Career Overview
Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten 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 Known As
- Emotional Disabilities Teacher
- Learning Support Teacher
- Resource Program Teacher
- Special Education Inclusion Teacher
Alternate Job Titles
- Academic Interventionist
- Adapted Physical Education Teacher
- Behavior Specialist
- Blind Teacher
- Braille Teacher
- Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher
- Developmentally Delayed Special Education Teacher (DD Special Education Teacher)
- Early Interventionist
- Emotional Disabilities Teacher
- Emotional Support Teacher
- Exceptional Needs Teacher
- Hearing Impaired Itinerant Teacher (HI Itinerant Teacher)
- Hearing Impaired Teacher
- Home Therapy Teacher
- Inclusion Special Education Teacher
Work Style
People who excel in this career typically demonstrate:
- Empathy
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Optimism
- Sincerity
Technology You'll Use
Popular Technologies & Software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
Tools & Equipment
- Adaptive paint brushes
- Adaptive scissors
- Alternative computer keyboards
- Braille label makers
- Braille note-taking systems
- Braille rulers
- Braille writers
- Compact digital cameras
- Compact disk CD players
- Computer data input scanners
- Computer laser printers
- Computer voice input devices
- Desktop computers
- Digital audio recorders
- Document cameras
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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.