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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

SOC 25-2054.00

Teach secondary 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.

Zone 4 Educational Instruction and Library

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Learning Strategies

4.1

Reading Comprehension

4.0

Active Listening

4.0

Writing

4.0

Speaking

4.0

Social Perceptiveness

4.0

Instructing

4.0

Service Orientation

4.0

Knowledge Areas 8

English Language

4.6

Education and Training

4.5

Computers and Electronics

4.0

Mathematics

3.9

Customer and Personal Service

3.8

Psychology

3.7

Administration and Management

3.5

Clerical

3.5

Key Tasks

1Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.

2Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

3Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.

4Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.

5Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.

Also Known As

Blind Teacher Braille Teacher Career and Transition Teacher Career Preparation Instructor Cross Categorical Special Education Teacher Deaf Teacher ED Special Education Teacher (Emotional Disability Special Education Teacher) Education Specialist Emotionally Impaired Teacher Exceptional Children's Teacher (EC Teacher)