Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.
Also called: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (ECSE Teacher) · Early Intervention Teacher · Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher) · Handicapped Teacher · Preschool Special Education Teacher · Resource Teacher
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Active Learning
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
- Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.
- Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, or self-advocacy.
- Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, or potential.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
- Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, or changing their diapers.
- Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
Tools & technology
- American Sign Language Browser
- Children's educational software
- Drawing software
- Screen magnification software
- Screen reader software
- Web browser software
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Knowledge areas
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Psychology
- Public Safety and Security
- Therapy and Counseling
- Computers and Electronics
- Administrative
- Customer and Personal Service