Special
need Teacher spent their most of their working day providing instruction and
dealing with unexpected as well as routine situations. They work hard with
children who have physical or development disabilities, hearing ,visual, speech
or language disabilities, learning disabilities, behavior disorders or mental
illness and high intelligence or talent.
Special education teachers must be organized, patient, able
to motivate students, understanding of their students' special needs, and
accepting of differences in others. All States require teachers to be licensed;
traditional licensing requires the completion of a special education teacher
training program and at least a bachelor's degree, although some States require
a master's degree. Many States offer alternative licensure programs to attract
college graduates who do not have training in education. Excellent job
prospects are expected due to rising enrollments of special education students
and reported shortages of qualified teachers.
Special
need children must understand the unique characteristics of each student and
choose or develop appropriate instructional programs and methods. Teaching
technique and methods very with the particular disability or special talent
but, in general, special need teachers.
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Work closely with parents and
professional from community agencies.
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Perform diagnostic assessment to
determine student strength and are of need.
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Develop educational goals, objective and
individualized program plans.
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Choose or develop specially design
instructional methods and materials.
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Prepare and present lessons.
Their
working environments and responsibility may very considerably. For example
special need teacher may teach all or most subjects for a class of children who
have a variety of disability or a particular type of difficulties and meet with
students from regular school classrooms on an individual basis or in small
groups and work in co-operation with classrooms teacher to help children who have
learning disability language deficiencies or academic deficiencies. Finally the
teacher can work with therapist in special clinics which children visit for
assessment, therapy or instruction.
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