• Develop instructional objectives.
• Develop instructional materials.
• Create technology-based learning materials.
• Read to students.
• Provide for basic needs of children.
• Teach life skills.
• Teach life skills.
• Teach life skills.
• Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
• Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
• Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
• Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
• Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
• Distribute instructional or library materials.
• Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
• Maintain student records.
• Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
• Display student work.
• Develop instructional materials.
• Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
• Assist students with special educational needs.

Nice To Haves

• American Sign Language