Teaching Assistants, Special Education
Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher to provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
Also called: Assistant Instructor · Co-Teacher · Educational Assistant · Paraeducator · Paraprofessional (Para) · SPED Aide (Special Education Aide)
What the numbers say
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- 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.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students.
- Provide assistance to students with special needs.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- Carry out therapeutic regimens, such as behavior modification and personal development programs, under the supervision of special education instructors, psychologists, or speech-language pathologists.
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.
- Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud.
- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
Tools & technology
- Microsoft Office software
- Appletree
- Automate the Schools ATS
- Blackboard software
- Children's educational software
- ClassDojo
- Flipgrid
- Google Classroom
- Google Meet
- Hand held spell checkers
- High School Scheduling and Transcript HSST
- Kahoot!
- Loom
- Padlet
- ParentSquare
- Quizlet
Knowledge areas
- English Language
- Psychology
- Education and Training
- Customer and Personal Service
- Mathematics
- Public Safety and Security
- History and Archeology
- Geography